Tennis

The Rohan Bopanna Tennis Academy (RBTA) and Kamal India Foundation UK have entered into a collaborative initiative to provide comprehensive tennis training to underprivileged children aged between 9 and 11 from the remote areas of Majuli Island and Bongaigaon in Assam.

Around 300 kids underwent a skill and fitness assessment process and 25 were handpicked by Bopanna, the reigning Australian Open doubles champion, for inclusion in the programme.

Jan 28, 2020 17:01
MELBOURNE: Seasoned tennis administrator Anil Khanna was on Monday nominated as the honorary life president of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF). The decision was taken at the federation's board of directors meeting held here. Khanna has also been appointed the chairman of the finance committee as well as the co-chairman of the ATF foundation.
Jan 27, 2020 15:01
LONDON: The ITF has announced that the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Group I event, due to take place next month at the Dongguan Tennis Centre in Dongguan, China, P.R., will now be played in the National Tennis Centre in Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana), Kazakhstan.  The Asia/Oceania Group I contest has India, China, Indonesia, Korea, Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan competing.
Jan 20, 2020 20:01
BENGALURU: Atria Convergence Technologies (ACT Fibernet), provider of fiber-focussed wired broadband ISP, which has sponsored the previous two editions of the Bengaluru Open tennis tournament, has extended the partnership for another year. The company is donning the cap as platinum sponsor of the event to be held by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) from February 10 to 16. 
Jan 17, 2020 18:01
PUNE: Ticket sales for the much-awaited third edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra opened online on the official ticket website Zoonga from Wednesday. Pune’s Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium will host South Asia’s only ATP Tour Tennis Tournament, organised by Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Government of Maharashtra, from February 3-9.
Jan 16, 2020 17:01
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN) is all set to broadcast the year’s first Grand Slam, Australian Open 2020, live and exclusive, on SONY SIX, SONY SIX HD, SONY TEN 2 and SONY TEN 2 HD channels starting January 20, in India.  To provide the full “Happy Slam” experience to Indian fans, SPSN has also planned a series of programming and marketing initiatives for its viewers.
Dec 21, 2019 14:12
LONDON: The committee of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which stages the Wimbledon Grand Slam, Friday announced the appointment of Sally Bolton to succeed Richard Lewis as chief executive of the AELTC following the 2020 championships. Through executive search firm SRI Executive AELTC selected Bolton after a "wide-ranging global search process". 
Nov 29, 2019 20:11
SYDNEY: Tennis Australia has announced a new partnership with Marriott International’s global travel program, Marriott Bonvoy, for the ATP Cup and Brisbane International in 2020.
Nov 29, 2019 20:11
SINGAPORE: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has announced that it is the official technology partner of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) for the sixth year running.
Nov 29, 2019 20:11
MUMBAI: The organisers of the upcoming second edition of the franchise based Tennis Premier League (TPL) have added a fifth celebrity to the league's ownership roster.
Nov 28, 2019 19:11
BARCELONA: The plenary session of the board of directors of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona (RCTB), ​​with its president Jordi Cambra and the CEO of the tournament, Xavier Pujol, have assigned Tennium the mandate to organise the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell for three years from the 2021 edition on. For the record, IMG has beein running the Barcelona Open, an ATP 500 clay-court tournament, for 30 years now.