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Saina, who won silver at the 2015 World Championships, battled Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong in the match's opening round. Day two of the Badminton World Championships match between Saina Nehwal and Cheung Ngan Yi of China features Saina Nehwal hitting a return. Saina Nehwal, the London Olympic bronze medalist, defeated Hong Kong's Cheung Ngan Yi in straight games on Tuesday in her first-round match in the women's singles division of the ongoing BWF World Championships 2022, giving her campaign a strong start. Saina, who won the silver medal at the 2015 World Championship, battled valiantly in the opening game. At one point, she fell behind 4-7, but she fought back to make the halftime score 10-11. The Hyderabadi shuttler then prevailed 21-19 in a close match. The two-time world championship medalist Nehwal played with precision in the second game, winning four straight points to take the victory 21-9. She won the game 21-19, 21-9, and finished the match in...

Uncapped Kiran Navgire is the only Indian male or woman to score over 150 in a T20 match. Kiran Prabhu Navgire ran in college. She earned 100 medals in athletics, including a javelin gold in 2011-12. Her second sport was cricket, despite her idol being MS Dhoni. At 22, she realised her cricket talent. She's now in the T20I team for next month's England visit. She played for Azam Sports Academy in Pune. She was casually hitting sixes. Her power amazed me. Gulzar Sheikh and Dr. PA Inamdar questioned her after the match where she trains. Kiran's response stunned Inamdar and Shaikh. She answered, "No club, mister; have fun." I like athletics, but cricket is expensive. (I'm not a club rep. I enjoy cricket. Shaikh wants to try sports because cricket is expensive. Kiran's first coach, Shaikh, claims she doesn't realise her own potential after listening to her. Kiran consented to play cricket when Inamdar and Shaikh said she wouldn't hav...

"Parents who throw their girl after giving birth must be crying inside because they can't even meet their born daughter" There is an orphanage in Maharashtra's Pune city, called 'Srivastava Orphanage'. On 13 August 1979 a girl was born in an unknown corner of the city, parents did not know it was a compulsion, that they threw a piece of their liver early morning into the crib of this orphanage, the manager orphanage named the sweet baby girl 'Laila' Gone. In those days an American couple named Haren and Sue came to visit India. There was already a girl in his family, his purpose of coming to India was to adopt a boy. They came to this ashram looking for a handsome boy. They didn't find a boy, but Sue looked at Layla and she fell in love with her bright brown eyes and innocent face. After legal proceedings, the girl was adopted, Sue changed her name to Laila to ' leased ', they moved back to America, but after a few years they...

Female boxer Nikhat Zareen overcome extraordinary odds to become world champion, ensuring India a gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022. After reaching the women's flyweight boxing semi-finals on Wednesday, world champion Nikhat Zareen ensured the country of another gold at the Commonwealth Games 2022. The 25-year-old is hoping for gold at the upcoming CWG after winning gold at the Women's World Championships in May. She is competing in a new weight class, the 50 kg, when the new divisions for the Paris Olympics were published. Nikhat noticed as a little girl that there were no women in the boxing arena. Her father took her to a stadium to see the Urban Games.  She inquired as to why there were no ladies in the ring and whether it was solely for guys. According to the media, her father told her that women did box but were discouraged due to accidents. She also returned home battered after battling with a boy one day. According to the  media, her mother was...

Anahat Singh is India's teenage squash player who has made headlines in the Commonwealth Games 2022. The 14-year-old rose to prominence after winning the girls U-11 title at the British Junior Open Squash in January 2019 followed by the girls U-13 title at the Dutch Junior Open Squash in the same year. 14-year-old teenage squash player, Anahat Singh, from  India,  has made headlines at the Commonwealth Games 2022 . Anahat became popular after she won he girls U-11 title at the British Junior Open Squash in January 2019. She followed that with the girls U-13 title at the Dutch Junior Open Squash in the same year. Her elder sister Amira played squash at the time. Anahat switched to squash from badminton at the age of eight years old. Anahat said, "I used to go along with my sister and whack for like 15-20 minutes but nothing serious because I was mostly pursuing badminton...her sister was playing a tournament in Bengal and I went along so I entered. But after ...

Pragnya, the only Indian to participate in a triathlon World Cup, is the national and South Asian champion. Pragnya's father Pratap adds, "We felt she might be a star." Nobody guessed triathlon. Pragnya Mohan has risen before dawn for over a half-decade to beat Ahmedabad's traffic. She spends six months in Australia and Spain to practise in open waters, something that's impossible in Gujarat and most of India's dirty, crocodile-infested rivers. The 27-year-old has had five serious incidents while training or competing, two surgeries, and metal rods in her wrist and leg. The chartered accountant will spearhead India's triathlon debut at the Commonwealth Games on Friday. Adarsh M S, Vishwanath Yadav, and Sanjana Joshi are India's four representatives in a sport that combines swimming, cycling, and running. Pragnya, the only Indian to participate in a triathlon World Cup, is the national and South Asian champion. Pragnya's father Pratap...

FanClash has secured $40 million in a Series B funding round. The Bengaluru-based startup will use the money to fuel its mission to develop a global esports fantasy, data, and fan engagement platform. FanClash, a Bengaluru-based esports company, has acquired $40 million in Series B investment to help it achieve its goal of creating a worldwide esports fantasy, data, and fan interaction platform. The current fund raising was co-led by existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Falcon Edge, and Info Edge India, as well as Matic Networks (Polygon). This follows a $10 million Series A financing in August 2021 from Sequoia Capital India, Falcon Edge (Alpha Wave Ventures), and Info Edge India. A FanClash representative stated, "The firm expects to use the cash received for worldwide expansion, strengthening the staff, and user acquisition. FanClash launched in India in 2021 and the Philippines in June 2022, with plans to expand to Vietnam and the United States in early 202...

Hudle has secured $1 million in a round of funding led by Inflection Point Ventures. The sports tech startup will use the money to fuel growth, and bolster its business, among other things. Hudle, a sports technology business, has secured $1 million in a fundraising round headed by Inflection Point Ventures. Existing investors Survam Partners and Indian Angel Network also participated in the investment round, according to a statement released on Wednesday. The funds obtained will be utilized to drive expansion in existing and new geographies, enhance the business and technology teams, marketing, and new product additions. Hudle, which debuted in 2018, is a smartphone app that allows sports aficionados to discover and schedule sporting events. According to Founder and CEO of Inflection Point Ventures (IPV), Vinay Bansal, Hudle bridges the gap by allowing users to explore and book numerous sports venues, events, and pursue their favorite sport as a pastime or fitness ...

Apart from the disproportionate attention and money given to cricket, India, which will soon surpass China as the world's most populous country, is so hungry of sporting achievement that any victory in any other sport is met with unmatched excitement. Neeraj Chopra most recently won a silver medal in the javelin event at the world championships in Oregon, US. Chopra's accomplishment is admirable. After Anju Bobby George's bronze medal in the long jump at the 2003 Paris Olympics, he is the only Indian to earn a medal in the competition. Indian athletes have a difficult time competing on the international track and field circuit. All eyes were on Chopra to see whether he would win a gold in Oregon after winning the gold in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, especially when he hit an 89 m-plus throw in the qualifications. With 88.13m, he fell short in the finals and had to settle for silver. The winner of the gold has been hurling 90 million and more like he's hurling sto...

Nutrition is the key to the top performance of athletes. A Hyderabad-based healthcare startup BBETTER is sponsoring sports nutrition for a hundred Indian athletes. On Thursday, the Hyderabad-based healthcare firm BBETTER launched 'Khelengebehetar,' which would finance sports nutrition for 100 Indian sportsmen. The campaign was inaugurated here by Dr. Andrew Fleming (British Deputy High Commissioner for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) at an event attended by Raju Vanapala, CEO of Way2News, Prithvi Chaitanya, Head of Partnerships at T Hub, and Ajay Sakhamuri (Founder of MyClassBoard). BBETTER got an impressive response of over 1700+ registrations and shortlisted 100 athletes from various regions of the nation who compete in sports such as badminton, powerlifting, Paralympic sports, boxing, and football. Speaking about the sponsorship, International Para-Badminton Player Arati Patil stated that nutrition is a vital component of any athlete's path and that thi...

With his domestic and IPL statistics, Yashasvi Jaiswal has garnered a lot of respect in Indian cricket. But it wasn't always like this; he had to work hard for every meal and sleep in the cow-barn during the day so he could practice. Hard effort always pays off, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, a great cricketer and rising star, is a perfect illustration of this assertion. Yashasvi Jaiswal has earned a lot of respect in Indian cricket because of his domestic and IPL statistics, but it wasn't always like this; he had to fend for himself and sleep in a cow-barn to train during the day. This is the inspiring story of a little child who went from selling Pani-Puri to becoming an Indian domestic cricket run machine. Beginnings of a Hero's Struggle Yashasvi Jaiswal arrived in Mumbai at the age of 13 with the ambition of becoming a world-class batsman and donning the blue Indian cricket team's shirt. Yashasvi Jaiswal, who was born into a poor family in Uttar Pradesh, h...