Johannesburg, May 12 (ANI): World number two Tennis star, Maria Sharapova, has confirmed that she is dating the highly-rated Bulgarian fellow player Grigor Dimitrov.

London, May 8 (ANI): Maria Sharapova has graced the cover of Mexican Esquire magazine's May issue.

Washington, May 2 (ANI): From the time they met 15 years ago, Maria Sharapova has been able to count on one man who has masterminded her rise to becoming the world's highest-paid female athlete, and that is her agent Max Eisenbud.

Washington, Apr 23 (ANI): When Maria Sharapova underwent shoulder surgery five years ago, many thought her tennis career wouldn't last.

Sydney, Mar 31 (ANI): World number one Serena Williams secured her record sixth WTA Miami women's title after beating Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the final.

Sydney, Feb 15 (ANI): Maria Sharapova sounded like the most prolific romantic of all the female tennis players by suggesting that she had many lovers on Valentine's Day.

London, February 9 (ANI): Despite losing out in the Australian Open Semi-Finals last week, Maria Sharapova is certainly on a winning streak when it comes to fashion stakes.

Wellington, Jan 24(ANI): World number six Li Na has trounced second-seed Maria Sharapova, 6-2 6-2 in the semifinal of the Australian Open to book a spot in the final.

Sydney, Jan 22(ANI): Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova, who set a new Australian Open record for the least number of games lost in the first four rounds of the tournament, will face China's Li Na in the women semi-finals.

Sydney, Jan 21(ANI): Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova's on-court antics verge on obsessive-compulsive, as between points, she stands with her back to the baseline, head down, studying her racquet strings, which signifies an arrogant pose, according to an article in an Australian daily.

Sydney, Jan 16 (ANI): Maria Sharapova, who is reportedly in a relationship with Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov, has insisted that it's "manageable" to date a fellow top athlete.

Melbourne, Jan 14 (ANI): Grigor Dimitrov has hit out at people who are taking interest in his relationship with Maria Sharapova, saying that it is an invasion of privacy and the topic should be off-limits.

Sydney, Jan 14(ANI): Russian tennis player Olga Puchkova earned more than 27,000 dollars despite failing to win a single game against Maria Sharapova during her first round 6-0 6-0 defeat in the Australian Open.

Melbourne, Jan 11 (ANI): Maria Sharapova's recently launched lolly line, Sugarpova, has raised questions over its high sugar content and irresponsible marketing.

Melbourne, Jan 10 (ANI): Maria Sharapova has reportedly started dating her rival Serena Williams' ex boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov.

London, December 11 (ANI): Caroline Wozniacki made sure Serena Williams was the butt of her jokes during her exhibition match against Maria Sharapova, by using towels to impersonate the ample curves of her American pal.

New Delhi, Nov. 11 (ANI): Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova today said Sania Mirza's talent was really incredible and that she was a 'big competitor'.

Washington, Oct 24(ANI): Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova's hopes of ending this year as world's number one player got a boost after she beat Italy's Sara Errani 6-3 6-2 in straight sets to win opening match in White Group at the WTA Championships in Istanbul.

London, Oct 23 (ANI): Elite female tennis stars including Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams posed for a glamorous photoshoot ahead of a tournament in Istanbul on Tuesday.

Sydney, Oct 23 (ANI): Tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams have confessed that they got distracted by some X-rated girl talk during the draw ceremony for the WTA Championship - the tour's flagship event.

Wellington, September 1 (ANI): Maria Sharapova, who's tennis has been going quite well at the moment, dropped a bit of off-court news at the US Open on Friday by announcing that she is no longer engaged to professional basketball player Sasha Vujacic.

New York, Aug 30(ANI): Tennis players, mostly female, have often come under scrutiny for their lion-roar like grunting on court, but now an America based psychologist has claimed that shrieking during a match actually enhances a player's performance.

New York, Aug 22 (ANI): Maria Sharapova has said that she isn't planning to settle down as yet.

London, Aug 22 (ANI): Maria Sharapova has launched her own line of candy, titled Sugarpova, in New York.

London, August 19 (ANI): Tennis star Maria Sharapova has flown to New York City to launch a new line of premium gummy candies called Sugarpova.