Saina Nehwal dethrones Carolina Marin to regain No.1 rank

New Delhi, Aug. 20 : Indian ace shuttler Saina Nehwal regained her top spot in the Women’s singles Badminton World Federation ( BWF) Rankings on Thursday.Despite losing to her Spanish counterpart Carolina Marin in the World Championship’s final last week, Saina dethroned her in the latest rankings released today.Saina, who had to settle with the […]

Series against Kiwis apt to test depth of squad, says Amla

Johannesburg, Aug 19 : South Africa’s vice-captain Hashim Amla has insisted that upcoming three-match ODI series against New Zealand will provide a great opportunity for the team to test the depth of the limited over resources available in the squad.Amla said that it is no better time to test the depth of the squad, Sport24 […]

Former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe elected as IAAF president

London, Aug.19 : Former athlete and British politian Sebastian Coe, who led the organising committee of London’s 2012 Games, has been appointed as the president of world governing body for athletics.The former Olympic 1500m champion, who defeated former Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergey Bubka, will serve IAAF for an initial term of four years, the BBC […]

India confident about doing well in second Test, says Amit Mishra

Colombo, Aug.19 : Leg-spinner Amit Mishra said on Tuesday that the Indian cricket team will put up a better performance against Sri Lanka in the second Test which starts at the P. Sara Oval here on Thursday.Recalling India’s 63-run defeat in the first Test, Mishra, said he was confident that the side led by Virat […]

Saina’s father lauds her achievement despite lose at World C’ship

Hyderabad, Aug 16 : Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal’s father Harvir Singh on Sunday said that his daughter has made the nation proud by becoming the first Indian to secure a silver medal at the World Championship.He, however, said that this was not the end, adding that Saina would go a long way in her career.”Although […]