Event: Bollywood actor Rahul Bose and tennis champion Mahesh Bhupathi pose as part of the Colgate total campaigning for "Healthy Mouth" in Mumbai

Event: Bollywood actor Rahul Bose and tennis champion Mahesh Bhupathi pose as part of the Colgate total campaigning for "Healthy Mouth" in Mumbai

Event: Bollywood actor Rahul Bose and tennis champion Mahesh Bhupathi pose as part of the Colgate total campaigning for "Healthy Mouth" in Mumbai

Event: Tennis champion Mahesh Bhupati pose as part of the Colgate total campaigning for "Healthy Mouth" in Mumbai

Event: Rahul Bose and Mahesh Bhupathi at The Pitch shoot in Khar

Event: Rahul Bose and Mahesh Bhupathi at The Pitch shoot in Khar

Event: Mahesh Bhupathi at The Pitch shoot in Khar

The Indian doubles specialists Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Russia's Igor Kunitsyn and Teimuraz Gabashvili in straight sets and kept ray of hope alive for the country to do something at the Davis Cup World Group.

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, the winners of 14 Grand Slam titles during their career, would lock horns with Russia today.

Earlier, they closed the match by outclassing the Russian duo 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in one hour 36 minutes.

After refusing repeatedly, it is now confirmed that Bollywood hottie Lara Dutta and ace tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi are couple in love.

Both Lara and Bhupathi were seen rubbing shoulders and walking hand-in-hand at the 55th Filmfare Awards night.

Becoming cozy with the sports star, the actress made no effort to conceal her love with her newest boyfriend.

What's more is that Lara even posed cheerfully with Mahesh for mediapersons.

Though the pair has a startling chemistry and were seen together during the evening, Lara told media persons not to go for any decisions yet.

It’s not common to see an active Indian sportsperson doubling as an organiser. Mahesh Bhupathi’s association with the now defunct Sunfeast Open and Kingfisher Open is one example that comes to mind. On Tuesday, GM Dibyendu Barua joined the rare club as an organiser of the Asian team chess championship.

There are 18 teams in the men’s and women’s sections in the weeklong competition featuring 110-odd players and officials. They have to be provided at least three-star accommodation and the total expenses will run up to around Rs 50 lakh. Barua has had his hands full of late and even had a few “sleepless nights”.

London, Nov 27 : India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Lukas Dlouhy lost 4-6, 6-7(9) to top seeds Daniel Nestor of Cananda and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia in an inconsequential match of ATP World Tour Finals tennis.

Bhupathi-Knowles are already through to the semifinals as they have won their first two Group A matches.

For defending champions Nestor and Zimonjic, it was first win in the tournament Thursday. The duo cannot qualify for the semifinals after losing two opening matches in Group A.

London, Nov 24 : India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark knowles of the Bahamas overcame a tough challenge from the Polish pair of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski to win 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 in a Group A doubles match of ATP WOrld Tour Finals here Tuesday.

Bhupathi and Knowles, seeded third, fought back after losing the first set to win in an hour and 15 minutes.

Bhupathi and Knowles had beaten the Czech-Slovak combination of Frantisek Cermak and Michal Mertinak in their first match Monday.

Paris, Nov 12 : India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi made an early exit from the Paris Masters, going down in the second round with their partners.

Fourth seeded Paes and Lukas Dlouhy of Czech Republic went down to American Travis Parrott and Australian Jordan Kerr 7-6(5), 4-6, 5-10 Wednesday.

Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas, seeded third, also lost a close match 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-10 to Simon Aspelin of Sweden and Paul Hanley of Australia.(IANS)

Chennai, Oct 29 : Soundarya Rajnikanth has joined hands with Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi's Globosport to start annual film awards to honour South Indian artistes.

"The South Indian film industry is not only an exciting prospect but has amazingly talented artistes and technicians who have been achieving a lot without making much noise. While it is important to retain achievers in their respective fields, it is also of paramount importance to spot and identify new talents in those fields," said Soundarya.

New York, Sep 11 : Irrespective of who wins or loses, India will triumph as two of its tennis stars—Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes—face each other in the US Open men’s doubles final on Friday evening.

Paes will partner Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic, while Bhupathi, will partner Mark Knowles of the Bahamas.

This is the first time Paes and Bhupathi are facing each other in a Grand Slam title clash.

Indian tennis stars Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have ensured US Open men's doubles trophy for India as they will clash with each other in the final of the men's doubles event with their respective partners.

The third seeded pair of Bhupathi and Bahamian Mark Knowles will face fourth seeded duo of Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy in the men's doubles final. This will be first time in history of tennis that three times Grand Slam winner pair will play against each other in the Grand Slam final.

Indian tennis players Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have stormed into the semifinals of the mixed doubles event of the US Open with their respective partners.
Bhupathi and Paes also reached into the quarter-finals of the men's doubles event at the Flushing Meadows in New York on Monday.

New York, Sep 8 : Ace Indian players Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi have entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles of the US Open with their respective partners.

Leander Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat Rennae Stubbs and Robert Lindstedt to enter the mixed doubles semi-finals.

Mahesh Bhupathi and his mixed doubles partner Liezel Huber of USA beat eighth Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Nenad Zimonjic in a straight set of 6-4, 6-3 to make it to the semi finals.

Indian Tennis stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes have booked their berth in the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles event of the US Open after winning their second round matches with their respective partners at Flushing Meadows in New York.

Bhupathi and his American partner Liezel Huber, top seeded, ousted Jill Craybas and Eric Butorac of the US in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in just 54 minutes. The Indo-American duo will now lock horns with the winner of the second round match between Stephen Huss-Virginia Ruano Pascual and eighth seeded duo of Nenad Zimonjic-Bethanie Mattek Sands.

India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles have been seeded third for the men's doubles event of the US Open while the pair of India's Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy of Czech has been seeded fourth for same event.

Bhupathi-Knowles duo will start their campaign with match against American James Cerretani and Lovro Zovko of Croatia in the first round. Paes-Dlouhy duo will play against Romanian pair of Victor Hanescue and Grabriel Trifu in their first round match of men's doubles event.

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has been seeded 14th with her partner Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the women's doubles event. Sania-Francesca duo will meet Ekaterina Dzehalevich of Belarus and Czech Renata Voracova, in the first round.