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Must-read! What Katrina Kaif thinks of Bollywood

Must-read! What Katrina Kaif thinks of Bollywood

Rediff.com3 Dec 2019

The Mumbai chapter of We The Women took place on December 1 at Mehboob Studio.

Bopanna-Mergea, Sania-Hingis scrape through in Cincinnati

Bopanna-Mergea, Sania-Hingis scrape through in Cincinnati

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea saved a match-point before emerging winners, while Sania Mirza and Martin Hingis were also tested en route to the quarter-finals of the ATP/WTA Western and Southern Open, in Cincinnati, on Thursday.

Aus Open: Contrasting wins for Sania, Bopanna in mixed doubles

Aus Open: Contrasting wins for Sania, Bopanna in mixed doubles

Rediff.com21 Jan 2017

Sania Mirza and Rohana Bopanna advanced to the mixed doubles second round with their respective partners.

Rio Olympics: India's schedule for Thursday, August 11

Rio Olympics: India's schedule for Thursday, August 11

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

The Indian contingent's schedule at the Rio Olympics for Thursday.

Paes, Sania toil before progressing at US Open

Paes, Sania toil before progressing at US Open

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Defending champions Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek had to work hard to cross the first round hurdle in the men's doubles even as Sania Mirza advanced in both the mixed and doubles events at the US Open.

PHOTOS: Sania, TT squad at Rio Games Village

PHOTOS: Sania, TT squad at Rio Games Village

Rediff.com2 Aug 2016

Tennis star Sania Mirza arrived at the Games Village of the Rio Olympics and so did the table tennis squad while the Indian hockey team won its practice match against Spain.

Excited to be in Roger Federer's team: Sania

Excited to be in Roger Federer's team: Sania

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza said she is excited to be part of same team as Swiss veteran Roger Federer in the upcoming International Premier Tennis League (IPTL).

Pics: Showstopping moments from Lakme Fashion Week

Pics: Showstopping moments from Lakme Fashion Week

Rediff.com13 Feb 2020

20 best show-stopping moments from Lakme Fashion Week through the years.

Babos-Shvedova stun Sania-Martina in Wimbledon quarter-finals

Babos-Shvedova stun Sania-Martina in Wimbledon quarter-finals

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Defending champions Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis suffered a shock defeat in the women's doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon, beaten by Timea Babos of Hungary and Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2, 6-5 on Thursday.

Indian Aces lose 20-24 to UAE Royals before IPTL final

Indian Aces lose 20-24 to UAE Royals before IPTL final

Rediff.com10 Dec 2016

Indian Aces, already assured of a place in the title clash, suffered a 20-24 defeat against UAE Royals in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), in Hyderabad on Sunday.

'Sania should play for Pakistan after marriage'

'Sania should play for Pakistan after marriage'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2010

Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) chief Dilawar Abbas has said that India's tennis sensation Sania Mirza should represent Pakistan in international tennis tournaments after entering into wedlock with cricketer Shoaib Malik.

Top seeds Sania-Soares beaten in first round at French Open

Top seeds Sania-Soares beaten in first round at French Open

Rediff.com29 May 2015

Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares of Brazil were beaten in the first round of the mixed doubles at the French Open on Thursday by the unseeded pair of Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Jean-Julien Rojer.

Sania continues to rule women's doubles rankings

Sania continues to rule women's doubles rankings

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Sania Mirza has enjoyed a dream run in the history Indian tennis this year. With two Grand Slam titles, 10 ATP crowns, in the WTA rankings, the Hyderabadi star continues to be World No 1.

Sania-Hingis advance into last four of WTA Finals

Sania-Hingis advance into last four of WTA Finals

Rediff.com28 Oct 2016

Indian ace Sania Mirza and Switzerland's Martina Hingis entered the semi-finals of the WTA Finals after beating Taiwanese combination of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung Jan Chan 7-6 (12-10) 7-5 in Singapore on Friday. The Indo-Swiss pair will be pitted against the winner of the match between top seeds Caroline Garcia-Kristina Mladenovic and Bethanie Mattek-Sands- Lucie Safarova. It was a hard-fought two sets where both the teams held their service game till they reached 5 games all. It was in the 11th game of the first set that Sania and Hingis were broken. But the joy of their opponents was shortlived as they broke back in the very next game to take the first set into a tie-breaker.

When an Indian girl marries a Pakistani boy

When an Indian girl marries a Pakistani boy

Rediff.com15 Apr 2010

Chauvinism, narrow-mindedness or self-righteous wrath? Amber Rahim Shamsi weighs in on the resentment bubbling over at the idea of Sania Mirza having married a Pakistani.

PIX: The AMAZING life of Parineeti Chopra

PIX: The AMAZING life of Parineeti Chopra

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

Namrata Thakker takes a peek into her amazing starry life, through her Instagram feed.

Sania to wed Shoaib today: Spokesperson

Sania to wed Shoaib today: Spokesperson

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

Sania Mirza's spokesperson said that the Indian tennis star will marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik today, Monday April 12.

Mouth-watering menu for Sania's wedding

Mouth-watering menu for Sania's wedding

Rediff.com12 Apr 2010

A mouth-watering menu awaits the guests at the reception of the high-profile marriage between Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik at a Hyderabad hotel on April 15.

Shoaib's past will do him no good: Akram

Shoaib's past will do him no good: Akram

Rediff.com4 Apr 2010

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has wished Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza a happy married life but he feels the all-rounder's controversial past involving an alleged first wife Ayesha Siddiqui will do him no good.

Madrid Masters: Sania-Hingis fall at final hurdle

Madrid Masters: Sania-Hingis fall at final hurdle

Rediff.com7 May 2016

Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis lost went down in straight sets to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women's doubles final of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament, in Madrid, on Saturday.

The web's most dangerous Indian sports celebrities

The web's most dangerous Indian sports celebrities

Rediff.com7 Sep 2009

McAfee compiled its second annual list using McAfee SiteAdvisor technology for celebrity names that produce the largest number of risky sites and overall risk percentage, when searched on the Web.

Indians at US Open: Sania in mixed doubles semis; Paes out

Indians at US Open: Sania in mixed doubles semis; Paes out

Rediff.com2 Sep 2014

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza stormed into the mixed doubles semifinals besides reaching the doubles quarterfinals, but compatriot Leander Paes exited the US Open with unexpected defeats in both his events.

Career-best ranking for India Davis Cupper Myneni

Career-best ranking for India Davis Cupper Myneni

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

Following his maiden appearance at the US Open, Saketh Myneni achieved a career-high rank of 137 in singles in the latest list, issued by the ATP.

Indians at US Open: Sania wins; Paes, Bopanna crash out of doubles

Indians at US Open: Sania wins; Paes, Bopanna crash out of doubles

Rediff.com3 Sep 2016

India's top doubles players Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna were dumped from the US Open men's doubles competition even as Sania Mirza progressed in the mixed doubles event with her Croatian partner Ivan Dodig.

Sania-Hingis advance to US Open semis

Sania-Hingis advance to US Open semis

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

Top seeds Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open following a straight sets victory over Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei in New York, on Tuesday.

French Open is going to be our toughest Grand Slam to win: Sania

French Open is going to be our toughest Grand Slam to win: Sania

Rediff.com2 Mar 2016

Sania Mirza has said that French Open is going to be the "toughest" for her and Swiss partner Martina Hingis as clay court is not among their favourite surfaces.

Pakistani cricketer Hasan to marry Indian girl Arzoo

Pakistani cricketer Hasan to marry Indian girl Arzoo

Rediff.com30 Jul 2019

The 25-year-old Hasan fell in love with Shamia Arzoo during the World Cup held in the UK.

Sania-Hingis extend unbeaten streak to 41 matches

Sania-Hingis extend unbeaten streak to 41 matches

Rediff.com24 Feb 2016

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis survived a scare before pulling off a three-set win over the Chinese pair of Yi-Fan Xu and Saisai Zheng in the WTA Qatar Open to extend their unbeaten streak to 41 matches in Doha on Wednesday. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair toiled for one hour and 24 minutes to prevail 6-4 4-6 10-4 over the unseeded Chinese duo to enter the quarterfinals. They got a bye in the first round in the hard court USD 2,818,000 prize money tournament. Sania and Hingis have together won four titles this year out of an overall trophy count of 13. They started the year with wins in Brisbane and Sydney before completing a hat-trick of Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open. The duo had won the St Petersburg Ladies title earlier this month. Just before the tournament started, Sania took some time out to visit the DPS-Modern Indian School here and she interacted with the children.

Sania-Hingis eye third straight Grand Slam

Sania-Hingis eye third straight Grand Slam

Rediff.com29 Jan 2016

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis are gunning for their third title of the season as they take on Czech Republic combination of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradeck in the Women's Doubles final at Australian Open. The Indo-Swiss pair had a dream time in 2015 when they won 9 titles which included the Wimbledon, US Open and the year-ending WTA finals. That form has carried in 2016 as they eye a successive third Grand Slam. The World No.1 duo had defeated Julia Goerges and Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6-0 to continue their dominance in Women's Doubles events.

Cuteness alert: Sania's baby Izhaan says 'hello to the world'

Cuteness alert: Sania's baby Izhaan says 'hello to the world'

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

The tennis ace shared the first-ever picture of her son on social media on Saturday.

French Open: Top seeds Sania-Martina fall by the wayside

French Open: Top seeds Sania-Martina fall by the wayside

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

Hot favourites Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis fell by the wayside at the French Open, beaten by seventh seeds Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova in the quarter-finals of the women's doubles

Think you know a lot about Sport? Take this challenge!

Think you know a lot about Sport? Take this challenge!

Rediff.com4 May 2020

Norma Godinho challenges sporting know-it-alls.

Sania rates them as India's next generation of tennis stars...

Sania rates them as India's next generation of tennis stars...

Rediff.com23 Oct 2016

Tennis ace Sania Mirza has revealed the names of players she thinks will rule the tennis circuit in a few years time.

Join Rohit, Dipa in supporting #PlayforIndia initiative

Join Rohit, Dipa in supporting #PlayforIndia initiative

Rediff.com18 Jun 2020

India's top sporting stars including cricketer Rohit Sharma, wrestler Bajrang Punia along with Olympians Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar are supporting #PlayforIndia initiative, which aims to help distressed people associated with sports whose livelihoods have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

PIX: Shah Rukh, Farah, Big B party with Tim Cook

PIX: Shah Rukh, Farah, Big B party with Tim Cook

Rediff.com19 May 2016

A look at all the star arrivals.

Defending champions Sania-Cara reach Tokyo Open final

Defending champions Sania-Cara reach Tokyo Open final

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Putting up yet another dominating performance, defending champions Sania Mirza and Cara Black outclassed Jelena Jankovic and Arantxa Parra Santonja 6-3, 6-2 to reach the summit clash of the WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open, in Tokyo on Friday.

Italian Open: Sania-Hingis make winning start; Bopanna-Mergea reach quarters

Italian Open: Sania-Hingis make winning start; Bopanna-Mergea reach quarters

Rediff.com12 May 2016

Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis progressed through to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open with a straight sets victory in the women's doubles event in Rome.

CAB to invite Sachin, Sindhu, Mary Kom for day-night Test

CAB to invite Sachin, Sindhu, Mary Kom for day-night Test

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

Legendary Sachin Tendulkar along with chess wizard Viswanathan Anand and tennis ace Sania Mirza are likely to grace India's first ever day-night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens.

Sania gets engaged to Hyderabad-based businessman

Sania gets engaged to Hyderabad-based businessman

Rediff.com29 May 2009

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has got engaged to a Hyderabad-based businessman but her family has ruled out an immediate wedding or early retirement for the star.

'My goal next year is to try and be number one in the world'

'My goal next year is to try and be number one in the world'

Rediff.com28 Oct 2014

Having ended a successful year with victory in the WTA Tour Finals, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has set her sights on becoming the doubles world number one next season.