Vijay Amritraj gets Padma Bhushan; Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur receive Padma Shri
For the year 2026, the President has approved the conferment of 131 Padma awards. The list comprises five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
India women's captain Harmanpreet Kaur and former men's skipper Rohit Sharma headline the list of sportspersons to be honoured with Padma awards this Republic Day.
'I think I had a good chance to win, but I came close a few times, and it could have happened.'
'Now I have a new opponent in cancer -- one I can't control. But I'm going to beat it. I'm not giving up. I fight like every day is a Wimbledon final.'
Now both men have made history for their country, leaving a permanent mark on the history books.
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With Wimbledon happening simultaneously with India's five-match Test series in England, a lot of former and current cricketers have been seen at the All England Lawn Tennis Club enjoying tennis.
'We were the best team in Asia at one point. Today, we are barely in the reckoning for the Davis Cup.' 'Players now, especially this decade, lack perseverance.'
He said rather than think about what is stopping Indian players from making an impact in Grand Slams, the focus should be on doing well in the upcoming Davis Cup tie.
'Receiving this honour culminates a professional journey of a lifetime, standing on the shoulders of greats and sets the tone for other youngsters in Asia and around the world.'
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Alison Riske-Amritraj will be eager to build on that in the land of her in-laws.
Former Davis Cup captain Anand Amritraj is baffled that India's best singles players are not able to win close matches on the ATP World Tour despite having a decent game to back them.
Former Indian tennis captain Anand Amritraj has criticized top players Sumit Nagal and Yuki Bhambri for not playing in the Davis Cup, stating that money should not be a factor when representing the country.
Maggie Amritraj, mother of former Indian Davis Cup players Vijay Amritraj and Anand Amritraj, passed away in Chennai on Saturday after prolonged illness.
The US-based Indian ace easily beat Indonesia's Prima Simpatiaji to win the ITF Satellite title.
Kiara looked stunning in a blue ensemble, while Sidharth exuded elegance in a white suit and tie.
Novak Djokovic's intentions in organising the ill-fated Adria Tour were good but the world number one could have applied a bit more common sense to how the exhibition event was run, former ATP players' council head Vijay Amritraj said. The Serbian has faced fierce criticism after he, Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki contracted COVID-19 following the charity event in Serbia and Croatia.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday terminated the contract of Vijay Amritraj's Champions Tennis League due to breach of contract, much to the shock of the former star, who says the move has come at a time when they were striving to revive the League.
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Former Davis Cupper Prakash Amritraj outplayed Saketh Myneni in straight sets to lift the Men's singles title at the $ 15,000 Solaris ITF Future Tennis Championships in Pune on Saturday.
Second seeded Prakash Amritraj overcame a fighting Jae Sung An in straight sets to advance to the second round of $ 50,000 ATP Challenger tournament, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Prakash Amritraj's doubles campaign at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships ended after he and partner Giles Muller lost in the the quarter-finals in Newport. Wild card entrants Amritraj-Muller went down 4-6, 2-6 against Rik de Voest of South Africa and Ashley Fisher of Australia.
Prakash Amritraj advanced to the final round of qualifying at the Australian Open while Rohan Bopanna lost in the second round.
Shifting of India's only ATP event from Chennai to Pune after 21 years has disappointed the Amritraj brothers.
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Takeshi Itho of Japan accounted for the former while Mustafa Ghouse beat Stephen Amritraj in the ITF men's Satellite tournament.
Prakash Amritraj beat Karan Rastogi in the final to win the USD 10,000 ITF Futures men's tennis tournament.
rakash Amritraj went down to Ivo Heuberger of Switzerland 4-6, 4-6, at the ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament.
English qualfier Daniel Kiernan and Prima Simpatiaji of Indonesia accounted for their scalps in the ITF Satellite tournament.
The former India ace is planning to establish tennis academies in India, Singapore and Dubai.
However, his compatriots Vishal Uppal, Vinod Sridhar and Rohan Bopanna were eliminated from the ITF Futures Tennis Championship.
On a day of upsets in the ATP Challenger, the Indian ace lost to Chinese Taipei qualifier Ti Chen.
Stephen Amrtiraj and Mustafa Ghouse won the doubles title at the Dehradun Futures.
It is learnt that Nagal was dropped from the Indian Davis Cup team because of disciplinary issues, which the 19-year-old has refuted.
India had a mixed day at the US $50,000 ATP Challenger event in Tallahassee as Prakash Amritraj advanced to the second round but Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the tournament. Amritraj had to dig deep into his reserves to beat local wild card Michael McClune 6-7 (3), 7-5, 7-6 (3) in his opening round. Somdev made an early exit after losing his first round match 3-6, 3-6 against Australian Marinkc Matosevic.
Prakash Amritraj lost 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-4 to Andrea Stoppini in the quarter-final of the ATP Challenger in Aptos.
Prakash Amritraj's brilliant run at the Newport ATP had pole vaulted him from 305 to 204 in the Ranking charts.
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