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Sania Mirza treats Shah Rukh to biryani!

Sania Mirza treats Shah Rukh to biryani!

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

Sania courts row over advert shoot

Sania courts row over advert shoot

Rediff.com14 Dec 2007

Police registered a case of trespass against Sania Mirza for filming for an advert in the premises of a mosque.

Sania in pre-quarters

Sania in pre-quarters

Rediff.com22 Jan 2004

The Indian ace made the last 16 in the Chris Evert ITF women's tournament in the US.

No Sania entry for Bangalore Open

No Sania entry for Bangalore Open

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

Disclosing her non-participation in the week-long tournament, beginning March 3, Tournament Director R Sunder Raju said no reason had been ascribed by the Indian ace for not participating.

Sania cruises into women's singles second round

Sania cruises into women's singles second round

Rediff.com18 Nov 2010

Ace Indian tennis star Sania Mirza sailed into the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles event at the Asian Games with straight set victory over Wing Yau Venise Chan of Hong Kong on Thursday.

Spotted: Sania Mirza

Spotted: Sania Mirza

Rediff.com20 Dec 2007

Reader Venkataraman Ramakrishnan sent us a picture of Sania Mirza.

Asian Games: One last hurrah for these Indian icons

Asian Games: One last hurrah for these Indian icons

Rediff.com19 Sep 2023

Tennis ace Rohan Bopanna, hockey great P R Sreejesh and table tennis legend Sharath Kamal, are gearing up for one last hurrah at the Asian Games, starting in Hangzhou, from September 23.

Sania moves up in the rankings

Sania moves up in the rankings

Rediff.com31 Mar 2008

Sania Mirza, struggling to recover from a wrist injury, moved one place up to 31 in singles and gained three spots in doubles to be 22 in the latest WTA tennis rankings.

Wins for Sania, Bopanna and Paes at French Open

Wins for Sania, Bopanna and Paes at French Open

Rediff.com25 May 2016

Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis went through several anxious moments before getting past Russian girls Daria Kasatkina and Alexandra Panova in their opening doubles match at the French Open on Wednesday. The reigning Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champions prevailed 7-6(4), 6-2.

Sania-Hingis reign in Sydney after 30th straight win

Sania-Hingis reign in Sydney after 30th straight win

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

The world No 1 women's doubles team added another crown to their overflowing trophy vault, winning the WTA Apia International in Sydney. They beat Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the final.

Sania-Martina ousted from Rogers Cup in quarters

Sania-Martina ousted from Rogers Cup in quarters

Rediff.com30 Jul 2016

Top seeded pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis crashed out of the Rogers Cup after going down to Christina Mchale and Asia Muhammad in the quarterfinals of the women's doubles event here on Saturday.

Sania backs hubby Shoaib in ugly spat with Tino Best

Sania backs hubby Shoaib in ugly spat with Tino Best

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza gave her husband Shoaib Malik full backing after the Pakistan cricketer had an ugly altercation with West Indian pacer Tino Best in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League.

Sania-Bopanna fall in quarter-finals

Sania-Bopanna fall in quarter-finals

Rediff.com1 Jul 2011

It was a bad day for Sania Mirza at Wimbledon on Friday. The Indian ace lost in the mixed doubles quarter-finals and women's doubles semi-finals.

Bopanna-Sania in mixed doubles quarters

Bopanna-Sania in mixed doubles quarters

Rediff.com30 Jun 2011

The Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza routed the Czech duo of Martin Damm and Renata Voracova 6-3, 6-0 to breeze into the mixed doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Thursday.

Rogers Cup: Sania-Martina storm into quarters; Bopanna ousted

Rogers Cup: Sania-Martina storm into quarters; Bopanna ousted

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis produced a sublime performance as they marched into the quarter-finals of the women's doubles event at Rogers Cup in Toronto on Friday.

Sania's family slams media over Shoaib's exclusion

Sania's family slams media over Shoaib's exclusion

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

The media report alleging that Shoaib Malik was left out of the Pakistan cricket team for roaming around London with wife Sania Mirza at the cost of practice sessions has left the family of the tennis player upset.

Final glory eludes Sania-Bethanie at Stuttgart

Final glory eludes Sania-Bethanie at Stuttgart

Rediff.com28 Apr 2013

Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands will have to wait for their third title of the season as they ended runners-up at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix after losing the summit clash to Sabine Lisicki and Mona Barthel, in Stuttgart on Sunday.

Sania-Mattek in third round

Sania-Mattek in third round

Rediff.com28 Jun 2008

Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek sailed into the third round of Wimbledon women's doubles event after a comfortable straight-set win over Russian-Italian pair of Maria Kirilenko and Flavia Pennetta on Saturday.

Paes, Sania advance, Bhupathi ousted

Paes, Sania advance, Bhupathi ousted

Rediff.com27 Jun 2008

Indians had a reasonably good day in the Wimbledon doubles' competition with Leander Paes and Sania Mirza winning their respective matches but it was curtains for Mahesh Bhupathi, who was sent packing in the first round itself. Paes, partnering Czech Lukas Dlouhy, advanced to the third round with a 6-3, 7-6(3), 6-3 win over the combination of American Eric Butorac and Australian Ashley Fisher last night.

Sania was used without even being consulted: Bhupathi

Sania was used without even being consulted: Bhupathi

Rediff.com27 Jun 2012

Admitting that his pairing with Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles category would have been the best bet for India in the London Olympics, Mahesh Bhupathi on Tuesday said that the Indian star player was used without even being consulted.

Virat, Sania have some healthy advice for young sportspersons...

Virat, Sania have some healthy advice for young sportspersons...

Rediff.com19 Sep 2015

Kohli said people should also understand the sacrifices made by the sportspersons in their career and should not criticise them during their failures.

Wish Sania-Bhupathi

Wish Sania-Bhupathi

Rediff.com30 Jan 2009

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi moved through to the Australian Open mixed doubles final after a comfortable 6-4, 6-1 win over the Czech Republic's Iveta Benesova and Lukas Dlouhy in Melbourne on Friday.

Sania loses to Bychkova in first round

Sania loses to Bychkova in first round

Rediff.com21 Sep 2010

India's Sania Mirza went down fighting to Russian Ekaterina Bychkova in the first round of the Tashkent Open at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Uzbekistan, on Tuesday.

Sania-Vesnina win Indian Wells doubles

Sania-Vesnina win Indian Wells doubles

Rediff.com20 Mar 2011

Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina of Russia clinched their first title in just their third WTA event as a team, lifting the BNP Paribas Open women's doubles trophy after upstaging Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy.

Spotted: Sania Mirza in Doha

Spotted: Sania Mirza in Doha

Rediff.com18 Jan 2007

Reader Sarvendra Dubey sent us a picture of Sania Mirza from Doha, Qatar.

I don't feel extra pressure to win an Olympic medal: Sania

I don't feel extra pressure to win an Olympic medal: Sania

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Tennis ace Sania Mirza feels that there is 'enough pressure' on them as elite athletes to even think of aspects like why India is yet to win a medal till the sixth day of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Sania wins sixth ITF title

Sania wins sixth ITF title

Rediff.com5 Oct 2003

The Wimbledon girls' doubles champion beat compatriot Rushmi Chakravarti in the final of the professional event in Jakarta.

Maimi: Bopanna-Ram, Sania-Mattek-Sands advance

Maimi: Bopanna-Ram, Sania-Mattek-Sands advance

Rediff.com24 Mar 2013

Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza advanced to the second rounds of their respective events at prestigious ATP/WTA Sony Open after hard fought wins with their partners, in Maimi.

Court stays Sania's Khel Ratna award following paralympian Girisha's plea

Court stays Sania's Khel Ratna award following paralympian Girisha's plea

Rediff.com26 Aug 2015

The Karnataka high court brought a stay on the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna to be conferred on tennis ace Sania Mirza on Wednesday following paralympian H Girisha's plea against it. The court also issued notice to the Centre on the development.

Sania slips in WTA rankings

Sania slips in WTA rankings

Rediff.com21 Jul 2008

The Indian player has dropped two places to be ranked 33rd on the WTA charts.

Madrid Open: Sania-Elena enter quarters

Madrid Open: Sania-Elena enter quarters

Rediff.com5 May 2011

Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina continued their good run at the Madrid Open, storming into the quarter-finals after notching up a straight-set win over Nadia Petrova and Anastasia Rodionova.

Sania hoping to keep off injuries

Sania hoping to keep off injuries

Rediff.com24 Dec 2007

The Indian ace said she was hoping for an injury-free year after her 2007 season was cut short due to a series of niggles.

Bhupathi, Sania crash out of Australian Open

Bhupathi, Sania crash out of Australian Open

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

India's challenge at the Australian Open came to a grinding halt after Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of the mixed doubles after losing their respective quarter-final matches in contrasting fashion in Melbourne on Thursday.

Sania-Fusano in Japan Open quarters

Sania-Fusano in Japan Open quarters

Rediff.com2 Oct 2007

The Indo-American pair beat the Polish-Romanian duo of Ursula Radwansaka and Agnes Szatmari 6-3, 6-2 in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Sania in doubles semis

Sania in doubles semis

Rediff.com5 Jul 2003

The Indian girl and Alisa Kleybanova defeated Emma Laine of Finland and Nadja Pavic of Crotia 6-1, 6-2 in the quarters.

Sania Mirza wins gold

Sania Mirza wins gold

Rediff.com30 Oct 2003

She beat compatriot Rushmi Chakravarty in the women's singles tennis event of the Afro-Asian Games.

Sania stutters into second round

Sania stutters into second round

Rediff.com24 Jun 2008

The Indian ace overcame an injury scare and a spirited challenge from unseeded Catalina Castano of Colombia in her opening match at Wimbledon.

Sania, Bopanna ease into second round at Australian Open

Sania, Bopanna ease into second round at Australian Open

Rediff.com21 Jan 2016

India's tennis stars enjoyed comfortable wins in the Australian Open on Thursday as Sania Mirza eased into the second round with partner Martina Hingis while Rohan Bopanna also registered a straight sets victory in the men's doubles first round.

Sania loses in Forest Hills final

Sania loses in Forest Hills final

Rediff.com28 Aug 2005

The third seed, who lost to Lucie Safarova, was richer by $12,000.