Mexico City, March 9 (IANS) Germany’s Angelique Kerber, who will return to the top spot when the new Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings are released later this month, heads the list of players slated to compete at the Abierto Monterrey hard-court event in early April. Also scheduled to take part in that tournament in northern […]
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Marcus Stoinis Hires Indian Peak Performance Coach Anand Chulani to develop His Skills
Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, in order to polish skills, has sought the help of India’s peak performance coach Anand Chulani. As per reports, it is stated that Stoinis came in contact with him during his stint for the Kings Xi Punjab in the Indian Premier League. Chulani, who has earlier worked with notable sportspersons like […]
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Kerber To Play Without Expectations At Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 15 (IANS) Germany’s Angeliuqe Kerber has found the ticket to success at the 2017 Australian Open after a mixed lead up, playing without expectations and forgetting the pressure of being the world’s best female tennis player. After snatching the world crown from superstar Serena Williams last year, the pressure on and off the […]
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Australian Open 2017 To Boast 198 Of World’s 200 Best Tennis Players
Melbourne, Dec 8 (IANS) All but two of the world’s top 200 men and women’s tennis players will compete at the 2017 Australian Open, tournament directors announced on Thursday. The all-star field of players, which is missing one of the top 100 players from both the men’s and women’s field, will be led by two […]
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WADA Claims Hackers Leaked Fake Data On Olympics Athletes
Moscow, Nov 21 (IANS) The information on the Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), provided by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), was modified by hacking group named Fancy Bears before they leaked on the web, WADA Medical Director Alan Vernec has said. Since September 13, the Fancy Bears hacking collective leaked at least six batches of WADA […]
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Reedie Re-Elected World Anti-Doping Agency Chief
Glasgow, Nov 20 (IANS) World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) President Craig Reedie was on Sunday re-elected for a second three-year term as head of the agency. Reedie has been involved in administration of sports activities for years. He was a vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the British Olympic Association and the International Badminton Federation. […]
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Kerber Continues To Lead WTA Rankings
Madrid, Nov 7 (IANS) Germany’s Angelique Kerber continued to lead the rankings of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) while Czech Petra Kvitova on Monday jumped to the 11th position after winning the title of the WTA Elite Trophy in China. Kvitova was crowned with the title on Sunday after defeating Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-4, 6-2 […]
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Radwanska beats Konta to take China Open tennis title
Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska rolled to a 6-4, 6-2 win on Sunday over Britain’s Johanna Konta in the China Open tennis tournament final, taking her second title at the event. The 27-year-old Radwanska needed an hour and 35 minutes to beat Konta, whose comeback attempts fell short in both sets, reports Efe. […]
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Not all Fancy Bears doping leak information accurate: WADA
Moscow, Oct 6 (IANS) Some information on World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-sanctioned use of banned substances leaked by hacking group Fancy Bears is inaccurate, the watchdog agency has said. The hackers leaked the sixth batch of WADA documents on Monday with names of 20 athletes who were allegedly authorised by the agency to use banned substances, […]
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Halep qualifies for 3rd straight WTA Finals
Wuhan (China), Sep 29 (IANS) Romanian Simona Halep secured a spot at this year’s Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals after reaching the Wuhan Open semi-finals with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over America’s Madison Keys on Thursday. The 25-year-old Romanian is the third woman to qualify for the year-ending event after Angelique Kerber and Serena Williams, […]