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Saina demolishes Jie Yao to enter quarter-finals

Saina demolishes Jie Yao to enter quarter-finals

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

Indian ace Saina Nehwal romped into the quarter-finals of the women's singles after notching a comfortable straight-game victory over Dutch Jie Yao in the London Olympics. The world No 5 Indian tired out the Dutch girl by engaging her in rallies and executing her strokes with perfection to emerge victorious 21-14, 21-16 in 40 minutes at the Wembley Arena.

India's schedule at the Games - August 1

India's schedule at the Games - August 1

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

Indian athletes will be in action in various disciplines at the 2012 Olympics on Wednesday. Check out their time schedule.

Saina reaches second round of French Open

Saina reaches second round of French Open

Rediff.com26 Oct 2011

Indian ace Saina Nehwal started her campaign at the French Open Super Series on a positive note, thrashing Jie Yao of Holland in straight-games to reach the second round of the women's singles event at Paris on Wednesday.

Saina cautious at French Open Super Series

Saina cautious at French Open Super Series

Rediff.com24 Oct 2011

Still smarting from her second-round exit in Denmark last week, Saina Nehwal will seek redemption when she starts her campaign at the French Open Super series, which begins with the qualifiers at Paris on Tuesday.

Popat bows out of Swiss Open

Popat bows out of Swiss Open

Rediff.com19 Mar 2005

Aparna Popat went down to fourth seed Jie Yao of Netherlands 4-11, 2-11 in just 18 minutes.

Popat storms into last 8

Popat storms into last 8

Rediff.com18 Mar 2005

The Indian ace upset eighth seed Petya Nedeltcheva of Bulgaria in the Swiss Open badminton tournament.

Singapore Open: Indian shuttlers make solid start

Singapore Open: Indian shuttlers make solid start

Rediff.com11 Jun 2008

Indians made a solid start to their campaign in the Singapore Open badminton tournament, the trio of Saina Nehwal, Arvind Bhat and Anup Sridhar winning their qualifying openers of the Super Series event.