Tag: Saina Nehwal

New Delhi: Olympic bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal has been left disappointed after the Sports Ministry decided to reject her application for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award this year, citing norms. Badminton Association of India (BAI) had recommended Saina’s name for the award to the Sports Ministry in August last year but the ministry picked two-time Olympic […]

Upbeat over winning the China Open title and moving up to the fourth spot in the latest BWF rankings, star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal says she is working on becoming the best in the world

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lifted her first Super Series title in two years, clinching the USD 750,000 Star Australian Open after outplaying Spain's Carolina Marin in the summit clash here on Sunday

Saina Nehwal produced one of her finest performance in recent times to guide Indian eves to a 2-3 victory over Thailand and catapult the hosts to the top of Group Y in the Uber cup badminton tournament here on Tuesday

World No.1 shuttler Saina Nehwal went down 21-13, 17-21, 20-22 in her women's singles semifinal to reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui at the $500,000 Malaysia Open Superseries Premier here today

World No.1 Saina Nehwal set up a semi-final clash with China's reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui as she beat Chinese Sun Yu 21-11, 18-21, 21-17 in the quarter-finals of the $500,000 Malaysia Open Superseries Premier at the Putra Stadium here on Friday

New Delhi: Five-time World champion Lin Dan suffered a shocking loss against eighth seed Tommy Sugiarto, while leading Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Sriaknth entered the semi-finals of the $275,000 Yonex Sunrise India Open Superseries here on Friday. Two-time Olympics champion Dan of China was stunned 17-21, 21-15, 17-21 in the quarter-finals by the […]

In a major heartbreak, Saina Nehwal lost the women's singles final of the $500,000 All England Open Badminton Championships to Spain's Carolina Marin here today

Birmingham: Saina Nehwal became the first Indian in 14 years to reach the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships by virtue of a straight games win over China’s Sun Yu here on Saturday. The third seed became the first Indian woman to enter the summit clash of the prestigious $500,000 tournament by defeating […]

India ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday snapped her 15 months title drought, clinching the Syed Modi International India Grand Prix Gold badminton crown with a straight-game victory over compatriot P V Sindhu in the women's singles competition, here today

Saina Nehwal endured a frustrating title drought but Indian badminton continued to move forward with the emergence of P V Sindhu as the next big sensation and the introduction of the ambitious Indian Badminton League this year

Ace Indians Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap displayed brilliant performances to clinch the women's and men's singles titles, respectively, at the $120,000 Syed Modi International Badminton Championships here today

Putting an end to the Padma Bhushan row, the sports ministry today decided to recommend woman shuttler Saina Nehwal's name for the country's third highest civilian honour "as a special case", according to a statement

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal on Saturday lambasted the sports ministry for its refusal to consider her for the prestigious Padma Bhushan this year and demanded that she be conferred the country's third highest civilian honour alongside wrestling icon Sushil Kumar

Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor, who was busy shooting ‘Saina’ – a biopic based on the life of badminton player Saina Nehwal, had to stop shooting as she was reportedly diagnosed with dengue fever. According to a source who told Mumbai Mirror, Shraddha has been asked to take sufficient rest immediately after she got the news. […]