Badminton  

Indian sportswomen did the nation proud by winning medals at various international events in 2018. Mary Kom, Hima Das, Dutee Chand, Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Manika Batra and others hogged the limelight

Badminton player Jwala Gutta and many other's names disappear from the voter list in Telangana.

In the second round, PV Sindhu, who won three major silver medals this season - Commonwealth Games, World Championship and Asian Games, will face Korea's Sung Ji Hyun. The 23-year-old from Hyderabad has a superior 8-5 head-to-head record against the Korean

Saina Nehwal yet again failed to crack the code of top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, losing 20-22, 11-21 in another quarter-final contest

Saina Nehwal, who had reached the final of the Denmark Open last week, continued her good run by beating former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 10-21, 21-14, 21-17 in an exciting contest

In fact, this was Saina Nehwal's fifth straight defeat against Tai Tzu Ying this year. The Indian had come out second best four times earlier this year - Indonesia Masters, All England Championships, Badminton Asia Championships and in the Jakarta Asian Games

'I always had a special admiration for the north-east and with this alliance I wish to promote badminton in this region, so that we have more people inspired to take up the sport,' said Saina Nehwal, who was first unsold

Stree actress Shraddha Kapoor, who is all set to portray Saina Nehwal on the big screen, says the ace badminton player's journey mirrors her own.