London: After going down valiantly in the semi-final clash against world No. 1 Wang Yihan on Friday, Saina Nehwal will compete for the bronze medal against China's Wang Xin on Saturday. Saina, the first Indian shuttler to play in an Olympic semi-final, lost 21-13 21-13 to Yihan. Meanwhile, Li Xuerui secured an all-China final in the women's badminton singles by defeating second-seeded compatriot Xin 22-20 21-18. Li will now meet...
04:19 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: It was not a million years ago that Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal was ranked number two in the world, and there was talk about her getting to the numero uno position sooner rather than later; however her defeat at the hands of Germany's Juliane Schenk, in the semi-finals of the Japan Open represents a slump in form, that can no longer be dismissed as just a passing...
02:16 PM, Sep 24, 2011
New Delhi: Chinese domination in badminton is slowly ending, declared Indian ace Saina Nehwal after stunning world number three Wang Xin in the Sudirman Cup, insisting that the competition has opened up with Asian and European players rising to the challenge. Saina shocked Xin in her own den during the Sudirman Cup and it was only second defeat for China in the event after Germany's Juliane Schenk shocked the top-ranked...
01:22 PM, May 27, 2011
