Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has been named as the most influential person in Indian sports in the annual Sports Illustrated Power list.

Sania Mirza's campaign at the Dubai Tennis Championships ended on a disappointing note as, after singles, the Indian also crashed out of the doubles event here today.

The first round exit from the Pattaya Open last week severely affected Sania Mirza's singles ranking as the Indian slipped 18 positions to 77 in the latest WTA list issued today.

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza squandered a one-set lead before crashing out of the $ 220,000 Pattaya Open with a first-round loss to German Tatjana Malek here today.

Sania Mirza and veteran Rushmi Charavarthy registered contrasting singles victories as India blanked Kyrgyzstan 3-0 in the play-off tie to win back their place in the Asia/Oceania Group I of the Fed Cup tennis tournament here today.

Sania Mirza and Poojashree Venkatesha notched up straight-set wins as India blanked Singapore 3-0 in a Group A rubber to get off to a flying start in the Asia/Oceania Group II competition of the Fed Cup tennis tournament here today.

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has called off her engagement with childhood friend Mohammed Sohrab Mirza, citing "incompatibility".

Sania Mirza's campaign ended with a straight-set defeat in the women's doubles' third round on a disappointing day for the Indians at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.

Sania Mirza and Leander Paes kept Indian hopes alive by scoring victories in their respective events, but curtains were drawn on the campaign of Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Friday.

Sania Mirza crashed out of singles event of the Australian Open after suffering a straight-set defeat in the first round at the hands 26th seed Aravane Rezai of France in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Sania Mirza would look to improve on her third round appearance while Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi would target the only title missing from their Slam kitty when they compete in Australian Open, beginning here tomorrow.

India's most successful female tennis player Sania Mirza on Thursday revealed that she will hang up her racquet after getting married.

Sania Mirza's preparation for the Australian Open suffered a setback as she crashed out of the WTA Hobart International, after losing a hard-fought first round match to wild card Alicia Molik on Monday.

Sania Mirza suffered her fourth successive defeat, a straight set mauling, at the hands of Italian Francesca Schiavone to crash out of the ASB Classic WTA tournament in Auckland on Wednesday.

Somdev Devvarman was the main protagonist in a stunning tale of success as Indian tennis savoured some great and rare moments in 2009, a year which promised to change the face of the game in the country.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Sunday joined sports celebrities Abhinav Bindra and Sania Mirza to show their solidarity against terror at a public event during when he dubbed terrorism a "religion of devils."

Sania Mirza's brilliant run at the WTA Japan Open ended with a crushing 2-6 1-6 mauling in the semifinal at the hands world number 26 and fourth seed Francesca Schiavone Osaka on Saturday.

Sania Mirza on Friday advanced to the Japan Open semifinals, after her second-seeded French opponent Marion Bartoli retired midway through the quarterfinal due to a shoulder injury with the Indian leading 6-4 2-0 in Osaka.

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza sailed into the Japan Open quarterfinals after notching up a straight-set win over Ukraine's Viktoriya Kutuzova in Osaka on Wednesday.

Sania Mirza's camaraderie with frequent doubles partner Shahar Peer did not come in her way to overcoming the fifth seeded Israeli in three sets to reach the second round of the Japan Open tennis tournament in Osaka on Monday.

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open with a first-round defeat in a marathon three setter against Chinese Jie Zheng in Tokyo on Monday.

A 10th Grand Slam title at the US Open didn't make any difference to Leander Paes' ATP rankings as he remained eighth in the doubles list, but Sania Mirza moved up in the WTA charts despite a disastrous outing at the Flushing Meadows.

Sania Mirza's US Open campaign came to a screeching halt with a defeat in the second round of the mixed doubles event while Yuki Bhambri got off to a perfect start in boys' singles, winning his first round match without straining a sinew.

Sania Mirza crashed out of the women's doubles event after losing a thriller but Mahesh Bhupathi ensured the smooth sailing of Indians in mixed doubles advancing to the second round of the US Open at the Flushing Meadows in New York.

A profligate Somdev Devvarman squandered chances galore to crash out of US Open singles even as Sania Mirza advanced in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events in New York at Fushing Meadows.