Saina Nehwal crashes out of All England Championship

March 8, 2019 8:15 PM

Saina Nehwal crashes out of All England Championship

In badminton, former finalist  Saina Nehwal's run in the All England Championship at Birmingham ended today after she lost  to World No.1 Tai Tzu-Ying of Taipei 15-21 , 19-21 in a 37-minute quarterfinal clash.  It was her 13th straight defeat against Tai Tzu-Ying, who has not lost to Saina since 2015. In men's singles quarter final later today , seventh seeded Srikanth will take on World No.1, Kento Momota of Japan.

Life stories of sports stars make for a good movie plot line: Saina Nehwal

February 3, 2019 7:58 PM

Life stories of sports stars make for a good movie plot line: Saina Nehwal

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal says life stories of sports stars make for a good movie plot line as they are full of hardships and motivate people to do better in their lives.   Her comments came on the sidelines of Lakme Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2019 in Mumbai, where she walked the ramp for a designer's new collection.   Saina said she was looking forward to her biopic in which actor Shraddha Kapoor will be playing her role.Titled "Saina", the film directed by Amo...

Indonesia Masters: Saina wins after injured Marin limps out of final

January 28, 2019 9:22 AM

Indonesia Masters: Saina wins after injured Marin limps out of final

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal won her first Indonesia Masters title after three-time world champion Carolina Marin limped out of the final due to a leg injury. The Spaniard was leading 10-4 in the first game at Jakarta today when she developed an injury in the knee.   Talking about her competitor's injury, Saina said, it is unfortunate what happened today.

Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu & Kidambi Srikanth knocked out from French Open

October 27, 2018 9:44 AM

Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu & Kidambi Srikanth knocked out from French Open

In  French Open Badminton, top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were knocked out after losing their respective quarter-finals matches  in Paris yesterday. In the Women's singles quarterfinals, Saina Nehwal lost to world no one Tai Tzu Ying 20-22, 11-21 while P V Sindhu bowed down 13-21, 16-21 to Bingjiao He at Stade Pierre de Coubertin last night. In the men's singles quarterfinals, Kidambi Srikanth lost 16-21, 19-21 to World Champion Kento Momota....

Saina enters 2nd round of Denmark Open

October 16, 2018 9:29 PM

Saina enters 2nd round of Denmark Open

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has advanced to the second round of Denmark Open Badminton Tournament while PV Sindhu has crashed out of the women singles category of the competition.  Saina defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan 20-22,21-17,24-22 in the first match held at Odense today.  Third seed and a silver medal winner in Olympics and Asian Games PV Sindhu lost to the American Beiwen Zhang 21-17, 16-21, and 21-18.  In Men's Singles, seventh-placed Kidambi Srikanth will face local ...