My aim is to reach top 15: Kashyap
August 29th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Parupalli Kashyap, the first Indian shuttler to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games, now aims to break into top-15 of world badminton.Kashyap, who ... Read more...
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Saina rises to World No.4
August 9th, 2012 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India's Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has gained a place to fourth in the world badminton rankings.Saina swapped places with China's Shixian Wang in the ... Read more...
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Badminton veteran Gade builds up towards London Olympics
May 20th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Wuhan (China), May 20 (IANS) Danish badminton player Peter Gade is feeling good about his game ahead of the London Olympics.With a comfortable 2-0 win, Danish veteran Peter Gade led ... Read more...
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Saina and I have shown that Chinese can be beaten: Baun
April 30th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Denmark's Tine Baun and India's Saina Nehwal have shown in ample measure that the Chinese can be beaten and their domination of world badminton can ... Read more...
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From Melbourne to Delhi, Saina’s eventful journey (Profile)
October 14th, 2010 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Life has turned full circle for badminton World No. 3 Saina Nehwal. It all started at Melbourne Commonwealth Games four years ago when she had ... Read more...
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Saina has fond memories of Anna, a Canadian she admires (Lead)
October 12th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) For the second time in three days, Anna Rice walked up to Saina Nehwal to shake hands after being outclassed by the young Indian, ... Read more...
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Saina has fond memories of retiring Anna
October 12th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) For the second time in three days, Anna Rice walked up to Saina Nehwal to shake hands after being outclassed by the Indian. First it ... Read more...
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Saina soars to No.2 in world badminton (Lead)
July 15th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal Thursday jumped one spot to World No.2, coming as a major boost for the star shuttler ahead of the World Championships in Paris from ... Read more...
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Delhi to host Super Series badminton in revamped calendar
May 22nd, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India will host one of the seven prestigious Super Series badminton events in a revamped and lucrative tennis-style world badminton calendar that will also see the sport's ... Read more...
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Erratic Saina loses, Indian challenge ends at Badminton Asia Championships (Lead)
April 17th, 2010 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Deafening crowd support failed to spur an error-prone Saina Nehwal as she stumbled against China's Xuerui Li 17-21, 11-21 in the semi-finals of the women's singles in ... Read more...
India will be the hub for world badminton: BAI chief
March 26th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) After hockey, now world badminton is showing increasing interest in India as the destination to market the sport in a big way. A survey conducted by the ... Read more...
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Saina breaks into top-five of world badminton rankings
March 18th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) India's top badminton player Saina Nehwal cracked into the top-five of world rankings with her semi-final finish at the All England Championships.
Saina jumped two places to be ... Read more...
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World Badminton: Chetan Anand in second round, Rupesh-Thomas make early exit (Round-up)
August 10th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Chetan Anand lightened up the otherwise gloomy first day for the Indian shuttlers at the World Championships, advancing to the second round with an easy killing ... Read more...
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Big support for Chinese players (Lead, World Badminton Diary)
August 10th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) The Chinese have always been a huge force in badminton. So, it came as no surprise that the first group of spectators flocking for tickets as the Badminton ... Read more...
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Two cooks to safeguard Chong Wei’s guts (World Badminton Diary)
August 10th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) The Indian food has failed to tickle the taste buds of Malaysian badminton star Lee Chong Wei. On the contrary, when Chong Wei made a shock exit in ... Read more...
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Saina returns home, says World Championships next target
June 28th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 28 (IANS) Saina Nehwal returned home Sunday to a rousing welcome after winning her first Super Series title in Indonesia.
Saina said she has now set her eyes on bigger events ... Read more...
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Saina touches a new high in Indonesia Open
June 21st, 2009 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Three years after her surprise win at the Philippines Open, her first major international tournament, Saina Nehwal continues to scale the peak of world badminton ... Read more...
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I have proved my critics wrong: Chetan
October 6th, 2008 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Chetan Anand's critics had written him off, but he is thrilled to prove them wrong by winning his first Grand Prix title, the Bitburger Open in Germany ... Read more...
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Gopichand urges Andhra chief minister not to take back academy land
September 20th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 20 (IANS) With the Andhra Pradesh government deciding to take back three out of five acres of land allotted to Pullela Gopichand for his badminton academy here, the badminton ace ... Read more...
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Gunalan forced to quit world badminton body
May 29th, 2008 - 3:19 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Punch Gunalan has resigned as the deputy president and council member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) following a "provisional" vote of no- confidence at its annual ... Read more...
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230 shuttlers from 27 countries for India open
March 20th, 2008 - 12:07 am ICT by admin
Hyderabad, March 19 (IANS) A total of 230 shuttlers from 27 countries will vie for the top honours at Yonex Sunrise India Grand Prix Gold 2008, the world badminton Grand Prix event, ... Read more...
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After maiden title Pawar eyes top-50 in world badminton
February 25th, 2008 - 7:24 pm ICT by admin
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) A three-month stint at Morten Frost Hansen's Academy in Denmark and the disappointment of being left out of the Thomas Cup squad seemed to have ... Read more...
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