THE WORLD NO. 2 badminton player, Saina Nehwal has asked the girls of the country to consider sports seriously and take it up as a profession.
Indian badminton players Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa are set to be included by the sports ministry in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme, even as the ministry extended support to national coach Pullela Gopichand, who was accused of bias by the top women's doubles pair.
THE GOVERNMENT IN April this year announced the names of the players that have been selected for financial assistance under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) for the upcoming Rio Olympics in 2016. The total amount would be Rs. 30.075 crore, of which Rs. 96.80 lakh has been released so far. This money would be spent on the players training preparation for the Olympics.
Riding on a semifinal finish at the Indonesia Super Series Premier badminton tournament, Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap regained his place inside the top 10 in the latest BWF's world ranking, release on Thursday.
World number one Saina Nehwal disposed off Thai Nichaon Jindapon's challenge in straight games but PV Sindhu crashed out of the Indonesian Open Super Series badminton tournament following a close first-round defeat, on Wednesday.
Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of Indonesia Open Superseries Premier after losing the quarter-final match to China's Shixian Wang on Friday.
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