
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal would look to boost her confidence ahead of the London Olympics when she starts as the top seed at the Thailand Grand Prix Gold beginning with the qualifiers in Bangkok on Tuesday. The Olympic-bound shuttler, ranked fifth in the world, will start her campaign against local player Nichaon Jindapon in the women's singles on Wednesday. With the top four Chinese players missing in action, it will...

05:58 PM, Jun 04, 2012

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

New Delhi: Indian ace Saina Nehwal didn't break much sweat against Chinese Taipei's Shao Chieh Cheng and notched up a straight-game victory to reach the quarterfinal of the Malaysian Super Series in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. The fourth seeded Indian rode on her smashes and better net play to outwit Cheng 21-19 21-8 in a 31-minute match in women's singles. The world number four Indian will next meet two-time All...

06:12 PM, Jan 12, 2012

This week, Beautiful People looks back the achievers and newsmakers who appeared on the show in the year 2010. ...

07:15 PM, Dec 26, 2010

She is the only Indian woman badminton player to break into the top 10 in world rankings. ...

09:15 AM, Jun 29, 2010

Her win in Indonesia came after she won India Open Grand Prix and the Singapore Open Super Series. ...

08:58 AM, Jun 29, 2010

Saina Nehwal is just concentrating on the upcoming Commonwealth games. ...

11:49 PM, Feb 23, 2010

President of India has approved 130 awards. ...

05:19 PM, Jan 25, 2010

She is the only Indian women player to win a Super Series tournament. ...

08:54 PM, Dec 22, 2009

Take a look at the contenders for the year 2009. ...

09:50 PM, Dec 19, 2009

Saina Nehwal is already being called the future of Indian sports. ...

11:09 AM, Dec 15, 2009

Saina says that she is well prepared for the semi-finals. ...

08:17 PM, Dec 04, 2009

Indian players have attained a new platform in the field of sports. ...

04:48 PM, Nov 17, 2009