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  • thought of quitting badminton after last year s worlds

    Thought of quitting badminton after last year's worlds: Saina Nehwal

    Other Sports | March 28, 2015 23:17 IST

    New Delhi: Saina Nehwal, who created history by reaching the pinnacle of world badminton ranking, today said she had contemplated "quitting badminton" after last year's World Championships.Saina reaffirmed her status as the country's most consistent

  • saina true role model for aspiring sportspersons tendulkar

    Saina true role model for aspiring sportspersons: Tendulkar

    Other Sports | March 28, 2015 21:22 IST

    New Delhi: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and other eminent sporting stars today congratulated Saina Nehwal on becoming the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking in badminton.Tendulkar hailed her as a

  • saina needs to work harder now says father

    Saina needs to work harder now, says father

    Other Sports | March 28, 2015 20:41 IST

    Hyderabad: Saina Nehwal's father Harvir Singh today attributed her daughter's rise to the top of the world rankings to sheer hard work."She was not getting good results and then she shifted to Bangalore. She was

  • president pm laud saina s achievements

    President, PM laud Saina's achievements

    Other Sports | March 28, 2015 20:33 IST

    New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Saina Nehwal for the becoming the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking in badminton, and wished her more

  • saina creates history becomes world no. 1 shuttler

    Saina creates history, becomes world no. 1 shuttler

    Other Sports | March 28, 2015 17:54 IST

    New Delhi:  Saina Nehwal created history today as she became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking after her closest challenger for the spot, Spain's Carolina Marin, lost in the

  • lin dan stunned saina srikanth enter india open semis

    Lin Dan stunned; Saina, Srikanth enter India Open semis

    Other Sports | March 28, 2015 6:19 IST

    New Delhi: Five-time World champion Lin Dan suffered a shocking loss against eighth seed Tommy Sugiarto, while leading Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Sriaknth entered the semi-finals of the $275,000 Yonex Sunrise India Open

  • prannoy upsets top seed jorgensen kashyap loses in india

    Prannoy upsets top seed Jorgensen, Kashyap loses in India Open

    Other Sports | March 27, 2015 6:46 IST

    New Delhi: Young Indian shuttler H.S. Prannoy created the biggest upset of the Yonex Sunrise India Open when he outplayed top seed and tournament favourite Jan O Jorgensen to advance into the quarter-finals here on

  • saina bows to keep focus in her quest for more success

    Saina bows to keep focus in her quest for more success

    Other Sports | March 15, 2015 13:31 IST

    Hyderabad: Having missed the chance to clinch a historic singles title at the All England Badminton Championships, star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday vowed to keep her focus in her quest for major titles.Saina

  • kidambi srikanth enters swiss grand prix semis

    Kidambi Srikanth enters Swiss Grand Prix semis

    Other Sports | March 13, 2015 23:51 IST

    Basel (Switzerland): Top seed Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the semifinals of the USD 120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship after a straight-game win over Takuma Ueda of Japan in a one-sided men's singles quarterfinal

  • srikanth joins jayaram at quarters of swiss open

    Srikanth joins Jayaram at quarters of Swiss Open

    Other Sports | March 13, 2015 13:06 IST

    Basel: Top seed K Srikanth survived a scare before prevailing over Denmark's Emil Holst in a three-game match to reach the quarterfinals of the USD 120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship here.The World No.

  • saina nehwal regains world no. 2 spot after all england show

    Saina Nehwal regains World No. 2 spot after All England show

    Other Sports | March 12, 2015 23:41 IST

    New Delhi: Riding on her stupendous performance at the prestigious All England Championship, India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today regained the world number two spot again in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World

  • srikanth pawar praneeth reach third round of swiss open

    Srikanth, Pawar & Praneeth reach third round of Swiss Open

    Other Sports | March 12, 2015 7:03 IST

    Basel (Switzerland): Top seed Kidambi Srikanth alongwith other Indian shuttlers Anand Pawar and B Sai Praneeth entered the third round of the USD 120,000 Swiss Grand Prix Gold badminton championship here Wednesday.World No. 5 Srikanth,

  • i lost focus and got nervous says saina

    I lost focus and got nervous, says Saina

    Other Sports | March 09, 2015 13:06 IST

    Birmingham: After her dreams of winning All England badminton championship ended in agony with a defeat in the final, a crestfallen Saina Nehwal on Sunday said it was her lack of focus and nervousness which

  • saina beats yihan wang to storm into all england semis

    Saina beats Yihan Wang to storm into All England semis

    Other Sports | March 07, 2015 12:21 IST

    Birmingham: Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal got the better of China's former world champion Yihan Wang 21-19, 21-6 to march into the semifinals of the $500,000 All England Open Badminton Championships at the Barclaycard Arena

  • china s lin dan reaches all england semis

    China's Lin Dan reaches All England semis

    Other Sports | March 07, 2015 9:37 IST

    Birmingham: Double Olympic champion Lin Dan fought off a tough challenge to beat Japan's Kento Momota and booked a semi-final berth at the All England Championships here.Lin, bidding for his sixth All England title, will

  • lin dan eyes sixth all england title

    Lin Dan eyes sixth All England title

    Other Sports | March 04, 2015 13:31 IST

    Birmingham: Returning to the world's oldest badminton tournament for the first time since 2012, Chinese superstar Lin Dan said that he will try to win the title for the sixth time."It is amazing to win

  • jayaram pawar progress in all england championship

    Jayaram, Pawar progress in All England Championship

    Other Sports | March 04, 2015 9:48 IST

    Birmingham: India's Ajay Jayaram and Anand Pawar registered straight game wins to progress to the second round of the men's singles qualifying round of the prestigious All England Championship badminton tournament, here Tuesday.While Jayaram beat

  • top shuttlers might be sued to skip national championships

    Top shuttlers might be sued to skip National Championships

    Other Sports | February 05, 2015 9:52 IST

    New Delhi: Badminton ace Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap after their withdrawal from the 79th Senior National Badminton Championships might be sued by the organizers for their absence.The Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association (ABPA) has decided

  • parupalli kashyap rises to world no. 12

    Parupalli Kashyap rises to World No. 12

    Other Sports | January 30, 2015 9:43 IST

    New Delhi: Boosted by the title win at the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships Sunday, Parupalli Kashyap rose three places to be ranked No.12 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday.Two other

  • critics rote me off says parupalli kashyap

    Critics rote me off, says Parupalli Kashyap

    Other Sports | January 27, 2015 14:24 IST

    New Delhi: After launching the new season with an emphatic title win at the just-concluded Syed Modi International tournament, India's top shuttler Parupalli Kashyap said he needed this victory to silence his critics.The 2012 champion,

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