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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Sports

Rally 4 Her Brings Leaders Together in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tennis community, corporate leaders and development partners gathered for the Rally 4 Her C-Level Leadership Meet to support cancer awareness and women’s tennis. Introduced by Pakistan Tennis Federation President Aisamul Haq Qureshi, the campaign aims to mobilise corporate support for both causes. Indus Hospital and Pink Ribbon Pakistan joined as partners, while Unicef and UNIC representatives also attended the event. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Sports

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal announces retirement

Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday he will retire from professional tennis after the Davis Cup finals in November, ending a career in which he won 22 Grand Slam titles and Olympic singles gold. “I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that it has been some difficult years, these last two especially,” Nadal said in a video on social media. “It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to make. But in this life everything has a beginning and an end.” The Davis Cup… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate against Wimbledon sponsor

Pro-Palestine protesters gathered outside Wimbledon with a giant tennis ball and strawberries "tainted with Palestinian blood" to demonstrate against Barclays Bank's sponsorship of the event. The protest, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, saw about 100 protesters stand outside the main entrance to the southwest London tennis club on Monday - the first day of the Grand Slam competition. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Sports

Australian Open bans Russian flag from tournament

Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned from the Australian Open tennis tournament after a courtside incident. Spectators were initially permitted to bring the flags into Melbourne Park on the condition they did not cause "disruption". But the organisers reversed that decision on Tuesday, after fans displayed a Russian flag during a match between Ukraine's Kateryna Baindl and Russian Kamilla Rakhimova. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in World

Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza spark separation rumors

As per reports, one of the most admired and gorgeous couples, Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik are going through some trouble in their marriage. For the unversed, the Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistan’s cricket team’s former captain Shoaib Malik has been the ‘IT’ couple in the sports industry. As per rumors, they are heading towards divorce after 12 years of marriage. Moreover, they are already living separately amid cheating rumors and trying to co-parent their kid Izhaan. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Sports

AELTC bans Russian, Belarusian athletes

Grand Slam's organizer, All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), said in a statement that tennis players from Russia and Belarus would not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. "We recognize that this is hard on the individuals affected, and it is with sadness that they will suffer for the actions of the leaders of the Russian regime," Ian Hewitt, chairman of the AELTC said in a statement. The players have also been banned from the UK grass-court tournaments held in the build-up to Wimbledon… Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Sports

Sania Mirza to announce retirement

On Jan 9, Indian former doubles world number one Sania Mirza said that she would retire from tennis at the end of this season. “I have decided this will be my last season. I'm taking it week by week, not sure if I can last the season, but I want to,” she told the press in Melbourne. “I still feel I can play well, go deep into tournaments and all that. But beyond this season, I don't see my body do it either. It's beat,” she added. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in Sports

Novak Djokovic leaves Australia

On Sunday, Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic flew out of Australia after a court approved the government's decision to cancel his visa. Djokovic stated that after the verdict he was extremely disappointed as it implied he could not take part in the tournament. “I respect the Courts ruling and I will cooperate with the relevant authorities in relation to my departure from the country,” he released a statement and wished the tournament well. Read More…

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