Saina to skip Asian Games trials due to fitness issues

Saina to skip Asian Games trials due to fitness issues

Saina Nehwal. File. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saina Nehwal will not be participating at the national badminton selections trials for the upcoming Asian Games due to fitness issues. The Badminton Association of India (BAI) will be conducting the trial from May 4 to 7 at Jwala Gutta Academy of […]

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Saina Nehwal makes first-round exit from Orleans Masters

Saina Nehwal makes first-round exit from Orleans Masters

File photo of India’s Saina Nehwal. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY R.V. London Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Orleans Masters badminton tournament with a straight-game first-round loss to Turkey’s Neslihan Yigit, here on April 5. Mithun Manjunath, Priyanshu Rajawat, Aakarshi Kashyap and Tanya Hemanth progressed to the second round. Returning to the […]

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Badminton | Lakshya Sen reaches career-best sixth in BWF rankings

Badminton | Lakshya Sen reaches career-best sixth in BWF rankings

French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also returned to their career best ranking of seven in men’s doubles French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also returned to their career best ranking of seven in men’s doubles Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen on Tuesday jumped two spots to achieve a career-best sixth […]

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Denmark Open | Prannoy makes winning start to campaign

Denmark Open | Prannoy makes winning start to campaign

Badminton star Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women’s singles competition in the first round Badminton star Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women’s singles competition in the first round Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy H.S. advanced to the next round of the ongoing Denmark Open 2022 after defeating Zhao Junpeng of China in his first-round […]

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BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal bows out

BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal bows out

The two Indian men’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals. The two Indian men’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals. Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the World […]

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BWF Worlds: Saina advances into pre-quarters

BWF Worlds: Saina advances into pre-quarters

Saina, took 38 minutes to dispatch Hong Kong’s Ngan Yi 21-19 21-9 in the opening round. Saina, took 38 minutes to dispatch Hong Kong’s Ngan Yi 21-19 21-9 in the opening round. London Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal kicked-off her BWF World Championships campaign with a straight game win over Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan […]

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It was only a question of time, says Sindhu after her Singapore Open win

It was only a question of time, says Sindhu after her Singapore Open win

‘These wins are very important, particularly ahead of such a big event like the Commonwealth Games’ ‘These wins are very important, particularly ahead of such a big event like the Commonwealth Games’ “I always had great belief in myself. It was only a question of time before I rediscovered the winning touch. I am glad […]

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Singapore Open badminton | Sindhu beats Han in thriller, makes semis; Saina, Prannoy crash out

Singapore Open badminton | Sindhu beats Han in thriller, makes semis; Saina, Prannoy crash out

Sindhu now leads 3-0 against the Chinese on head-to-head. Sindhu now leads 3-0 against the Chinese on head-to-head. Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu overcame a strong challenge from her Chinese rival Han Yue in a battle lasting more than an hour to book her semifinal berth in the Singapore Open Super 500 Tournament in Singapore […]

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Singapore Open badminton | Saina Nehwal stuns Bing Jiao to join Sindhu, Prannoy in quarterfinals

Singapore Open badminton | Saina Nehwal stuns Bing Jiao to join Sindhu, Prannoy in quarterfinals

Saina Nehwal prevailed 21-19 11-21 21-17 over the fifth seeded Chinese to make the last eight, her first in a super 500 event in over two and a half years Saina Nehwal prevailed 21-19 11-21 21-17 over the fifth seeded Chinese to make the last eight, her first in a super 500 event in over […]

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