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Badminton: Saina loses to Schenk in Indonesia Open semifinal
Other Sports | Jun 15, 2013, 10:03 PM ISTJakarta, June 15: A dramatic loss to arch-rival Juliane Schenk in the women's singles semifinals saw defending champion Saina Nehwal failing to win her fourth Indonesia Open Super Series Premier crown here Saturday.Saina, who won
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Saina reaches semis of Swiss Open
Other Sports | Mar 16, 2013, 07:10 AM ISTBasel, March 16: Two-time defending champion Saina Nehwal booked her berth in the women's singles semifinals of the $125,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold here at St. Jakobshalle yesterday.The top seed made short work of
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Saina, Kashyap, Sindhu advance in Korea Open
Other Sports | Jan 09, 2013, 04:44 PM ISTSeoul/New Delhi, Jan 9: It was a good day in office for Indian shuttlers as Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap and P.V. Sindhu advanced to the second round of the $1 million Korea Open Super Series
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Saina runs out of steam against Li
Other Sports | Dec 15, 2012, 07:58 PM ISTShenzhen (China), Dec 15: India's World No.3 shuttler Saina Nehwal ran out of steam in the semifinal against top seed and reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China in the women's singles semifinal of the
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Saina reaches semis of World Super Series Finals
Tennis | Dec 14, 2012, 10:11 PM ISTShenzhen (China), Dec 14: Saina Nehwal looks all set to cap a remarkable year on a high as the ace Indian shuttler reached the semifinals of the BWF World Super Series Finals with a fine
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Saina loses second consecutive match
Other Sports | Dec 13, 2012, 12:57 PM ISTShenzhen (China), Dec 13: World No.3 shuttler Saina Nehwal of India lost her second consecutive women's singles Group B match in the $500,000 BWF World Super Series Finals against Thai Ratchanok Intanon in straight games
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This year has been my best: Saina
Other Sports | Nov 29, 2012, 06:37 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 29: Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal said here Wednesday that the 2012 season has been the best year of her career."I think this has been my best year so far. I won
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Saina returns to action at Hong Kong Open
Tennis | Nov 21, 2012, 12:01 AM ISTNew Delhi,Nov 20: After skipping the China Super Series Premier last week because of a knee problem, Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal will now be back in action at the Hong Kong Open which begins
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8 defining moments in sports for India
Other Sports | Nov 19, 2012, 06:39 AM ISTIndia, a country of 1.2 billion people, has been on the lower rungs of sports compared to developed countries, as far as Olympics events, FIFA World Cup, grand slam tennis and hockey is concerned. We
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Saina enters French Open badminton quarterfinal
Other Sports | Oct 25, 2012, 05:08 PM ISTParis, Oct 25 : India's top seed Saina Nehwal advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals of the French Open Super Series here Thursday, easing past Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand in straight games.The Indian won 21-16,
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IOA hails Saina for Denmark title
Other Sports | Oct 22, 2012, 05:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 22: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Monday hailed badminton star Saina Nehwal for winning the Denmark Open Super Series Premier badminton tournament.Saina's consistent good showing in the international tournaments augurs well for
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Saina reaches final of Denmark Open
Other Sports | Oct 20, 2012, 10:02 PM ISTOdense (Denmark), Oct 20: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal booked her place in the finals of the Denmark Super Series Premier tournament after world number one opponent Yihan Wang of China retired midway through the
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Saina to make comeback in Denmark
Other Sports | Oct 15, 2012, 06:29 PM ISTOdense (Denmark), Oct 15: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will be making a comeback at the Denmark Open Super Series Premier Wednesday, after lying low since winning the bronze medal at the London Olympics Aug 5.The
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Saina starts her quest for Olympic medal against Swiss Sabrina
Other Sports | Jul 23, 2012, 08:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 23: Indian ace Saina Nehwal will start her quest for an Olympic medal against unheralded Sabrina Jaquet of Switzerland on July 28 in the women's badminton singles event in the London Games.The
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I still need to work on my game, says Saina
Other Sports | Jun 20, 2012, 03:40 PM ISTHyderabad, Jun 20: Enduring nerve-wrecking matches and coming out triumphant from tough situations has raised her confidence a lot ahead of London Olympics but ace shuttler Saina Nehwal says she still needs to fine-tune some
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Saina, Kashyap reach quarters of Indonesia Open
Other Sports | Jun 14, 2012, 07:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 14: Two-time champion Saina Nehwal advanced to the quarterfinals with a hard-fought victory but it was P Kashyap who created a flutter when he stunned the top seed Chinese, Chen Long in
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Post-Thailand triumph, Saina set for tougher test in Indonesia
Other Sports | Jun 12, 2012, 06:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 12: Saina Nehwal made a rampaging start to her London Olympics build-up by winning the Thailand Open last week and the Indian ace will now look to test her game against the
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Saina advances to Thailand Open final
Other Sports | Jun 09, 2012, 03:50 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 9: Saina Nehwal continued to gain in confidence ahead of Olympics as the top-seeded Indian entered the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold final after outlasting local favourite Porntip Buranaprasertsuk with a straight-game
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Super Saina sails into semifinals of Thailand Open
Other Sports | Jun 08, 2012, 06:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 8: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal remained on course for her second title of the season as she reached the semifinals of the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold with a straight-game victory
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Saina reaches quarterfinals of Thailand Open
Other Sports | Jun 07, 2012, 08:45 PM ISTBangkok, Jun 7: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal notched up a straight-game victory over Chinese Li Han to advance to the quarterfinals of Thailand Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok on Thursday.The World number five Indian