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Saina slips to 3rd in rankings, Kashyap up to 9th

by IANS

Saina, who turns 23 on March 17, was overtaken by World Champion Yihan Wang in the women's singles rankings. ...

05:18 PM, Mar 07, 2013

Saina shines bright for Indian badminton in 2012

by Press Trust of India

Saina Nehwal's hard work over the years was rewarded by a perfectly-timed stroke of luck as she clinched a historic bronze medal in the London Olympics to cover new ground for Indian badminton in a mostly successful year. ...

04:38 PM, Dec 23, 2012

Jwala-Diju lose their opening game

by Press Trust of India

London: India's badminton campaign in the Olympics commenced on a disappointing note as the mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju went down in straight games to Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in their opening group match here. Jwala and Diju lost 16-21 12-21 in just 25 minutes at the Wembley Arena. In a lopsided contest, Jwala and Diju failed to be in the lead even once...

03:14 PM, Jul 28, 2012

Olympics, Day 1: Kashyap, Ghosh lift gloom

by IBNLive Sports

London: Shuttler P Kashyap and paddler Soumyajit Ghosh wins lifted the gloom over the Indian camp on the first day of the London Olympics 2012 even as archery, shooting and boxing disappointed. P Kashyap won his first Group match of the men's singles badminton when he beat Tan Yuhan of Belgium in straight games 21-14, 21-12, while Soumyajit Ghosh defeated Gustavo Tsuboi 11-9, 14-12, 7-11, 12-10, 5-11, 12-10 in the...

01:52 PM, Jul 28, 2012

Jwala set to conquer the final frontier

by IBNLive Sports

Jwala Gutta is the second most famous name in Indian badminton right now after Saina Nehwal. She is big, she is strong and she is one of the contenders to get a medal for India in the doubles categories at the upcoming Olympics in London. Standing 5ft 10in, Jwala is a force both in women's doubles and mixed doubles. Though she has been playing for a long time, the 28-year-old...

04:29 PM, Jul 19, 2012