Olympic Badminton

India’s badminton star Saina Nehwal said her decision to play in select international tournaments has worked wonders for her and the day is not far when she will be the World Number One. Saina, currently ranked sixth, said she was now participating in limited tournaments and is more focussed on winning titles. The 20-year-old is the top seed in Badminton Asia Championships beginning here Monday and is supremely confident. “I am playing in selected tournaments now and it has worked well for me...Read Full Story

Top seed Saina Nehwal of India on Friday booked her place in the women's semi-finals, beating Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21-13, 21-19 at the BWF World Super Series Masters Finals.The 19-year-old Indian, a semi-finalist last year, needed a win in her final Group A match to advance in the 500,000 dollar tournament after losing to Wong Mew Choo of Malaysia in her first match.Nehwal, who became the first Indian to win the World Junior title last year, stopped Porntip with some brilliant...Read Full Story

Saina Nehwal in Top Five, Indias Ace Badminton Player Saina Nehwal Breaks into Worlds Top 5, Saina Nehwals Career Best Ranking India's ace badminton player Saina Nehwal has gained her career-best rankings after she gained the fifth spot following her stupendous show in the All England Badminton Championships earlier this month. Riding on her fantastic show, the Indian gained a couple of spots in the latest list with 58516.7646 points in her kitty. However, the rankings are widely...Read Full Story

World number six Saina Nehwal of India said on Thursday she could still play in next month's badminton world championships despite falling ill with chicken pox.Nehwal, 19, told media in India she had been advised to take a week's rest after being diagnosed with chicken pox following a bout of fever last Saturday."I decided to see a doctor after pockmarks appeared on my body and he confirmed it was chicken pox," she said."I am very disappointed as the world championship is just around the...Read Full Story

HYDERABAD: Saina Nehwal, currently India’s best known badminton player, has expressed her ambition of winning the women’s singles gold medal at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi later this year.“My target this time is gold,” the 19-year old World No. 8 from Hyderabad told the Economic Times, showcasing her eagerness to build on the success of last few years. In the last four years she has won seven major titles including the prestigious Chinese Taipei Open and reached the quarter...Read Full Story