By U.B. Acharya History: In 1879, James Gordon Bennett Jr. commissioned a resort facility at Newport, Rhode Island, USA, for the wealthy Newport summer residents. It was then essentially a casino, an exclusive retreat for the rich and famous East Coast Americans. The facility added in 1880 a modern club. Along with an excellent clubhouse,…
Indian tennis legend Leander Paes is set to play his last tournament on home soil as he was on Saturday handed a wild card entry in doubles for the third edition of Maharashtra Open, beginning in Pune from Feb. 3. The widely anticipated wild card announcement was made during the draw ceremony. India No. 1…
Rohan Bopanna keeps Indian challenge alive Veteran Leander Paes’ last Australian Open outing came to an end after he and partner Jelena Ostapenko were knocked out of the Mixed Doubles competition, going down in straight sets to Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands here on Tuesday. The 46-year-old Paes and Latvia’s Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open…
Indian tennis icon Leander Paes yesterday announced that he will bring the curtains down on his illustrious career in 2020, which will be his farewell season on the Pro-circuit. His cupboard overflowing with hundreds of trophies, that include 18 coveted Grand Slam Doubles titles, the 46-year-old has been enduring a lean patch for some time….
New Delhi: The iconic Leander Paes on June 4 made a comeback to the Asian Games-bound Indian squad while Yuki Bhambri was “exempted” as AITA threw its weight behind country’s top singles player in his quest for Grand Slam glory. Paes, who has won eight medals at the previous editions of Asian Games, has not…
New Delhi – India’s most successful doubles player Leander Paes has been dropped from the Davis Cup team that will square off against Uzbekistan in the second round of Asia/Oceania Zone Group 1 tie, to be held in Bengaluru from Apr 7-9. Paes, who made his Davis Cup debut against Japan in 1990 at Jaipur,…
Leander Paes and his Argentine partner Juan Martin de Porto crashed out in the opening round of the men’s Doubles event to bring an early closure to India’s challenge at the ATP Indian Wells Masters, here. Paes and Del Porto were no match for Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller and American Sam Querry as they suffered straight…
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