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Leander Paes threatens to pull out of London Olympics

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Tennis star Leander Paes has written a letter to the All India Tennis Association (AITA), threatening to pull out of the 2012 Olympics if paired with a junior player for the men's doubles event.

The

Mahesh Bhupathi blames AITA for tennis crisis

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Mahesh Bhupathi on Monday blamed the All India Tennis Federation for the selection row ahead of next month's Olympics, saying that it has resulted due to AITA's insistence on sending only one team to

AITA replies to ministry, sticks to its selection stand

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A defiant All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday stood by its decision to pair Leander Paes with Mahesh Bhupathi for the London Olympics, insisting that teaming the former with a junior player

Sports Ministry refuses to intervene in tennis row

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Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Tuesday refused to intervene in the selection crisis that has shaken Indian tennis, leaving it to AITA to take a final call on the men's doubles combination for the Londo

Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupathi crisis: It was a double fault from AITA

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So much ill-will has been spilled in public and private over the choice of the tennis doubles pair for the Olympics that I wonder how the team — any team now — would perform at the event. But that is

We can send two teams, then why send one: Maken on tennis crisis

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Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Monday questioned the All India Tennis Association's (AITA) decision to pair feuding former partners Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi for the Olympics, asking why just

Bopanna refuses to pair with Leander Paes in Olympics

The crisis which has rocked the Indian tennis deepened on Monday with Rohan Bopanna officially snubbing AITA's offer to pair with Leander Paes for the men's doubles event of the London Olympics.

No communication from Mahesh Bhupathi: AITA

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The AITA on Sunday night said it has not received any communication from Mahesh Bhupathi for refusing to play with Leander Paes at the upcoming London Olympics.

"We have not received any communicatio

Paes ready to partner reluctant Bhupathi

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Leander Paes is prepared to team up with friend-turned-foe Mahesh Bhupathi for the London Olympics despite his personal preference to partner someone else, the doubles specialist said.

The All Indian

I don't trust Paes, says Bhupathi

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Tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi has refused to play with Leander Paes at the Olympics, saying he does not trust his erstwhile partner, a report said on Saturday.

The All-India Tennis Association (AITA) o

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