Sania Mirza

Aaja meri gadi mein baith ja: Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik's romantic banter

 Friends and family may be miles away, but social media ensures they not only stay in touch but can also engage in a healthy banter, something Sania Mirza and her husband Shoaib Malik enjoyed after Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in Lahore to win the T20I series and Shoaib was awarded a bike as 'Man of the Series'. 

Oct 30, 2017, 09:28 AM IST

Sania Mirza-Peng Shuai crash out of China Open

Last month, Mirza and Shuai had also reached the Wuhan Open semifinal last week, only to go down against top seeds and eventual champions Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan.

Oct 07, 2017, 14:20 PM IST

Mithali Raj features on BBC's list of 100 powerful women

Today, she is one of the most recognisable faces in India. Like male cricketers, she too has a dedicated fan following.

Sep 27, 2017, 19:02 PM IST

US Open 2017, Women's doubles semi-finals: Sania Mirza-Shuai Peng lose to Martina Hingis-Yung-Jan Chan

Earlier this year, they had made it to the French Open semi-final where they had lost to eventual champions Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova. While Hingis will be aiming for her third US Open glory in women's doubles circuit, for Chan it will be her maiden Grand Slam title.

Sep 08, 2017, 23:42 PM IST

US Open 2017: Sania Mirza and Peng Shuai progress to doubles semifinals

Sania Mirza, who had had a rather splendid run last year that took her to all-time high World No. 1 in doubles circuit, failed to carry on the momentum this year. This will, in fact, be her best Grand Slam performance in 2017, with in the earlier three she had failed to crawl past the third round of the competition. 

Sep 08, 2017, 00:01 AM IST

US Open 2017: Rohan Bopanna-Gabriela Dabrowski knocked out in mixed doubles quarters

The seventh-seeded pair who had bagged the Frech Open title earlier this year, took down their opponents in the first set winning 6-4, but fell in the consecutive two struggling for around an hour before succumbing down to Chan and Venus on Court 17 at the Flushing Meadows.

Sep 05, 2017, 16:54 PM IST

Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna enter US Open 2017 quarter-finals

Paes and Raja went down 4-6, 6-7(7) on Court 10 of Flushing Meadows in an hour and 27 minutes.

Sep 04, 2017, 12:01 PM IST

US Open 2017: Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna advance to next round

Sania and her mixed doubles partner Ivan Dodig of Croatia lost to the Latvian-French pair of Jelena Ostapenko and Fabrice Martin 7-5, 3-6, 6-10.

Sep 03, 2017, 11:09 AM IST

Leander Paes-Purav Raja win US Open opener; Rohan Bopanna, Sania Mirza lose respective matches

On Day 5 of the US Open on Friday, four Indian players played in the men’s doubles. There was also one representation in the mixed doubles section.

Sep 02, 2017, 14:34 PM IST

Sania Mirza eases into US Open 2017 women’s doubles Round 2

Sania has enjoyed success at the US Open in the past when she won the women’s doubles title in 2015. She has also scooped a mixed doubles title in New York before. This was a year before in 2014.

Sep 01, 2017, 15:28 PM IST

Sania Mirza - Peng Shuai progress, Ramkumar Ramanathan crashes out of Cincinnati Masters

The fourth seeded Indo-Chinese duo romped home with a comfortable 7-5 6-4 win over Germany`s Julia Görges and Ukraine`s Olga Savchuk in a last-16 clash that lasted one and a half hour on Wednesday.

Aug 17, 2017, 13:38 PM IST

Self-critical Sania Mirza wants strong finish to 'below par' 2017 season

After her split with Czech Barbora Strycova in March, Sania has been struggling to find a suitable partner for her.

Aug 01, 2017, 19:56 PM IST

Sania Mirza calls Mithali Raj an incredible ambassador for cricket

Raj was also chosen as the captain of the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 team by the International Cricket Council.

Jul 26, 2017, 11:00 AM IST

Sania Mirza hails young guns, but says women's tennis needs big jump in India

Sania also hailed women's cricket team for an impressive performance in the just concluded ICC World Cup.

Jul 25, 2017, 23:48 PM IST

Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik hang out with Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra in London - see pic

Shoaib still seems to be celebrating lifting the ICC Champions Trophy title for the first time a month back when they beat India in the final at The Oval.

Jul 18, 2017, 16:31 PM IST

Wimbledon 2017: Sania Mirza crashes out, Rohan Bopanna advances to mixed doubles quarters

Mirza and her Belgian partner Flipkens had earlier crashed out of the women`s doubles event after suffering a straight-sets defeat 

Jul 13, 2017, 08:54 AM IST

Sania Mirza pays visit to close friend Bethanie Mattek-Sands in hospital along with Sorana Cirstea

n a recent Facebook Live session Bethanie mentioned that she has injured her patellar tendon and that she has to undergo surgery which would keep her off the court for sometime.  

Jul 09, 2017, 14:28 PM IST

Wimbledon 2017: Sania Mirza advances in women, mixed events

Mirza and Croatia's Ivan Dodig, who are seeded fourth, needed an hour and 18 minutes to see off the Japanese duo of Yusuke Watanuki and Makoto Ninomiya 7-6 (5), 6-2 to enter the mixed doubles third round.

Jul 09, 2017, 12:18 PM IST

Wimbledon 2017: Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan's Grand Slam debut ends after valiant fight

The 28-year-old Chennai lad, who entered the Championships in dramatic fashion, said their rivals played a lot better in the third set tie-break which changed the momentum and then the match.

Jul 06, 2017, 15:56 PM IST

Sania Mirza applauds Mithali Raj for giving befitting reply to 'sexist' question

Mithali also rued over the fact that the country was obsessed with men playing cricket while nobody watches matches featuring Indian eves.

Jun 23, 2017, 19:59 PM IST