Nehwal completely dominated the proceedings in both the games and made her way into the second round of the tournament.
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Badminton champion Saina Nehwal, sister Chandranshu join BJP ahead of Delhi polls
Bharatiya Janata Party may field Saina Nehwal as one of the star campaigners in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
Parineeti Chopra reveals who is better kisser amongst Arjun Kapoor and Sidharth Malhotra
Parineeti Chopra is currently shooting for Saina Nehwal biopic appeared on the chat show with her BFF Sania Mirza and going by the promos looks like the trio have had a gala time during the shoot.
Singapore Open 2019: PV Sindhu in semis, Saina Nehwal exits
Singapore: Saina Nehwal’s disappointing show continued at the Singapore Open as the shuttler crashed out of the tournament while PV Sindhu entered the semi-finals here on Friday. Saina lost in straight games 8-21, 13-21 in the 36-minute affair to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, who was in her top form and the[Read More…]
Parineeti Chopra binging on Saina Nehwal’s badminton videos
Mumbai: Actress Parineeti Chopra has been devoting two hours daily to watch match footage and public appearance videos of Saina Nehwal to get into the mind of the ace badminton player. The “Ishaqzaade” actress has been prepping intensely for the character to ensure she is able to get Nehwal’s mannerisms[Read More…]
Shraddha Kapoor drops Saina Nehwal biopic, gets replaced by Parineeti Chopra
According to the reports, actress Parineeti Chopra has been roped for the role now thereby replacing Shraddha Kapoor in the lead
Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth in Indonesia Masters quarters
Jakarta: Indian star shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu won their respective matches to enter the quarter-finals in the Indonesia Masters here on Thursday. While Saina outplayed local girl Fitriani Fitriani in straight sets 21-17, 21-15, Sindhu defeated home shuttler Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 23-21, 21-7 in 37 minutes[Read More…]
Malaysia Masters: India’s campaign ends after Saina’s SF loss to Marin
Kuala Lumpur: India’s campaign in the Malaysia Masters 2019 ended after London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal went down in straight games 16-21, 13-21 to reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain, in the women’s singles semi-finals here on Saturday. The Indian started on an aggressive note, racing to a[Read More…]
Malaysia Masters 2019: Saina Nehwal beats former world champion Okuhara, enter semi-finals
Saina Nehwal imposed a hard-fought straight-game win over former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to enter the women’s singles semifinals of the Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The match lasted for 48-minutes. Seventh-seeded Saina made a 9-4 head-to-head record against Okuhara on Friday. Saina fought back from 9-15 and[Read More…]
Year Ender 2018 | A watershed year for Indian women shuttlers
By Gaurav Sharma New Delhi: Indian badminton continued to move northwards in 2018, especially the women’s singles players — P.V. Sindhu and veteran Saina Nehwal — as they dished out one stunning performance after another. While Sindhu extended her status as India’s leading shuttler and shrugged off the ‘choker’ tag[Read More…]
Is Amol Gupte angry with Shraddha Kapoor over Saina Nehwal biopic?
Shraddha Kapoor starrer Saina Nehwal’s biopic which is being directed by Amol Gupte has been in the news for all the controversies. Amid that, the movie went on floors recently but the shoot had to be halted midway after Shraddha was diagnosed with dengue and was on full recovery mode.[Read More…]
Tendulkar blunders while congratulating Saina and kashyap for their marriage
The year 2018 is the celebrity marriage year in India as many famous personalities have tied their knots this year. Badminton stars Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap took to Twitter to announce their marriage on December 14. Some popular celebrities and the fans of the badminton couple congratulated them for their[Read More…]
Saina Nehwal-Parupalli Kashyap tie the knot, Check out couple’s first pic
International Badminton player Saina Nehwal tied the knot with the fellow tennis player Parupalli Kashyap on Friday December 14 in a lavish wedding held in Mumbai. Saina took to twitter to share her adorable pictures with her team-mate along with the caption: “Best match of my life ??…#justmarried.” Best match of my life[Read More…]
Pullela Gopichand: A player, a coach, everything Indian Badminton ever needed
What Pullela Gopichand could not achieve as a player, he did so as a coach, 2 Olympic medals! Winner of the All England Open, 2001, Pullela did not always want to become a badminton player. He started the game as a hobby when he was 11 years old. Pullela Gopichand[Read More…]
India ends third best CWG show with seven medals on final day
Gold Coast: The star badminton trio of Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were the centre of attraction as the paddlers continued to snatch medals as the Indian contingent ended its campaign at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) on a high on Sunday. India bagged a total of seven medals[Read More…]
Thailand Open: Sai Praneeth makes it to the final, Nehwal crashes out
On Saturday, Sai Praneeth qualified for the finals beating Pannawit Thongnuam of Thailand 21-11 21-15 in their men’s singles semifinal. The match lasted for 36 minutes. While it was a disappointing day for Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal. Saina, who faltered in the last-four stage of the women’s singles event to[Read More…]
Maoists threaten Akshay Kumar, Saina Nehwal for supporting martyrs’ families
Maoists in Chattisgarh’s Naxal- affected Bastar district have distributed pamphlets as a threat to actor Akshay Kumar and badminton ace Saina Nehwal, who had donated Rs 9 lakh and Rs 6 lakh each to the families of 25 CRPF jawans martyred in Sukma attack in April this year. Kumar had[Read More…]
Sindhu advances in the Badminton Asia Championship
Despite the pain, sweat and tears, our women athletes shine in Rio
Wrestler Sakshi Malik trends at the top after clinching the bronze in the 58 kg category at the Rio Olympics. Qualifying for the repechage round, Malik managed to overturn a 0-5 loss to win 8-5. The 23-year-old is now the only woman to win a medal at the Games, and[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 6 round up
On the sixth day in Rio, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna held the medal hopes high. Mirza, who has paired with Bopanna for the first time in the mixed doubles, was on a winning crusade. The first time partners defeated Australia’s Samantha Stosur and John Peers in straight sets 7-5,[Read More…]
Rio Olympics 2016: Day 5 round up
On the 5th day of Olympics, Indian archers Bombayla Devi Laishram and Deepika Kumari advanced to the women’s individual pre-quarterfinals. In round 64, Bombayla Devi Laishram registered a win by 6-2 against Austria’s Laurence Baldauff. Later, she defeated Taipei’s Lin Shih-Chia—a silver medalist at 2015 World Archery Championships by margin[Read More…]