After 55 years, Indian tennis team to travel to Pakistan for Davis Cup tie
The Indian cricket team had last toured Pakistan in 2007, and after that, no team across any sport in the country has toured Pakistan.
Jul 28, 2019, 11:05 AM ISTDivij Sharan returns, N Sriram Balaji dropped for India's Davis Cup tie against Italy
Sharan had made his Davis Cup debut against New Zealand, playing the doubles rubber with Vishnu Vardhan, in India's 5-0 whitewash of the visitors.
Dec 31, 2018, 19:30 PM ISTLeander Paes set for Asian Games return, Yuki may miss it for US Open By Amanpreet Singh
Veteran Leander Paes will have the opportunity to add to his Asian Games medal tally as he is set to be included in the Indian tennis team for the upcoming Games even as the country's premier singles player Yuki Bhambri will prefer competing in the US Open if he makes the cut.
Jun 03, 2018, 20:34 PM ISTDavis cup reserve Divij Sharan decides against travelling with Indian team
The 32-year old Sharan is willing to rush to Tianjin for the April 6-7 tie in case his services are required but his decision has not gone down well with the AITA selection committee.
Apr 01, 2018, 16:47 PM ISTWinning in Davis Cup tough without playing together on Tour: Vijay Amritraj
Tennis great Vijay Amritraj says there shouldn't be much controversy with regard to India's doubles combination in the Davis Cup since the doubles match matters only when there are "even singles matches".
Mar 20, 2018, 16:43 PM ISTDavis Cup: AITA ignores Rohan Bopanna's reservation, pairs him with Leander Paes
Sending out a strong message that it won't allow players to interfere in selection matters, the AITA on Sunday brought back old warhorse Leander Paes in the Davis Cup team despite "reservations" from seasoned campaigner Rohan Bopanna.
Mar 11, 2018, 18:41 PM ISTNow captain and coach also take pie of players' Davis Cup prize money
The prize purse for the Canada tie was distributed equally among six players along with the captain and the coach, which means the players' share was reduced.
Feb 28, 2018, 16:00 PM ISTRohan Bopanna blasts AITA for failing to send his name for Arjuna Award before deadline
Regardless of all his words, Bopanna did take the opportunity to congratulate the 29-year-old on receiving the award. "I want to take this platform to congratulate Saketh Myneni on receiving this award. I couldn't be more proud as I have seen him grow into the player and the man he is today," he mentioned in his statement.
Aug 05, 2017, 14:49 PM ISTIndian Davis Cup team to train in New York before Canada tie
It is for the first time that a camp has been organised to prepare for an away tie. The team will assemble in New York on September 4 and will leave for Edmonton on September 10.
Aug 01, 2017, 22:36 PM ISTStay out if you don't like our functioning: Mahesh Bhupathi rips apart sulking Leander Paes in emotional post
The former Davis Cupper tersely pointed out that Paes had his own definition of "respect" and also claimed that the winner of 18 Grand Slams never always walked the talk when it came to disciplinary issues.
Apr 09, 2017, 23:07 PM ISTDavis Cup: Selectors to contemplate whether to have Leander Paes in the team
The selectors will also deliberate whether to go with two singles players or opt for three. Saketh Myneni, who pulled out of the New Zealand tie in the last minute, and Sumit Nagal have made themselves unavailable due to injury issues.
Mar 05, 2017, 16:40 PM ISTAnand Amritraj calls Mahesh Bhupathi's appointment as Davis Cup captain a bitter-sweet decision
Amritraj had taken over as captain from SP Misra in 2013 after leading players revolted against the way AITA was handling Davis Cup issues.
Dec 22, 2016, 19:35 PM ISTRohan Bopanna dropped from India's Davis Cup squad, Saketh Myneni to partner Leander Paes
Earlier, Indian tennis legend Mahesh Bhupathi was named the new non-playing captain of the Davis Cup team.
Dec 22, 2016, 17:44 PM ISTMahesh Bhupathi named India's new non-playing captain of Davis Cup team, AITA bids farewell to Anand Amritraj
Multiple Grand Slam winner Bhupathi was the hot favourite the moment AITA decided to replace Amritraj.
Dec 22, 2016, 16:13 PM ISTAITA agrees to election of new President but asks Sports Ministry to implement uniformity first
The ministry has asked the tennis body to elect a new President within 90 days.
Nov 01, 2016, 12:45 PM ISTAfter Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna lashes out at Leander Paes for 'slanging fellow players'
In June earlier this year, Bopanna had written a letter to AITA asking the federation to pair him with Saketh Myneni (World No. 125) and not Leander Paes (World No. 46) for Rio Olympics 2016.
Sep 19, 2016, 11:52 AM ISTSania Mirza labels Leander Paes a TOXIC PERSON, slams his tirade against India's Olympics team selection
India's tennis team selection has become a headache of late for AITA with star players going by their own individual wisdom and indulging in mud-slinging.
Sep 18, 2016, 19:21 PM ISTFancy Bears WADA hack: Sania Mirza's father did reach AITA seeking intervention
It has also been reported that ITF has confirmed that the Williams sisters had permission for the therapeutic use of banned drugs.
Sep 16, 2016, 18:37 PM ISTFancy Bears WADA hack: Sania Mirza slams report claiming she wants AITA to look into Venus Williams' issue
Fancy Bears', a Russian hackers group, has claimed that it has uncovered files which showed that several American athletes, including Venus and her younger sister Serena Williams were allowed to take banned substances by WADA under the TUEs procedure.
Sep 16, 2016, 15:12 PM IST'Fancy Bears' bite: Sania Mirza wants AITA to look into Venus Williams issue
Sania and Rohan Bopanna had lost their mixed doubles semifinals in the Rio Olympics to American combo of Venus and Rajeev Ram, who ended up as silver medallists.
Sep 15, 2016, 22:12 PM IST