Reacting to Andre Agassi’s revelations about having used a recreational drug in 1997, the president of the International Tennis Federation, Francessco Ricci Bitti, said in a statement, that the ITF was “surprised and disappointed.”“The events in question occurred before the World Anti-Doping Agency was founded in 1999, and during the formative years of anti-doping in tennis when the programme was managed...
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Andre Agassi has played his cards well. The eight-time Grand Slam champion has timed his confessions as sweetly as the backhand returns that felled the likes of Pete Sampras during his playing days. Despite the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) thundering on Sunday that it wants to reopen the case and launch an investigation, the tennis governing body has virtually ruled out such a move.According to...
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BHUBANESWAR:For the first time an international trade fair (ITF) would be held inBhubaneswar to promote Orissa's handlooms and handicrafts. The state government,with funding support from the Centre, would organize the event from February 24to 26, sources said here on Wednesday."The Commerce Ministry hasagreed to provide funds to organize the ITF in Orissa for three years. The firstsuch fair would be...
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Fujiwara to meet Jovanovski in Pune ITF final < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateSixth-seeded and 237th-ranked Rika Fujiwara of Japan Friday set up a title clash with third-seeded Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia at the $50,000 NECC-ITF Women's Tennis championships here.In the semifinals played Friday, 189th Serbian Fed Cupper Jovanovski stopped the winning run of Uzbek Wild card entrant 15-year old Sabina...
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renovation work at the DLTA Complex will be complete by the end of March next year and ITF Futures tournaments will be organised in May as test events for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the All India Tennis Association said.The All India Tennis Association Secretary General Anil Khanna claimed that the work was being done at a good speed and there was no chance of any delay."The work is going on in full...
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Jindal Rail Infrastructure Ltd, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Jindal ITF, the infrastructure arm of Jindal SAW Ltd, is likely to finalise a technical tie-up with a Japanese company for manufacturing of electric multiple unit (EMU) coaches at its upcoming wagon making facility at Karjan near here.Indresh Batra, managing director, Jindal SAW Ltd and vice-chairman Jindal ITF, part of the $12 billion O...
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the darting fuzzy yellow balls are too much to control, the International Tennis Federation now has a solution. And it’s colour coded.In order to retain and encourage young tennis players to the game, the ITF initiated the ‘Play and stay’ campaign in 2007, which has spread to 120 countries so far, and the programme was launched in India — at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association in Mumbai courts...
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renovation work at theDLTA Complex will be complete by the end of March next year and ITF Futurestournaments will be organised in May as test events for the 2010 CommonwealthGames, the All India Tennis Association said on Tuesday.The AllIndia Tennis Association secretary general Anil Khanna claimed that the work wasbeing done at a good speed and there was no chance of any delay."The work is going on...
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Sanaa Bhambri provided the silver lining to a rainy day by outplaying Indo-Japanese player Anastasia Malhotra to enter the second round of the NECC-ITF Women's Tennis championships....
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Former champion Nirupama Sanjeev has been given a wild card for the $50,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament to be played at the Deccan Gymkhana, Pune, from November 16.The 33-year-old Nirupama had last played in a professional tournament in July 2003, and has been based in the U.S. after marriage.The three other wild cards have been given to Rashmi Teltumbe, Prerna Bhambri and 15-year-old Uzbek Sabina...
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