Saina Nehwal is Out of Badminton Action for Four Months

Saina Nehwal is Out of Badminton Action for Four Months

 September 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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The woman, who had been a household name in India after bringing badminton glory to the nation, is suddenly forgotten. The Commonwealth Games gold medalist and London Olympic bronze winner Saina was also a former world no.1 in a sport that is dominated by the Chinese with a recent intrusion by Spain’s Carolina Marin. But […]

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Chen Long defeats world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei to win badminton gold copy

Chen Long defeats world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei to win badminton gold

 August 20, 2016   kridangan

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It was again the heartbreaking for World no 1 Lee Chong Wei in Olympic 2016 final World no.2 China’s Chen Long beaten Lee Chong Wei in straight 21-18, 21-18 . this  is third time in row Lee Chong Wei claimed Silver medal in Olympics. Lee Chong Wei who met 25 times Chen before this match was claiming better records against […]

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Sakshi Sindhu Shine as Bright Stars in an Otherwise Dismal Indian Sky in 2016 Rio Games

 August 19, 2016   R K Gupta

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One shuddered at the gloomy thought of India’s largest ever contingent in Olympics games coming back empty-handed. Then when all seemed lost, two women came to the nation’s rescue by eking out performances of their lifetime. While badminton star PV Sindhu progressed merrily, the same was not the case of 58-kg freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik. […]

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Sindhu storms into the finals

Sindhu storms into the finals as India assured of a medal

 August 18, 2016   Vignesh Aravind

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18th August 2016 will be remembered as a red-letter for India. First it was Sakshi Malik who opened the medal account by winning bronze in wrestling. Next it was Sindhu who produced a dominating performance over Japan’s Okuhara to move into the finals. History was created as she is first Indian to achieve this milestone. […]

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2016 Rio Games Badminton

Big Three of Badminton Vie for Men’s Singles Olympic Gold at 2016 Rio Games

 August 18, 2016   R K Gupta

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In the next three days, the top guys and girls in world badminton will attempt to prove their supremacy in the shuttle sports at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. However, unlike 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games, Rio will not see China’s Lin Dan and Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei playing the gold medal match. The […]

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P.V. Sindhu will meet Japanese Nozomi Okuhara in Semifinals

 August 17, 2016   kridangan

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P.V. Sindhu who is currently ranked world no 10 in BWF ranking beaten the world no 2 & London Olympics silver medalist Yihan Wang. P.V. Sindhu won this match with very close round 22-20 21-19. After initial struggle Sindhu shown tremendous patience and came back in-game against world number to Yihan Wang. Now Sindhu will […]

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Srikanth Kidambi & PV

Srikanth Kidambi & P. V. Sindhu will meet world No 2 in their QF Round

 August 15, 2016   kridangan

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India’s Srikanth Kidambi who is currently ranked 11 in BWF Ranking beaten World No 5 Jan O Jorgensen in straight games. He beat the Dane 21-19, 21-19 in the round of 16. He will meet World No 2 Lin Dan in Quarterfinals of the Rio Olympics. This may be difficult match for Srikanth. Srikanth meet Lin […]

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Yonex Open Taipei

Taiwanese Take Men & Women’s Singles Chinese Win All Other Finals of Yonex Open Taipei

 July 5, 2016   R K Gupta

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In the badminton tournament given a miss by top stars, the final glory was cornered by China and the hosts Taiwan. They shared all five titles on July 3, the last day of 2016 Yonex Open Chinese Taipei. While Taiwan grabbed both men and women singles crowns, China swept the doubles in all categories. With […]

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BWF world rankings

Saina Nehwal moves to No.5 in BWF world rankings

 July 2, 2016   kridangan

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Saina Nehwal continuing her move up in BWF rank this month, Saina moved to no 5 rank. This is her highest rank this year, last year she was no 1 in the BWF ranking after that she was slept down to no 8. PV Sindhu, also entered in top 10 player rankings. this good sign […]

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Saina Nehwal

Olympic Bound Saina Nehwal Attributes Her New-Found Aggression to Virat Kohli

 June 23, 2016   R K Gupta

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Late last year, Saina Nehwal rose to the pinnacle in women’s badminton by displacing Spain’s Carolina Marin to the second spot. But the Indian couldn’t keep her top position for long. She had a troubled ankle even as she commanded the top prize in the player auction for the Premier Badminton League held during January […]

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