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  1. Saina makes a mark in Denmark

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    / October 22, 2012 /
    When the history of India vs China badminton will be written, Odense will certainly be more than a mere footnote. For it was in this Danish city that India’s top shuttler Saina Nehwal trounced world number Wang Yihan for the first time in her life. The win coming in the...

  2. Saina no longer has her feet on the ground

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    / September 28, 2012 /
    Saina Nehwal is flying high, albeit not in a negative way. The London Olympics bronze medallist flew a Kiran Mark II trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force at the IAF’s Dundigal academy near Hyderabad. The shuttler was the chief guest at the inter-squandron sports championship’s closing ceremony, where she...

  3. Saina signs a megabuck deal

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    / September 19, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Saina Nehwal has moved into a league where no non-cricketer has gone so far. She has signed a three-year- Rs 40 crore deal with Rhiti Sports, a sports management firm, that also handles cricket captain M S Dhoni. The brand endorsement deal makes Saina the highest paid non-cricketer in India....

  4. Rio, we will be there

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    / August 8, 2012 /
    Thank you Saina for this bronze medal because without this medal, my life would have been incomplete. My family has always dreamt that one day we at this Badminton Academy will bring home an Olympic medal. Most sportspersons work towards achieving this in their lifetime. I could not get one...

  6. `David’ Kashyap doesn’t defeat `Goliath’ Lee

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    / August 2, 2012 /
    India’s Parupalli Kashyap gave a glowing account of his immense fighting qualities but he was facing a formidable opponent in Lee Chong Wei who had all the answers to the difficult questions posed by the 25 year old Indian. The silver medallist from Beijing was a hurdle too high for...
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    Tagged anand datla, david, goliath, lee, london olympics, p kashyap

  7. Saina keeps her date in last 8

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    / August 2, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Saina Nehwal continued her impressive run of form in the Olympics with a convincing 38 minute victory over Netherlands’ Yao Jie 21-14, 21-16 to keep her dreams of an Olympic medal alive and kicking. The early exchanges were showcasing Yao’s experience and touch against the power and agility of the...

  8. India defeats Sri Lanka. Kashyap is Man of the Match

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    / August 1, 2012 /
    Parupalli Kashyap played with an assured authority and confidence for the third day running to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympics, the first Indian men’s singles player to do so. Niluka Karunaratne made a valiant effort to discover a way past the Indian, but he could only take Kashyap the...

  9. Kashyap hits bull’s eye, archers don’t

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    / July 31, 2012 /
    Parupalli Kashyap waltzed his way past Tien Minh Nguyen in just 35 minutes to clinch his second victory and a spot in the pre-quarterfinals. It brightened the day for an otherwise disappointed Indian contingent that took some tough losses in the Archery event. Even as the archers made a beeline...

  10. Kabhi Jwala, kabhi aansoon ka pyaala

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    / July 31, 2012 /
    It was like an edge-of-the-seat thriller. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were on game point in the third game of their women’s doubles encounter against Chien and Cheng of Chinese Taipei. When the delicate drop shot did the trick, Jwala let out a shriek, which conveyed relief, ecstasy and happiness...

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