Tennis
Roger Federer escapes Gael Monfils to reach US Open semifinals
NEW YORK (TIP): Roger Federer saved two match points to defeat Gael Monfils 4-6, 3-6, 6- 4, 7-5, 6-2 and reach his ninth US Open semifinal on September 5, keeping alive his dream of a […]
Serena storms into US Open semifinal clash with Makarova
NEW YORK (TIP): Serena Williams roared back from an early deficit to defeat Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-2 on September 3 and book a US Open semifinal clash with Ekaterina Makarova. Playing in her first Grand […]
Federer hopes to see off Monfils and reach US Open semifinals
NEW YORK (TIP): Roger Federer will have to forget his long-standing admiration for Gael Monfils on Thursday when the two go head-tohead with a berth in the US Open semifinals on the line. Federer owns […]
James dethrones Jordan as most popular US athlete – poll
NEW YORK (TIP): LeBron James has overtaken Michael Jordan as the United States‘ most popular athlete, according to a Harris poll. Almost from the moment James exploded onto the NBA scene as the number one […]
GOPIO-CT HONORS FIVE INDIAN AMERICAN ACHIEVERS AND CONGRESSMAN JIM HIMES AS FRIEND OF INDIA
GOPIO-CT honors 5 Indian American achievers Congressman Jim Himes is honored as Friend of India STAMFORD (TIP): The Connecticut Chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) honored five Indian American achievers […]
Top guns are on the way out, but not yet, says Nadal
PARIS (TIP): Rafael Nadal and the other members of the “big four” know that a new band of brash youngsters are on the horizon, but the Spaniard showed on May 29 they will not be […]
Rafael Nadal at crisis point as Novak Djokovic looms
PARIS (TIP): Rafael Nadal targets a ninth French Open title with his lethal clay court game and enduring confidence facing their biggest crisis in a decade. The Spaniard, whose stirring comeback from a seventh-month injury […]
Serena peaking in time for French Open, says Evert
LONDON (TIP): Serena Williams can match Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam titles and is favourite to take another step towards that milestone at next week’s French Open, according to fellow American Chris Evert. […]
FEDERER CAN WIN ANOTHER MAJOR TITLE, SAYS SAMPRAS
LONDON: Roger Federer could play for another four years and add to his tally of 17 Grand Slam titles, according to former No. 1 Pete Sampras. Speaking ahead of an exhibition match against Andre Agassi […]
Roger Federer beats Andy Murray to set up Australian Open semifinal with Rafael Nadal
MELBOURNE (TIP): Roger Federer fought back from a mid-match stumble against Andy Murray Wednesday to set up a classic Australian Open semifinal with Rafael Nadal, as women’s champion Victoria Azarenka became the latest star to […]
Old Order Changeath Yielding Place to New: IALI New Leadership Takes Over
NEW YORK (TIP): India Association of Long Island (IALI) one of the largest organizations serving the Indian community on Long Island held the inauguration of office-bearers for the year 2014 on January 12. The inauguration […]
Nadal to return to Buenos Aires event after nine years
BUENOS AIRES (TIP): World number one Rafael Nadal will play in the Buenos Aires ATP tournament in February for the first time since 2005, the Spaniard said on December 3. The tournament to be held […]
I HAVE NO REGRETS: SACHIN TENDULKAR
MUMBAI (TIP): Fielding questions from the media with as much savvy as he did in delivering his farewell speech at the Test match, Sachin Tendulkar endeared himself to all women saying he shares his Bharat […]
FAREWELL SACHIN
A time line of Sachin Tendulkar’s 24-year-old illustrious career: Feb 23-25, 1988: Tendulkar (14) and Vinod Kambli (16) compile a 664-run unbroken partnership for Shardashram Vidya Mandir against St Xavier’s at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Kambli […]