
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

Odense (Denmark): 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 semi-final clash because of a knee injury. The London Olympics silver medallist looked in great physical distress and finally decided to throw in the towel after lagging 7-12 in the second game. Saina had won the first...

09:57 PM, Oct 20, 2012

Changzhou: Chinese shuttlers won the finals in all five categories of the China Masters Superseries here on Sunday. Top seeds Long Chen and Yihan Wang won the men's and women's singles finals, respectively. World No.3 Chen easily overcame Yun Hu of Hong Kong in straight games winning 21-11, 21-13 in 40 minutes to take the title. Yun Hu had Saturday defeated India's Ajay Jayaram in the semifinals. While World No.1...

06:10 PM, Sep 16, 2012

London: Saina Nehwal has become the biggest medal hope for India by entering the women's single badminton semi-finals of the London Olympics, where she will face the world No. 1 Yihan Wang of China. Although tennis doubles pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza and boxer Vijender SIngh too have reached the quarter-finals, it's Saina who might bring India's second medal first at the 2012 London Games. The Indian shuttler,...

09:59 AM, Aug 03, 2012

Her coach and former All England champion Pullela Gopichand believes it is time for her to get more professional. ...

03:10 PM, Nov 12, 2006

Reaching the final of a 128-draw event is still a creditable performance by Saina Nehwal. ...

02:40 PM, Nov 11, 2006