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AITA rushes to pacify Leander

Suspense over the participation of the country’s top ranked tennis player Leander Paes in the London Olympics continues. On Friday, the All India Tennis Association went into damage control mode, and

Sania handed raw doubles deal

Mahesh Bhupathi’s father C.G.K. Bhupathi feels India’s best chance for an Olympic medal in the mixed doubles is if Sania Mirza is paired with his son. “Sania’s game suits Mahesh best, evident from the

Tennis crisis: Sania Mirza caught up in compromise

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The All India Tennis Association’s compromise formula to calm the big boys involved in the boisterous bust-up ahead of the Olympics has handed a cruel deal to Sania Mirza, the lone ranger in Indian wo

Lee at London? Sania may have the final say

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After days of intense drama laced with equal measures of threats and hurt in what has been a war of words, the All India Tennis Association hammered out a compromise formula, deciding to send two team

Vishnu ‘Paes’ to play in Olympics

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When Thursday dawned, state tennis player Vishnu Vardhan was one of the happiest men around. He had just been selected by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) to partner veteran Leander Paes at the

AITA selector rushes to London to pacify Paes

Faced with a pullout threat from Leander Paes, the All India Tennis Association has sent one of its selectors to London to pacify the veteran who is miffed at not getting a partner of choice for th

Put national interest first: Maken to tennis players

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Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Friday sought to steer clear of the furore surrounding the controversial tennis team selection for the London Olympics but said the feuding players should put national in

Tennis crisis: Aita to send two teams for London Olympics

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Working out a compromise, All India Tennis Federation has decided to send two teams representing India in doubles contest at London Olympics on Thursday.

Excited to be playing together, says relieved Bhupathi

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Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna heaved a sigh of relief as the All India Tennis Association on Thursday allowed the duo to team up for the upcoming London Olympics after both of them adamantly refus

Tennis crisis: Leander Paes pulls out of Olympics

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It turned out that the selection crisis for Olympics is far from over, even after the All India Tennis Association (Aita) claimed to have worked out a compromise formula.

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