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Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy Test Positive for Coronavirus in Thailand
12 Jan 2021
Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy returned positive in the third Covid-19 test while in quarantine ahead of the Thailand Open. Nehwal’s husband, Parupalli Kashyap, has also been asked to head to the…
Jaydeep Basu
London Eye: India’s Greatest Olympic Fortnight
25 Jul 2020
Tokyo 2020, the Olympic Fortnight: Between July 30 and August 12, 2012, India bagged six medals -- two silvers and four bronze -- at the London Games to record the country’s best ever haul from an…
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BWF Extends Olympics Qualification Period, Will Maintain Ranking Points
28 May 2020
The initial Olympic qualification time frame ended on April 28 but multiple event cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic meant the BWF was forced to freeze its rankings on March 17. The ruling…
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22 Events in Five Months: Top Shuttlers Shocked By BWF’s Rescheduled Calendar
23 May 2020
Many top Indian shuttlers, including Saina Nehwal have questioned the logic of the revamp, especially considering the current situation where global travel is far from being resumed. The BWF’s…
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Money Over Safety: Saina Nehwal One of Many to Hit Out Against Sporting Bodies
19 Mar 2020
Decisions by some sporting entities to go ahead with tournaments, reluctance to acknowledge the risk of Covid-19, or even reschedule them without consulting the players has been the focus of ire from…
Leslie Xavier
Courting the Establishment: Saina Nehwal and the Tradition of Sporting Opportunism
29 Jan 2020
Following a long line of athletes Saina Nehwal has, for a while now, been a mute silent observer to goings-on in the country while also being happy to tout the establishment’s line whenever possible…
Leslie Xavier
Alchemy Through IQ: How PV Sindhu Flipped the Script to Make History
26 Aug 2019
In her third consecutive trip to the Badminton (BWF) World Championship final, PV Sindhu finally struck gold. And luck had nothing to do with it. The victory is midpoint in a long ranging project…
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Syed Modi Open Badminton: Sameer Verma Beats Lu Guang Zu to Defend Title, Saina Nehwal loses in Final
26 Nov 2018
Even as the other Indians, Saina Nehwal and doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost their finals, Sameer Verma held strong to make a heroic comeback and retain his Syed Modi…
Leslie Xavier
India at Asian Games 2018: The Truth Behind Government's Claims
05 Sep 2018
Despite the host of medals and the heartwarming narratives Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia has produced, India’s performance hasn’t actually been much better than those in the sports governing bodies…
Siddhanth Aney
Asian Games 2018 India Round-up: Gold Medals, Bold Medals and Olympic Ambitions
03 Sep 2018
The Newsclick sports team sits down to review India's performance at the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta Palembang.