Tennis

May 22, 2023 19:05
PARIS: In a first for the Parisian Grand Slam, the French Tennis Federation (FFT) is making an anti-online harassment and hate speech tool available to all the players at this year’s tournament.
May 18, 2023 19:05
RAFAEL NADAL has withdrawn from Roland Garros, he announced on Thursday at the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar. The 14-time champion will not play in the season’s second major for the first time since his tournament debut in 2005. The 22-time major winner added that he will stop for an undetermined length of time and that 2024 is "probably" going to be his last year on the professional tour, an ATP media release said.
May 16, 2023 19:05
Roland Garros tournament organisers announced that prize money for this year's clay-court major will total €49.6 million, an increase of 12.3 per cent compared to 2022. The men's and women's singles champions in Paris will each receive €2.3 million and the finalists will earn €1,150,000.
May 12, 2023 19:05
NEW DELHI: Cricket icon Virat Kohli admitted that breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI centuries would be an emotional moment for him, whereas Indian football team skipper Sunil Chhetri revealed why he thought of giving up on football at the age of 17 as PUMA’s Let There Be Sport documentary series unfolds never-heard-before stories of India’s top sporting legends.
May 09, 2023 18:05
Lionel Messi won the top accolade as world Sportsman of the Year while Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce finally broke through to win the Sportswoman of the Year award on her sixth nomination at the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony in paris on Sunday.
Apr 13, 2023 19:04
NEW YORK: IMG Thursday announced it has sold its 50% interest in the ATP 500 Rio Open tournament to Mubadala Capital. Following the sale, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund now has 100% ownership of the ATP 500 Rio Open.
Apr 12, 2023 18:04
CHENNAI: The Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) has confirmed that the state government will provide funds for the conduct of an ATP tour event in the city.  All well and good of course but the when of it appears overly optimistic, whichever way you slice and dice it. “We will provide funds to host the ATP Chennai Open in 2023,” the SDAT Twitter handle posted. 
Mar 27, 2023 20:03
MYSURU: Mysuru will witness tennis action as Evgeny Donskoy will headline the singles main draw, which also includes eight Indians, at the Cycle Pure Agarbathi ITF Mysuru Open 2023, scheduled at the Mysuru Tennis Club from Tuesday, March 28 through to April 2. 
Mar 27, 2023 18:03
MIAMI, FL: The Miami Open presented by Itaú has returned to the Hard Rock Stadium running through Sunday, April 2nd with an action-packed program of activations and experiences from some of the world’s top brands in its biggest year for partnerships to date.
Mar 24, 2023 09:03
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.: The 2023 BNP Paribas Open achieved record-breaking retail sales in the first year under operations by global premium experiences company Legends.  Merchandise revenue for the ATP Masters 1000 event, which ran from March 6-19 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, spanning 14 days, was 55% higher than last year and marked a tournament record.