The absence of top Chinese shuttlers has given Saina Nehwal top billing at the Malaysia Open Super Series. ...
05:06 PM, Jan 14, 2013
China's Li won 21-14, 15-21, 21-12 in 59 minutes against Saina Nehwal. ...
03:28 PM, Jan 11, 2013
Kashyap said the news has boosted his confidence and now the world number one seems a realistic goal. ...
06:48 PM, Jan 10, 2013
World no.3 Saina Nehwal reached the women's singles quarterfinals at the $1 million Korea Open Super Series Premier. ...
04:17 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Saina came out on top in a tough 58-minute clash with Thailand's Sapsiree Taerattanachai to move into pre-quarters. ...
03:53 PM, Jan 09, 2013
The 22-year-old brought home India's first Olympic medal in badminton when she clinched the bronze in London last year. ...
12:30 PM, Jan 08, 2013
National badminton coach Pulella Gopichand has praised the Indian shuttlers for their performance on the global stage. ...
07:26 PM, Jan 07, 2013
Currently ranked 19th, the 17-year-old skipped her sister's wedding to play in the season-ending Syed Modi Grand Prix tournament. ...
05:24 PM, Jan 07, 2013
Kashyap feels the allegations against the national coach are wrong. ...
02:57 PM, Dec 27, 2012
The 26-year-old won his maiden tier-three event in Lucknow on Sunday. ...
02:31 PM, Dec 27, 2012
Kashyap rounded off a brilliant year by winning his maiden tier three event, the Syed Modi International men's singles title, in Lucknow. ...
05:03 PM, Dec 26, 2012
This step comes in the wake of the controversial pullout of Saina Nehwal at the Modi International India Grand Prix Gold tournament. ...
11:35 PM, Dec 23, 2012
India's Parupalli Kashyap was the toast of town as he won his maiden men's singles tier-three badminton event at the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold here on Sunday. ...
06:03 PM, Dec 23, 2012
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
India's rising badminton star PV Sindhu and London Olympics quarter-finalist Parupalli Kashyap reached their maiden finals of a Grand Prix Gold event at the KL Garg-Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold here on Saturday. ...
07:56 PM, Dec 22, 2012
Lucknow: India's teen sensation, PV Sindhu stormed into the women's singles semi-finals in the Syed Modi India GP Gold badminton Championship with a straight set victory over her Indonesian rival Febby Angguni here on Friday. The world No. 23 and second seed in the tournament was hardly tested in her 21-13, 21-17 win over Angguni, the runners-up at the recently-concluded Tata Open in Mumbai. However, as many as three Indian...
08:25 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Lucknow: India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal retained third position in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) women's singles rankings released on Thursday. Saina missed out on a chance of equalling her best ever ranking of No.2 when she lost in the semi-finals of the World Super Series Finals in China last week and after controversially retiring from the first round of the ongoing K.L.Garg-Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold here...
05:16 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Lucknow: National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Wednesday came out in defence of Saina Nehwal after she "retired" on match point from the women's singles first round of the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold at the Babu Banarsi Das Indoor Stadium here. In controversial circumstances, Saina, India's Olympic bronze medallist, pulled out of the tournament. The 22-year-old was on match-point (21-17, 20-18) against Russian Ksenia Polikarpova when surprisingly...
10:00 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Lucknow: In controversial circumstances, India's Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal "retired" on match point from the women's singles first round at the KL Garg-Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament at the Babu Banarsi Das Stadium here on Wednesday. The 22-year-old was on match-point (21-17, 20-18) against Russian Ksenia Polikarpova when surprisingly she held her knee and told the referee she could not continue. Badminton Association of...
07:11 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Lucknow: Ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday conceded her first round match of the KL Garg-Syed Modi International badminton tournament to Russia's Ksemia Polikarpova, citing injury and fatigue. Saina, who had won the first game 21-17 and was leading 20-18 in the second, failed to continue further and gave a walk-over to her opponent. Saina later said she had some problem in the knee, which increased during the match....
02:34 PM, Dec 19, 2012
