India blanked Canada 3-0 to move into the semi-final of the badminton mixed doubles event at the Commonwealth Games here Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

It was a cakewalk for India in their opening pool D match in the badminton mixed team event of the Commonwealth Games with a 5-0 drubbing of Kenya at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Two Olympic champions from China are facing a possible dismissal from a university in the country after they failed to attend enough classes for their Masters programmes. Read the rest of this entry »

Brand Ambassador of CWG and India’s top Badminton player Saina Nehwal retracted and regretted her stunning remarks that the country was not yet ready to host mega sporting events like the Commonwealth Games. Read the rest of this entry »

Top Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will spearhead the women’s singles in the A 10-member Indian badminton team for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games, announced here Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

India’s star shuttler Saina Nehwal will challenge Chinese supremacy in the game when she begins her campaign in the World Badminton Championships against Hsiao Huan Chen of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) at the Pierre de Coubertin stadium here Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

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05
Filed Under (Sports) by on 05-08-2010

The sports ministry Thursday announced the final list of the annual sports awards, with Saina Nehwal getting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.

Footballer Deepak Kumar Mondal, currently in Portugal with the national team, has got the Arjuna Award. This is the first time footballers will the Arjuna Award after a gap of eight years.
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