PV Sindhu

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PV Sindhu Win Match Against American Iris Wang In Malaysia Open Badminton Tournament

Two champions of Indian Wonmen's Badminton, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal participated in the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament, on June 29. While Saina lost, Sindhu progressed to the second round with a fine performance, score at 21-13, 21-17. Whereas, Saina went down fighting against American Iris Wang, ranked 33rd in the world, 11-21, 17-21 in 37 minutes game. Now, Sindhu will face Phittayaporn Chaiwan, a 21-year-old from Thailand.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 - 04:06 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, P Kashyap, Malaysia Open, Badminton

Siddharth and Saina Nehwal

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Actor Siddharth Summoned In Defamation Case Over Tweet Against Saina Nehwal

Actor Siddharth is summoned over his 'controversial' remark on badminton player Saina Nehwal, by Chennai Police. Two complaints have been lodged against the actor in this regard, informed the Chennai Police Commissioner. "Actor Siddharth has been summoned. We only need his statement,'' quoted Commissioner Shankar Jiwal. The controversy happened when Saina tweeted about PM Modi's security breach in Punjab, on which, Siddharth replied with a '… read-more

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 - 10:51 AM / by Shaloo Priya

Tags: Siddharth, Saina Nehwal, Twitter, Controversy, chennai police

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Tollywood Actor Siddharth

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Siddharth Booked Under IPC & IT Sections Over 'Twitter Joke': Hyderabad Police

Tollywood actor Siddharth has been booked under section 506 of the IPC and section 67 of the IT Act, over his recent sexist Twitter remark, against Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal. On January 12, a Hyderabad woman filed a complaint with the Cybercrime Wing of Hyderabad. Although Siddharth apologized for the joke after backlash from netizens and political leaders, a case has been registered. 

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 01:11 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Siddharth, Saina Nehwal, Twitter Remark, Indian Penal Code, Hyderabad Police

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Tollywood Actor Siddharth

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Tollywood Actor Siddharth Apologizes To Saina Nehwal Over 'Twitter Joke'

Actor Siddharth apologized to shuttler Saina Nehwal for his "Twitter joke". "I want to apologize to you for my rude joke that I wrote as a response to a tweet of yours, a few days ago," tweeted Siddharth on January 11. He further added, "If a joke needs to be explained, then it wasn't a very good joke to begin with". The apology came after Siddharth's sexist remark against Nehwal. 

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 - 01:55 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Siddharth, Saina Nehwal, Indian Shuttler, Twitter, controversial statement

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Actor Siddharth and Saina Nehwal

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Tollywood Actor Siddharth Trolled For Sexist Comment Against Saina Nehwal

Tollywood actor Siddharth gained criticism for his nasty "sexist" remark against Indian Shuttler Saina Nehwal. Reacting to a tweet of Sania Nehwal, concerned about PM Modi's security, Siddharth said, "Subtle cock champion of the world.. Thank God we have protectors of India. Shame on you Rihanna". Netizens backlashed Siddharth, calling his comments inappropriate. However,  he clarified and said, "COCK & BULL, that's the reference. Reading… read-more

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 - 04:58 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Siddharth, Tollywood actor, Saina Nehwal, criticism, Twitter

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Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth Fail To Qualify For Tokyo Olympics

Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will miss the Tokyo Olympics after they failed to qualify the Badminton World Federation rankings list. With the tournaments' official qualifying window closing on June 15, the BWF announced to hold no more matches. According to the rules only top 16 shuttlers as of June 15 will qualify for the games. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth, Chirag Shetty have qualified for games.

Sat, 29 May 2021 - 06:45 PM / by Aditi Chavan

Tags: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Badminton, Tokyo Games

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Kidambi and Nehwal's Olympic hopes let down due to pandemic

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COVID Blues: Malaysian Open Postponed; Setback For Indian Shuttlers

The Malaysian Open Super 750 tournament scheduled from May 25-30 has been postponed due to COVID-19 surge. The $600,000 prize money tournament was to be held at Kuala Lumpur. Touted as 2021 Tokyo Olympic qualifier, the postponement hit the last hopes of India shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth. After cancellation of Indian Open, the players relied much on this tournament as pandemic-led flight restricted their travel for Singapore… read-more

Fri, 07 May 2021 - 08:00 PM / by Anvitha Shetty

Tags: BWF, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Badminton, Malaysia, Tokyo Olympics

saina

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Saina Nehwal Knocked Out Of Orleans Masters; Loses To Line Christophersen

Shuttler Saina Nehwal suffered defeat by Denmark's Line Christophersen and was knocked out of the Orleans Masters tournament on March 27. The semi-final match lasting 28 minutes saw Danish dominating the rounds and winning in straight sets of 21-17 and 21-17. While men's doubles, Krishna Garaga and Vishnu Panjala excelled to the finals, Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy suffered defeated by Thailand in women's doubles.

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 - 06:59 PM / by Ronit John

Tags: Saina Nehwal, Badminton, India, Orleans Masters

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Saina Nehwal Excels To Orleans Masters Semis; Beats US' Iris Wang

Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal excelled to the semifinals of the Orleans Masters on March 26 after a scintillating victory against US' Iris Wang. Putting a scoreline of 21-19 in the first round, the acer faced a defeat in the second round by 17-21 followed by a 21-19 win in deciding game. Interestingly, the game was Nehwal's first semi-final in two years. Meanwhile, shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy made it to the last four… read-more

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 - 08:55 PM / by Ronit John

Tags: Saina Nehwal, Badminton, Orleans Masters, sports

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Shuttler Saina Nehwal Excels To Orleans Masters Quarter Finals

Following a thrilling encounter with France's Marie Batomene, Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal made it to the quarter-finals of Orleans Masters on March 25. Down by 18-21 in the first round, Saina gained momentum in the second and third round by putting a scoreline of 21-15 and 21-10. Interestingly, the shuttler clinched victory in the third game by bringing 'A+'. While Kidambi Srikanth got off to a winning start, Ira Sharma excelled to quarter… read-more

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 - 09:06 PM / by Ronit John

Tags: Badminton, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Ira Sharma

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