Saina, Srikanth one step away from title

Defending champion Saina Nehwal will take on reigning World Champion Carolina Marin of Spain in the Women's Singles final of the 120,000 US Dollar Syed Modi International Badminton tournament. In the semi-final in Lucknow on Saturday, Olympic bronze medallist Saina disposed off fourth seed ...

Kerala govt to give due importance to sports

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said today that the State would give due importance to the growth and development of sports. Inaugurating the renovated swimming pool in the waterworks premises at Vellayambalam in Thiruvananthapuram, he said Kerala is showing a phenomenal enthusiasm in sports, es...

Syed Modi Intl. badminton: Saina Nehwal enters women's singles final

Defending champion Saina Nehwal has reached the women's singles final of the 120,000 US Dollar Syed Modi International Badminton tournament. In the semi-final in Lukcnow on Saturday, Olympic bronze medallist Saina disposed off fourth seed Nichaon Jindapon of Thailand in straight games 21-10...

Badminton: 5 Indian shuttlers in Singles, 4 pairs in Doubles to be seen in action for place in finals

In the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships at Lucknow, 5 Indian shuttlers in the Singles, and 4 pairs in the Doubles will be seen in action this afternoon for a place in the finals.In the Women's Singles, top seed Saina Nehwal will take on Nichaon Jindapon of Thailand, while thi...

Mahesh Bhupati makes a first-round exit in doubles at Australian Open

In Australian Open Tennis, Mahesh Bhupathi and his Australian teammate Jarmila Gajdosova have made an exit from the Mixed Doubles in the first round itself. The pair lost to Chinese Taipei's Hao-Ching Chan and her British teammate, Jamie Murray, 6-4, 6-7, 8-10.Sania Mirza has already made i...

Australian Open: Mahesh Bhupathi and his teammate Jarmila Gajdosova make exit from Mixed Doubles

In Australian Open Tennis, Mahesh Bhupathi and his Australian teammate Jarmila Gajdosova have made an exit from the Mixed Doubles in the first round itself. The pair lost to Chinese Taipei's Hao-Ching Chan and her British teammate, Jamie Murray, 6-4, 6-7, 8-10.Sania Mirza has already made i...

BCCI issues ultimatum to WICB over damages

The BCCI has issued an ultimatum to the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) demanding it to furnish around 42 million US dollars damages caused by the Caribbean team's mid-tour pull-out last year. In a fresh letter to WICB, the BCCI has demanded that the compensation be paid at the earliest. T...

Roger Federer crashes out of Australian Open Tennis

Four-time champion Roger Federer is out of the Australian Open after losing out in the third round by unheralded Italian Andreas Seppi. The 33-year-old Swiss second seed went down 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 to Seppi, who is ranked 46 in the world. Rafael Nadal advanced into the fourth round with a 6-1, 6-0,...

Telangana to get its first National Games

Newly formed Telangana State is all set to make its presence felt in the 35th National Games beginning in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on the 31st of this month. Indian Olympic Association today stated that qualifying teams of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana should take part separately in the fortnight-...