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Leander Paes paired with debutant Nedunchezhiyan bettered his own Davis Cup record by winning his 44th doubles match against teenagers Mohammed Shoaib and Hufaiza Abdul Rehman 6-1, 6-3 in just 53 minutes. (Photo: ANI)

Leander Paes on win over Pakistan: -'It was an important victory for...

India had progressed to the 2020 Qualifiers after securing a 4-0 lead against Pakistan in the Davis Cup on Saturday.

2 Dec 2019 12:48 PM IST

Sanjana Sirimalla receives the ITF Grade-4 trophy in New Delhi.

Hyderabadâ€™s Sanjana Sirimalla punches big at ITF tourney

Earlier in the semifinal, Sanjana had beaten fifth seed Salakthip Ounmuang of Thailand 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.

2 Dec 2019 2:28 AM IST

The last time the 46-year-old Leander Paes was placed outside top-100 was in October 2000 when he was ranked 118. (Photo: File)

Leander Paes helps India defeat Pakistan 4-0, qualify for 2020...

Pakistan-'s Mohammed Shoaib and Hufaiza Abdul Rehman were no match for the Indian combination of the battle-hardened...

30 Nov 2019 4:46 PM IST

India have never lost a tie to Pakistan in six meetings so far and the trend does not look like changing. (Photo: Twitter)

Davis Cup: Merciless India trample Pakistan on day one, lead 2-0

In a mismatch of epic proportion, Ramkumar double-bageled 17-year-old Muhammed Shoaib in just 42 minutes in the opening...

29 Nov 2019 5:16 PM IST

Sania Mirza, married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, gave birth to their first son, Izhaan, in October last year. (Photo: AP)

Sania Mirza set to make her international comeback at Hobart...

The 33-year-old, who last played at China Open in October 2017, will team up with Ukraine-'s Nadiia Kichenok, the...

28 Nov 2019 3:03 PM IST

Talking about the tie against Pakistan, Mahesh Bhupathi said Team India would win without much trouble. (Photo: AFP)

Mahesh Bhupathi hurt by All India Tennis Association-'s treatment

Bhupathi was removed from the captain-'s position by the AITA for refusing to travel to Pakistan for a Davis Cup tie.

28 Nov 2019 12:35 PM IST

Roger Federer first thought about how long his playing career would last in 2009 but a decade later the 38-year-old is still going strong and says he will keeping playing until his body decides otherwise. (Photo:AFP)

Roger Federer says he will continue playing till his body permits

Federer won his last Grand Slam in January 2018 when he claimed his sixth Australian Open.

20 Nov 2019 1:28 PM IST

The following squad has been selected for this tie: Rohit Rajpal - Non-Playing Captain, Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Saketh Myneni, Rohan Bopanna, Leander Paes. (Photo:

Nur-Sultan picked as venue for India vs Pakistan Davis Cup tie

Earlier the tie was scheduled to be played in Islamabad but citing security concerns ITF had decided to shift the match...

19 Nov 2019 2:29 PM IST

Cheered on by the majority of the 17,000 fans in the arena, Roger Federer produced an astonishing display of power, grace and precision and Novak Djokovic simply had no answer. (Photo: AP)

Novak Djokovic-'s hopes crushed as Roger Federer serves up a...

In the 49th meeting between the two great rivals, Federer snapped a five-match losing run against Djokovic.

15 Nov 2019 2:17 PM IST

The following squad has been selected for this tie: Rohit Rajpal - Non-Playing Captain, Sumit Nagal, Ramkumar Ramanathan, Saketh Myneni, Rohan Bopanna, Leander Paes. (Photo:

India announces Davis Cup squad against Pakistan tie

All Indian Tennis Association (AITA) on Thursday announced an unprecedented eight-member squad for the Davis Cup tie...

14 Nov 2019 8:31 PM IST

Indian tennis player Sumit Nagpal moved two places up and achieved his career-best 127th spot in the latest Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) mens singles rankings released on Monday. (Photo: DC File)

Sumit Nagal attains career-best ranking

Nagal currently has 433 points while Rafael Nadal retained the top rank with 9,585 points.

12 Nov 2019 10:24 AM IST

The last time the 46-year-old Leander Paes was placed outside top-100 was in October 2000 when he was ranked 118. (Photo: File)

Leander Paes drops out of top-100 for first time in 19 years

With 856 points, Paes is now fourth-highest ranked Indian player behind Rohan Bopanna (38), Divij Sharan (46) and Purav...

11 Nov 2019 4:04 PM IST