Rio de Janeiro: The London Olympics bronze medallist and world No. 5 Saina Nehwal’s Rio Olympics journey has come to a shocking end on Sunday, with the Indian shuttler losing to Ukraine’s Marija Ulitina in straight games.
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Saina Nehwal & Lee Chong Wei fetch USD 100,000 at India’s Premier Badminton League auction
New Delhi: Top stars Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong Wei were the costliest buys, fetching a whopping USD 100,000, while Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were bought for USD 95,000 and USD 80,000 respectively at the rechristened Premier badminton League (PBL) players’ auction here on Monday.
Glasgow 2014: It’s now or never for Wei Feng and Daren Liew
Glasgow: So, who’s the favorite to win the badminton men’s singles title at XX Commonwealth Games after Lee Chong Wei’s withdrawal? Really, there is none. Or there are about 4 to 6 players, depending on your viewpoint.
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Tommy dreams of winning title in front of dad (pic)
BUKIT JALIL: The thought of playing in front of your parents can be emotional and nerve-racking for any athlete, more so if your dad is a former world champion.
No wonder Indonesia’s Tommy Sugiarto, son of 1983 men’s singles world champion Icuk Sugiarto, seldom plays competitively in front of his father.
Icuk, who was also a member of the 1984 Thomas Cup winning team, was rated among the world’s best when he dominated the badminton scene in the 1980’s.
“In my family, my father has the biggest influence on my games. But seeing him before my game makes me nervous … I don’t know why. That’s why he hardly turns up for my matches,” said Tommy.
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