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Chicken pox downs Saina, Indian medal hopes

Friday 31 July '09

Contracting chicken pox grants life-long immunity from the disease but for India’s top shuttler Saina Nehwal....
Supermom in the ring

Sunday 2 August '09

M.C. Marykom, who gets the Khel Ratna this month, is the most successful woman in amateur boxing history
Remembering Jimmy, who soared higher than anyone before or since

Sunday 26 July '09

The image of a 6’2” human spring, leaping high in the air and staying there longer than most could, made Jimmy George a legend in Indian volleyball....
Lose some, win some: Shirsat makes his mark at last

Saturday 25 July '09

In 1999, Pankaj Shirsat, weighing just under a quintal, was struggling to make the India kabaddi team with its 80kg cap....
‘There are no easy matches’

Wednesday 22 July '09

Saina said she would prefer remaining low-key in the lower half of the draw at the August 10-16 World Badminton Championships before the real competition begins in the QFs.
Basketball’s Bhilai Steals

Sunday 19 July '09

The future of basketball in India could well be in Chhattisgarh’s steel city where a basketball academy scouts for tall girls and boys and grooms them for the court. THE SUNDAY EXPRESS travels to basketball’s nursery in Bhilai by our correspondent photographs by Ashish Shankar....
After winning gold in Germany, Khade sets sights on Rome

Wednesday 15 July '09

It doesn’t suit Virdhawal Khade’s craft to sport a moustache. Advanced research in swimming points to any form of body-hair piling on the crucial...
Sayali reaffirms new-found stature

Monday 6 July '09

Sayali Gokhale faced a tricky time at 17-19 down in the opening set of her Tata Open final...
Pawar hopes to pick tips from across the net

Sunday 5 July '09

The guy across the net on Sunday could have some answers to the finishing problems that have been leaving...
Time after time

Sunday 5 July '09

Busy training young players, Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand are regarded as the architects of India’s...
After near misses, Chetan aims for finishing touch

Friday 3 July '09

Near misses are on his mind as he strolls the aisles of the CCI courts on the eve of the Tata Open All India ranking tournament.
Chetan targets return to form

Friday 3 July '09

Near-misses are on Chetan Anand’s mind as he strolls the aisles of the CCI courts on the eve of the Tata Open All India ranking tournament.
Englishman adds foreign flavour to Tata Open

Wednesday 1 July '09

Jamie Bonsels doesn't pretend to be an Englishman who was lured by adverts of Incredible! India, and took the first flight out to Mumbai.
Security no worry, but food is, as Jamie looks to make the most of Indian experience

Wednesday 1 July '09

Jamie Bonsels doesn’t pretend to be an Englishman who was lured by adverts of Incredible India.
Saina goes down to unknown Chinese

Saturday 27 June '09

If Lin doesn’t get you, Xin can. China’s three famous Wangs — Chen, Lin and Yihan — were joined by unheralded...
No need for caution, Saina set for bigger things: Popat

Friday 26 June '09

Saina Nehwal’s quick rise seems a little dreamy for the Indian mind accustomed to sporting mediocrity...
Saina begins Malaysia campaign with easy win, says no pressure

Thursday 25 June '09

After a memorable week in Jakarta, Saina Nehwal took her challenge to Johor Bahru...
Chinese wall scaled, Saina now targets the world

Tuesday 23 June '09

There was a ferocity in Saina’s eyes when she was decimating Lin Wang’s challenge in the decider at Jakarta.
Saina breaches Chinese citadel in title win, enters big league

Monday 22 June '09

Just before leaving home for a series of tournaments, Saina Nehwal, who had been following the French Open keenly....
Saina keeps dream alive

Sunday 21 June '09

Saina Nehwal has perhaps dreamt of this Sunday many times over: of a title match-up against a Chinese.
Saina makes Indonesia semi-finals

Saturday 20 June '09

The badminton world is said to be divided into Chinese and non-Chinese challengers (read: the rest of the world), with their respective fans piggy-backing....
Saina fights into quarters

Friday 19 June '09

Faced with an opponent who chose to retaliate in kind every time Saina Nehwal mounted an attack on her in the Indonesian Super series pre-quarters...
An Olympics rugby slumdog story

Wednesday 17 June '09

Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy had scripted and canned Oscar-acclaimed shots of a Mumbai slum boy’s fictional journey to millionairedom last year....
Anup, Saina go down in quarters

Saturday 13 June '09

Anup Sridhar was outplayed 21-11 21-8 by Thai Boonsak Ponsana within 24 hours of his shock victory over world No 2 Peter Gade...
Sridhar too good for Gade, in quarters

Friday 12 June '09

Nine quiet weeks spent exclusively on building his strength after the looming question mark over his fitness have seen shuttler Anup Sridhar...
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