Sania Mirza may move away from India
Twenty-one-year-old Sania Mirza, the Indian tennis star who has boycotted all tournaments in India this year after a series of controversies, now says she may adopt a base away from her home country. Mirza, a Muslim, says she has been criticized by Islamist groups for wearing short skirts while competing, and she has also found it necessary to apologize for filming an advertisement near an historic mosque in Hyderabad. She is also apparently being taken to court for alleged disrespect to the national flag during the Hopman Cup, reportedly after photographs showed her bare feet resting near the Indian tricolour.