HYDERABAD: The smile is back on Saina Nehwals face. The badminton star was accorded a warm welcome at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy on Tuesday afternoon upon her return from Basel where she retained the Swiss Open Grand Prix.It had been a year since I won a major tournament. In Basel last year, there were whispers that I won because there were no Chinese players. But this time, the Chinese...
08:03 AM, Mar 21, 2012
HYDERABAD: When the four clay courts at the Sanjeevaiah Park and the Necklace Road of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) went for an annual auction this year, there was a surprise bid of Rs 9.2 lakh, up from Rs 2.9 lakh. It stunned the few coaches and the old tennis academy run by Nilkanteshwar, who had to distance himself from the courts, for the simple reason that he couldnt...
08:47 AM, Mar 07, 2012
HYDERABAD: Amidst the selection controversy, which has marred the Ranji teams preparations, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has made two good attempts to motivate the side before the start of the season. If last week, South African legend Jonty Rhodes was in the city to give tips on fielding, it was the turn of former chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar on Monday to motivate the Hyderabad boys. Vengsarkar had a...
08:43 AM, Nov 01, 2011
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