Pakistan's former cricket captain Shoaib Malik, right, and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza look at each other during their wedding reception in Hyderabad, India. Mirza and Malik were married on Monday, April 12, 2010
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Love @ third sight for sania mirza
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Falling in love at first sight in not new, but ever heard of falling in love in the third one? Well, that's the case as far as the newly married cross-border sports couple Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik are concerned.
Appearing before the media for the first time since their controversial, yet news headline dominating wedding, Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik disclosed that their love for each other was of a different kind.
A visibly happy and vibrant Sania told 'anxious' media persons she had met Malik for the first time in 2004, but the meeting lasted for only two minutes at a restaurant in Hobart.
The very next day Shoaib along with former fast bowler Waqar Younis came to watch her match where she found the 'all-rounder' Malik 'very simple' and 'attractive.'
But when did they decide to take the marital vows? It was after Mirza's engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza crashed, said the giggling tennis ace, and also made it clear that Shoaib did not propose to her.
"It was decided from both sides," Sania said.
Sania said now that they are married, she wants to forget all the hullabaloo surrounding her wedding lead a happy life.
Responding to a question, she made it clear she would continue supporting her homeland in future India-Pakistan encounter on the cricket field, but was quick to add that she would want her hubby to hit a century.
While Sania did much of the talking, Shoaib, though unwanting, responded to some questions.
Replying to a question, Shoaib clarified that Sania would play 'only' for India and she would have the good wishes of Pakistan.
Falling in love at first sight in not new, but ever heard of falling in love in the third one? Well, that's the case as far as the newly married cross-border sports couple Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik are concerned.
Appearing before the media for the first time since their controversial, yet news headline dominating wedding, Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik disclosed that their love for each other was of a different kind.
A visibly happy and vibrant Sania told 'anxious' media persons she had met Malik for the first time in 2004, but the meeting lasted for only two minutes at a restaurant in Hobart.
The very next day Shoaib along with former fast bowler Waqar Younis came to watch her match where she found the 'all-rounder' Malik 'very simple' and 'attractive.'
But when did they decide to take the marital vows? It was after Mirza's engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza crashed, said the giggling tennis ace, and also made it clear that Shoaib did not propose to her.
"It was decided from both sides," Sania said.
Sania said now that they are married, she wants to forget all the hullabaloo surrounding her wedding lead a happy life.
Responding to a question, she made it clear she would continue supporting her homeland in future India-Pakistan encounter on the cricket field, but was quick to add that she would want her hubby to hit a century.
While Sania did much of the talking, Shoaib, though unwanting, responded to some questions.
Replying to a question, Shoaib clarified that Sania would play 'only' for India and she would have the good wishes of Pakistan.
Shoaib Malik & Sania Mirza @ wedding reception
Pakistan's former cricket captain Shoaib Malik, right, and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, center, pose for a photograph with an unidentified woman during their wedding reception in Hyderabad, India.
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Shoaib Malik, right, and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza pose for a photo during a Sangeet ceremony
In this Wednesday, April 14, 2010 photo provided by the Mirza family, Pakistan's former cricket captain Shoaib Malik, right, and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza pose for a photo during a Sangeet ceremony, part of wedding festivities, in Hyderabad, India
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Shoaib Malik & Sania Mirza look at each other during a Sangeet ceremony
In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, and provided by the Mirza family, Pakistan's former cricket captain Shoaib Malik, left, and Indian tennisstar Sania Mirza look at each other during a Sangeet ceremony, part of wedding festivities, in Hyderabad, India. Mirza and Malik were married on Monday, April 12, 2010.
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Sania to be Pakistan Govt's brand ambassadors
Cricketer Shoaib Malik and his Indian wife Sania Mirza are to be declared as brand ambassadors of Pakistan's population welfare ministry, it was announced here Wednesday.
Population Welfare Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan made the announcement while speaking to reporters here Wednesday before leaving for India on a five-day official visit, during which she will also attend the newly-married couple's wedding reception.
She expressed the hope that the pair would play their role in controlling the high birth rate in both India and Pakistan, Online news agency reported.
Responding to a question, the minister said the marriage of Shoaib and Sania would help to revive the stalled sub-continental peace talks.
She said a 'historical reception' would be accorded to Shoaib and Sania on their arrival in Pakistan.
Speaking about her engagements in India, Awan said she would be meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Sports and Youth Affairs Minister M.S. Gill.
Awan is visiting India at Azad's invitation.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sania Mirza collects Pak visa, next what Pak citizenship?
Sania Mirza flew into the capital on Tuesday on a brief visit to get her visa to Pakistan where a post-wedding reception is scheduled next month.
Accompanied by her mother, the 23-year-old Mirza, went to the Pakistan High Commission and completed the formalities.
"We have got the visa. We are happy. Now that we have got the visa, we will be travelling to Pakistan", her mother Nasima Mirza told reporters.
Sania herself declined to comment on the impending marriage. "I am not answering any questions", she told reporters.
Nasima said the family was very happy with Sania's decision. "We are very happy about her decision. We are all with her and Inshallah we wish all the best to her," she said.
Her mother refused to talk about Sania's previous engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza. "I don't want to comment on what all happened in the past and we should all look ahead," she said.
After Pakistani news channel Geo TV broke the news, the Mirza household confirmed the development late in the night through a statement.
A statement by Sania's father Imran Mirza said Sania and Malik will be based in Dubai, where the cricketer is a resident.
"This is a unique case where the husband and wife will represent their respective countries in sport," Imran said in the statement.
"My wedding Inshallah is going to be the biggest day of my life. I have been in the constant glare for too long and would appreciate privacy at this very personal moment in my life," Sania was quoted as having said in a statement.
While the marriage is likely to be held on April 11 or 12 in Hyderabad, the 'Walima' or reception is expected to be held in Lahore on April 16 or 17.
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Accompanied by her mother, the 23-year-old Mirza, went to the Pakistan High Commission and completed the formalities.
"We have got the visa. We are happy. Now that we have got the visa, we will be travelling to Pakistan", her mother Nasima Mirza told reporters.
Sania herself declined to comment on the impending marriage. "I am not answering any questions", she told reporters.
Nasima said the family was very happy with Sania's decision. "We are very happy about her decision. We are all with her and Inshallah we wish all the best to her," she said.
Her mother refused to talk about Sania's previous engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza. "I don't want to comment on what all happened in the past and we should all look ahead," she said.
After Pakistani news channel Geo TV broke the news, the Mirza household confirmed the development late in the night through a statement.
A statement by Sania's father Imran Mirza said Sania and Malik will be based in Dubai, where the cricketer is a resident.
"This is a unique case where the husband and wife will represent their respective countries in sport," Imran said in the statement.
"My wedding Inshallah is going to be the biggest day of my life. I have been in the constant glare for too long and would appreciate privacy at this very personal moment in my life," Sania was quoted as having said in a statement.
While the marriage is likely to be held on April 11 or 12 in Hyderabad, the 'Walima' or reception is expected to be held in Lahore on April 16 or 17.
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Shaoib Malik's family applies for visas to India
Six members of Shoaib Malik's family have applied for visas to travel to India for the Pakistani cricketer's much-anticipated wedding with tennis star Sania Mirza.
"Six members of the Malik family have applied for visas but Shoaib himself hasn't submitted his application so far.
But he is expected to do it soon," official sources said.
The applications were submitted by Shoaib's uncle Zafar Malik.
Sources also confirmed that Shoaib's mother was granted visa to travel to India last month. It is speculated that Shoaib's mother made the marriage proposal to the Mirza family during the trip.
Shoaib and Sania are set to marry next month and shift to Dubai after tying the knot. The two met in Australia in January.
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"Six members of the Malik family have applied for visas but Shoaib himself hasn't submitted his application so far.
But he is expected to do it soon," official sources said.
The applications were submitted by Shoaib's uncle Zafar Malik.
Sources also confirmed that Shoaib's mother was granted visa to travel to India last month. It is speculated that Shoaib's mother made the marriage proposal to the Mirza family during the trip.
Shoaib and Sania are set to marry next month and shift to Dubai after tying the knot. The two met in Australia in January.
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Sania & Shoaib: when did it all start?
It's an Indo-Pak love match that has created ripples on both sides of the border but no one seems to have a clue about just when and where did love blossom between Indian tennis queen Sania Mirza and dashing Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik.
A day after surprising almost everyone, except family, by announcing that they will tie the knot next month, speculation continues as to where exactly the romance began.
Sources say the two first met in Australia in January where Sania had just crashed out of the Australian Open and Pakistan had suffered yet another embarrassing defeat at the hands of Ricky Ponting's men.
Not a trip to remember professionally but personally it was to be a life-changing one at least for Sania, who broke off her engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza at the end of that month, citing incompatibility.
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A day after surprising almost everyone, except family, by announcing that they will tie the knot next month, speculation continues as to where exactly the romance began.
Sources say the two first met in Australia in January where Sania had just crashed out of the Australian Open and Pakistan had suffered yet another embarrassing defeat at the hands of Ricky Ponting's men.
Not a trip to remember professionally but personally it was to be a life-changing one at least for Sania, who broke off her engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza at the end of that month, citing incompatibility.
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Sania to get Pakistan visa today
Sania Mirza and her family will be leaving for Pakistan shortly to meet former cricket captain Shoib Malik and his family.
Mirza is to marry Shoaib Malik and a formal wedding reception has been scheduled within a month.
According to diplomatic sources, Sania, her parents and sister have applied for a visa at Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and are expected to get visas by this evening.
After the marriage, the couple will be based in Dubai, where Shoaib is a resident. Sania will continue to play tennis once she recovers fully from the wrist injury that has marred her career in the recent past.
Yestarday, Sania told mediapersons that her marriage will be the biggest day of her life.
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Mirza is to marry Shoaib Malik and a formal wedding reception has been scheduled within a month.
According to diplomatic sources, Sania, her parents and sister have applied for a visa at Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and are expected to get visas by this evening.
After the marriage, the couple will be based in Dubai, where Shoaib is a resident. Sania will continue to play tennis once she recovers fully from the wrist injury that has marred her career in the recent past.
Yestarday, Sania told mediapersons that her marriage will be the biggest day of her life.
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Sohrab Mirza's father wishes Sania on her engagement
Adil Mirza, father of Sania Mirza's ex-fiance, today wished good luck to the ace tennis player following her engagement to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.
"I spoke to Imran (Sania's father) and congratulated him.
It is a happy thing. I wish best of luck for them," Adil Mirza told reporters here.
He said Sania's engagement to Shoaib Malik will not affect the ties between the two families.
"No way. It is an old relationship," he said.
Adil said Sohrab Mirza was aware of the development and he would wish Sania on her engagement.
"In fact, he will wish her," Adil Mirza said.
Sania got engaged to Sohrab, her childhood friend, last year but it broke down due to incompatibility between the two.
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"I spoke to Imran (Sania's father) and congratulated him.
It is a happy thing. I wish best of luck for them," Adil Mirza told reporters here.
He said Sania's engagement to Shoaib Malik will not affect the ties between the two families.
"No way. It is an old relationship," he said.
Adil said Sohrab Mirza was aware of the development and he would wish Sania on her engagement.
"In fact, he will wish her," Adil Mirza said.
Sania got engaged to Sohrab, her childhood friend, last year but it broke down due to incompatibility between the two.
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Sania's engagement baffles common sense
The decision of Indian tennis star Sania Mirza to tie the knot with Shoaib Malik has baffled people in her home town and triggered a debate on her move in view of the controversy involving the Pakistani cricketer.
The people, especially youngsters, were heard discussing the possible impact of the wedding on India-Pakistan relations, on her tennis career and whether Sania would remain an Indian citizen or become a Pakistani.
There is also speculation that the 23-year-old would stop playing tennis after the 2012 Olympics.
Coming a couple of months after she called off her engagement to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza citing 'incompatibility', the news of her proposed marriage with former Pakistani captain has surprised her fans and critics alike.
Even close family friends of Sania had no information about the alliance till her family Monday night confirmed a report by Pakistani television channel Geo News.
Some of her fans believe that she has taken a risk by choosing a Pakistani as her life partner given the strained relations between the two neighbours.
Sania Mirza is perhaps the first Indian celebrity to marry a Pakistani who is also a sports star in his country. The news of the marriage has attracted intense attention here.
'Sania and Shoaib will make a handsome couple. I wish her all the best,' said S. Rashmi, a student.
The opinion was divided on whether the alliance would help strengthen people-to-people ties. 'Marriage of the two celebrities would make no difference to Indo-Pak relations as they would have no influence on the powers that decide the foreign policies,' said M.A. Amir, a software professional.
Though Sania's family in their statement said she would settle down in Dubai after the marriage and would continue to represent India in coming events, her relatives were tight-lipped on whether she would remain an Indian or accept Pakistani citizenship after a few years. 'I don't think she will ever accept Pakistani citizenship given the strained relations between the two countries,' feels Fauzan Hashmi, a student.
Sania's critics feel she has committed a 'double fault' by breaking off the engagement with her childhood friend and then choosing a Pakistani, who allegedly cheated a girl from her own city after marrying her.
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The people, especially youngsters, were heard discussing the possible impact of the wedding on India-Pakistan relations, on her tennis career and whether Sania would remain an Indian citizen or become a Pakistani.
There is also speculation that the 23-year-old would stop playing tennis after the 2012 Olympics.
Coming a couple of months after she called off her engagement to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza citing 'incompatibility', the news of her proposed marriage with former Pakistani captain has surprised her fans and critics alike.
Even close family friends of Sania had no information about the alliance till her family Monday night confirmed a report by Pakistani television channel Geo News.
Some of her fans believe that she has taken a risk by choosing a Pakistani as her life partner given the strained relations between the two neighbours.
Sania Mirza is perhaps the first Indian celebrity to marry a Pakistani who is also a sports star in his country. The news of the marriage has attracted intense attention here.
'Sania and Shoaib will make a handsome couple. I wish her all the best,' said S. Rashmi, a student.
The opinion was divided on whether the alliance would help strengthen people-to-people ties. 'Marriage of the two celebrities would make no difference to Indo-Pak relations as they would have no influence on the powers that decide the foreign policies,' said M.A. Amir, a software professional.
Though Sania's family in their statement said she would settle down in Dubai after the marriage and would continue to represent India in coming events, her relatives were tight-lipped on whether she would remain an Indian or accept Pakistani citizenship after a few years. 'I don't think she will ever accept Pakistani citizenship given the strained relations between the two countries,' feels Fauzan Hashmi, a student.
Sania's critics feel she has committed a 'double fault' by breaking off the engagement with her childhood friend and then choosing a Pakistani, who allegedly cheated a girl from her own city after marrying her.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Saturday, March 06, 2010
Sania hopes to restart her career soon
Sania Mirza, who is out with a troublesome wrist, is confident of playing in the Commonwealth Games, beginning October 3 in New Delhi.
Sania, who complained of an old wrist problem during her first round loss in Dubai Tennis Championships last month, will be out of action for six weeks.
"I will surely play Commonwealth Games and I am preparing for it. But for the next six weeks I would not be able to play and practice due to my injury. Let me recover from my injury, then I will start playing," said Sania while attending a press meet in Kolkata.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Sania Mirza Vs Anabel Medina Garrigues
Sania Mirza Vs Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain during their tennis match at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships February 15, 2010
Sania Mirza returns the ball to Anabel
Sania Mirza returns the ball to Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain during their tennis match at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships February 15, 2010.
Career-threatening injury haunts Sania Mirza
India's Sania Mirza lost 6-3, 6-4 to Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues in the Dubai Championships first round yesterday and then spoke of worries over a recurring injury to her right wrist. The unseeded Sania, who had wrist surgery in 2008, needed treatment during her defeat by Anabel.
"When something that was a career-threatening injury ... starts to come back you obviously start having a lot of thoughts in the middle of the match," she said.
"It hurts when I stretch out for a forehand. It hurts when I try to hit a hard backhand crosscourt.
"I was thinking in the match, 'What am I going to do? Do I play in Malaysia next week? Do I go back home? Do I see my doctor?' All these things are going on in your head."
Israel's Shahar Peer, at the centre of controversy a year ago when she was refused entry to Dubai, beat 13th-seeded Belgian Yanina Wickmayer 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in an incident-free match.
"I think the treatment I get from the people here is amazing ... including security," said Shahar. "They are really kind, they are doing everything for me.
"I really wanted to win this match, not only because of tennis but to make a statement that politics and sport should not be involved. There is no place for that for me."
Sania Mirza, pictured in action
Sania Mirza, pictured in action in January 2010, was beaten in the first round of the Pattaya Open on Wednesday, slumping 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to Tatjana Malek of Germany
Double blow for sania mirza
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.
Sania and Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual, seeded seventh, lost 3-6 3-6 to unseeded Chinese combination of Jie Zheng and Yung-Jan Chan in the first round.
Sania, who complained of a old wrist problem, had exited from the singles yesterday after suffering a 3-6 4-6 first round defeat at the hands of Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain.
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Sania and Spaniard Virginia Ruano Pascual, seeded seventh, lost 3-6 3-6 to unseeded Chinese combination of Jie Zheng and Yung-Jan Chan in the first round.
Sania, who complained of a old wrist problem, had exited from the singles yesterday after suffering a 3-6 4-6 first round defeat at the hands of Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain.
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Sania slips in WTA ranks
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.
Sania's start to the 2010 season has been far from impressive as she could not cross the first hurdle at three tournaments -- including Australian Open -- out of the four she has played so far.
Sania's doubles ranking also suffered, going down to 36, a loss of three spots.
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Sania's start to the 2010 season has been far from impressive as she could not cross the first hurdle at three tournaments -- including Australian Open -- out of the four she has played so far.
Sania's doubles ranking also suffered, going down to 36, a loss of three spots.
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