Balaji also showed that he can quickly adapt to conditions when he was asked to do the singles duty during the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan on grass. The rival was not of the highest quality but Balaji showed that he was willing to come out of his comfort zone if the team demands.
With the curtains set to drop on her illustrious career, Sania Mirza opened up on her journey to the top and the struggles she faced as a woman athlete.
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Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman and tennis sensation Sania Mirza were among sports personalities to express their views on social media.
'Congratulations to my dearest @parineetichopra and @raghavchadha88 May your new chapter be as beautiful as your wedding was love you always Parriii...'
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To keep their MLAs together, political parties are organising dinner meetings and arranging hotel stays for them ahead of the council elections, which are taking place just three months ahead of the assembly polls in the state.
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When contacted, AITA Secretary General Anil Dhupar said he does not have any objection to Bopanna playing with Balaji, ranked 84, at the Paris Olympics.
Tennis ace Sania Mirza wins the Khel Ratna award. Last week, the Sports Ministry confirmed that Wimbledon doubles champion Sania Mirza had been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
'Sania and Shoaib both believe that since it's their personal life, they don't wish to make any official statement either separately or jointly. We would appreciate if their privacy is respected.'
The actor is unrecognisable on the cover of The Peacock magazine.
The ATP Tour brought the world number ones for a short conversation as they prepared for the prestigious tournament.
The actor walked the ramp for PC Jewellers during India International Jewellery Week 2017.
'People shouldn't be made to pay a bigger price for being eco-friendly.'
The mother-to-be handed out awards to children at the Sania Mirza academy in Hyderabad
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Czech Republic partner Barbora Strycova stormed into the quarterfinals of the US Open with a straight sets victory in the women's doubles event on Tuesday.
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Sania Mirza has launched a scathing attack on the country's media, saying a certain sections of it choose to highlight the negative news.
Celebrities and sports stars took to social media to wish the new parents.
Bollywood's glamorous divas got another excuse to show off their fashion at the grand premiere of Zoya Akhtar's film, The Archies, held at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai.
Sports stars in Rajasthan and Telangana stepped out to cast their vote on Friday.
Sania Mirza has expressed that she felt ' honoured' and ' humbled' after being conferred with India's third highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan for her contribution in the sport of tennis.
Rakul Singh and Jackky Bhagnani tied the knot in a dreamy wedding ceremony in Goa on February 21.
Sania Mirza celebrated her 32nd birthday with husband Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and their newly born son Izhaan.
Top ranked women's doubles pair Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza had their 41-match winning streak halted on Thursday after they were beaten in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open.
India's leading doubles players Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza began their US Open campaigns with victories in their respective events.
On Republic Day, Sukanya Verma looks at the times the colours of the tiranga adorned the stars on screen and off it.
Through their triumphs and struggles, these athletes have not only rewritten the narrative of women in sports but have also ignited a flame of empowerment and inspiration, asserts Laxmi Negi.
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan launched ace tennis player Sania Mirza's autobiography 'Ace against Odds' at a function in Mumbai on Sunday. Sania, who will partner Prarthana Thombare from Maharashtra at the prestigious Olympics Games in Rio heaped praise on the latter, describing her as a very good tennis player. "I and Prarthana (Thombare) is the first pair, who has won a medal. In Asian Games we have won a women's doubles medal. But besides that, she is a young girl, and she is a good prospect for us.
'Back at Wimbledon, embracing a different role this time,' she declared.
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza lost their cool as their hopes of holding all four grand slam titles were dashed following a 6-3, 6-2 defeat by Czech duo Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the third round of the French Open on Sunday.
'When in doubt .. twirl,' the 36-year-old tennis legend wrote on her Facebook page showing off her gown.
Indian tennis player Sania Mirza expressed concerns over the spread of coronavirus and urged people to stay at home saying that it is the 'biggest need of the hour'.
Shoaib Malik took no time to move on from his separation from Indian tennis great Sania Mirza as he tied the knot with Pakistan actress Sana Javed.
Reader Venkataraman Ramakrishnan sent us a picture of Sania Mirza.
So many film folk turned up at the opening night of the Jio MAMI Film Festival, held at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated tennis star Sania Mirza for becoming the first Indian to win the Wimbledon women's doubles title.
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