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Sela upsets Robredo

BEIJING: Israel’s Dudi Sela played giant-killer again on Friday, upsetting sixth seed Tommy Robredo of Spain 6-4, 6-1 to sweep to his first ATP Tour semifinals at the China Open. The 23-year-old Sela, who knocked out top...

Paes-Dlouhy enter second round at Thailand Open

Saina enters Chinese Masters Super Series semis The 18-year-old national champion faces Hong-Kong's Mi Zhou in the semis. Bangkok: Top seeded Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy survived a scare in the first round at the ATP...

Paes-Dlouhy survive Bopanna-Qureshi scare

Top seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy survived a scare from Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi to advance into the second round of the US $576,000 Bangkok Open on Thursday. Paes-Dlouhy beat the unseeded Indo-Pak combine...

Practice, luck, God's help win medals: Sushil Kumar

Olympic wrestling bronze medal winner Sushil Kumar says intense practice, a bit of luck and God's grace help athletes win laurels. "Practice coupled with a bit of luck and God's grace help in winning medals irrespective...

Time Please

New Delhi: The Indian Davis Cup team may have been a divided house for quite some time but captain S P Misra says things will fall in place gradually and the players will display the old camaraderie in future ties.Slowly...

An abridged history of sporting comebacks

Sporting ‘comebacks’ come in all guises. On yer bike: Lance Armstrong is aiming to win his eighth Tour de France Photo: Getty Images Wing and a prayer: Tony O'Reilly's comeback was memorable but short Photo: Getty Images...

India lose to Romania in Davis Cup play-off

Other stories in the section: Argentina to face Spain in Davis Cup final Argentina defeated Russia 3-2 while Spain beat USA 4-1 in their semi-final matches. Bucharest : India's Prakash Amritraj toiled hard but could not...

Loss to Romania shows Indian tennis lacks talent

Other stories in the section: Argentina to face Spain in Davis Cup final Argentina defeated Russia 3-2 while Spain beat USA 4-1 in their semi-final matches. New Delhi: The India Davis Cup team was routed 4-1 at the World...

For India, so near, and yet so far

It is often said that anything is possible in Davis Cup, but in Bucharest the form guide held up to scrutiny. This would, in the end, prove enough to keep them in the World Group for another year – even if, as expected,...

Sania slips to 92nd in singles rankings

Sep 22, 2008

Sports and cricketing action: SMS SPO / CRI to 56388 (in India), 6388 (in UAE) & 63880(in UK) Monday, September 22, 2008 (New Delhi) Out of action Sania Mirza on Monday slipped one more rung to be 92nd in the latest WTA...