Mumbai: While Leander Paes is having his dream run at the moment when it comes to his first passion " tennis, his Bollywood ambitions have taken a backseat at the moment. Currently preparing for the rigorous tennis season ahead of him " with the Olympics, the Wimbledon and the French Open, the sportsperson tells HitList that he will get back to filming again only towards the end of the month....
01:11 PM, May 31, 2012
Monte Carlo: Former world number one Kim Clijsters will miss out on a final chance to claim an elusive French Open title after opting to skip the entire clay-court season due to a hip injury. The popular Belgian has been laid low by numerous injuries throughout her 13-year career, her feet, ankles, hips wrists and shoulders all feeling the strain at some stage, and she has decided not to risk...
05:55 AM, Apr 18, 2012
London: Andy Murray is hoping to defend his Queen's Club title in June as a grass-court warm-up for Wimbledon and the London Olympics. Murray has won the Queen's tournament twice in the last three years, and is trying to become the first Briton since 1925 to lift the trophy for a third time. Wimbledon begins a week after Queen's, which starts June 11. The Olympic tennis tournament will also be...
02:46 PM, Feb 13, 2012
London: When the year began common logic suggested Novak Djokovic would struggle to emulate his extraordinary 2011 but after retaining his Australian Open title in astonishing fashion on Sunday the question is can anyone stop him setting the bar even higher. After ripping of his shirt following his defeat of Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final on Sunday, Novak Djokovic is ready to rip into his opponents at the...
05:19 PM, Jan 31, 2012
Melbourne: A turning point of the longest men's final ever at a Grand Slam came when 10-time Major winner Rafael Nadal went for a bit too much on a backhand after more than 5 hours on court. Novak Djokovic outlasted Nadal over 5 hours, 53 minutes to win a third Australian Open title, finishing off the 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 win at 1:37am on Monday. It evoked memories...
10:07 AM, Jan 30, 2012
New Delhi: An RTI application to get more information on Foreign Minister SM Krishna's visit to London has been rejected. The Ministry of External Affairs has refused to share information regarding Krishna's visit, allegedly organised to enable him to watch the Wimbledon. CNN-IBN first reported the incident. Krishna's office has now clarified that the RTI application sought details about a meeting between two foreign ministers, and hence it was refused...
02:48 PM, Dec 31, 2011
Beijing: French Open champion Li Na blamed her dip in form since winning at Roland Garros on a lack of mental toughness, adding that only the men can stay strong throughout the entire season. The 29-year-old Li reached the Australian Open final before becoming the first Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title in June in Paris. But then she lost in the second round at Wimbledon and in...
12:33 PM, Sep 24, 2011
New Delhi: The perfect lefty serve, the perfect lefty forehand, Czech Republics Petra Kvitova is as good as they come and is possibly the closest that one can get to the perfect package with very few demerits. By winning the womens singles title at this years Championships, Kvitova has struck the womens circuit like a bolt from the blue to become one of the most revered tennis stars. Along with...
05:40 PM, Jul 05, 2011
The new Wimbledon champion ate the Centre Court grass after winning the final against Rafael Nadal. ...
10:17 AM, Jul 05, 2011
The Indian, who lost the mixed doubles final partnering Elena Vesnina, said he will be back for the championship next year. ...
10:04 AM, Jul 05, 2011
New Delhi: The External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday (July 1) watched the Jokovic-Tsonga semifinal at Wimbledon, while he was in London on a five-day official visit. The meeting with his British counterpart had concluded on Thursday and Krishna - known to be a tennis fan - didn't waste much time to head to SW19. While he was at Center Court, the diplomat who was part of the official...
11:49 PM, Jul 04, 2011
New Delhi: Obviously being crowned as the world's number one player failed to dampen Novak Djokovic's appetite for further success. And as things turned out it was the Wimbledown crown that he was after which was well emphasized by his clinical victory over ten time grand slam winner Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final on Sunday. Ankle injury or not, Nadal would probably be the first to admit that...
08:04 PM, Jul 04, 2011
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has courted controversy after he overstayed in England at taxpayer expense for three days after an official visit and also watched tennis matches at Wimbledon. Sources have told CNN-IBN that Krishna stayed at Bentley Hotel run by the Waldorf Astoria chain on Government expense. Krishna was on a five-day visit to the UK for talks with British Foreign Secretary William Hague. The talks...
05:59 PM, Jul 04, 2011
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has courted controversy after he overstayed in England at taxpayer expense for three days after an official visit and also watched tennis matches at Wimbledon. Sources have told CNN-IBN that Krishna stayed at Bentley Hotel run by the Waldorf Astoria chain on Government expense. Krishna was on a five-day visit to the UK for talks with British Foreign Secretary William Hague. The talks...
05:59 PM, Jul 04, 2011
New Delhi: Serbia's Novak Djokovic does a hilarious impression of Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova at the US Open that includes most of Nadal's typical idiosyncracies - his habit of tugging at his underwear. Nicknamed the 'Djoker', Djokovic proved he is the dominant force in men's tennis by outplaying defending champion Nadal to win Wimbledon for the first time with an emphatic 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3 victory in the final...
01:39 PM, Jul 04, 2011
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