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Sachin tendulkar - Saina Nehwal

Badminton player Saina Nehwal on Sunday received a brand new BMW car for winning a bronze medal at the London Olympics from none other than batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, who said that the world is yet to see the best of the star shuttler. "I am sure that she (Saina) is happy but not satisfied. We are also not satisfied because we know that you can go to greater heights. You have that ability with Gopi's guidance.   We are also not satisfied because we know that you can go to greater heights. You have that ability with Gopi's guidance. ... There are better days ahead and as a sportsperson, you always try to believe that your best is yet to come," the iconic Indian batsman said at the felicitation function. While announcing a BMW car for Saina and a car each for her coach P Gopichand and budding talent P V Sindhu, Sachin said, "I am quite confident that your best is yet to come and you will emerge victorious across the world and that is what we ...

Indian Olympic medalists

 MY BEST WISHES Since it first participated in Olympic Games in 1900 at Paris, India has won 26 medals. Of these, 9 are gold (8 in field hockey, 1 in shooting); 6 silver (2 in athletics, 1 in field hockey, 2 in shooting and 1 in wrestling); and 11 bronze. Not much to boast about, really, but in a country that has no real, systematic sporting culture it is stirring to see some of its sons and daughters overcome great odds and succeed against the best in the world. What motivates these champions is awesome passion, immense talent, great mental strength and the burning desire to be the best that you can be. So here are India’s Olympic medal winners, who did the country proud and imparted further credibility to an Olympic motto: ‘The essence lies not in the victory, but also in the struggle’ India will return with its best-ever Olympics medal tally from the London Games. If there is anything missing, it is a gold and that has been somewhat made up by two silver medals out of a ...

Saina nehwal enter Semifinal - london olympics

Saina becomes first Indian shuttler to reach Olympics semis The Indian, seeded fourth, was in top form and sent a warning to her opponents with her full array of shots that demolished the fifth seed Baun LONDON: India's strongest medal hope Saina Nehwal today created history by becoming the first Indian to enter Olympics semi-finals after she defeated Denmark's Tine Baun 21-15, 22-20 in the women's singles quarter-finals at the Wembley Arena. The first game was easy for the Indian, but the Danish player came back strongly in the second game to lead 20-17. Saina came back strongly to win the next five points to seal a place in the semi-finals. My best wishes to saina nehwal      i will pray to god ;

Saina Nehwal Win - London Olympics 2012

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal started her Olympics campaign with a win while the mixed doubles pair of Jawala Gutta and V.Diju jeopardised their chances of making the knockout round at the 2012 London Olympics here Sunday. Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet , the World No.65, proved no match for Saina, World No.5, as the latter romped to a straight games win in the women's singles event. Saina thrashed the Swiss 21-9, 21-4 in 24 minutes in a Group E match at the Wembley Arena and looks good to move to the knock-out stage. In the mixed doubles, it wasn't a great outing for Jwala and Diju as they suffered their second successive defeat. The Indians lost to Danish Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in straight games, 12-21, 16-21, in a Group C match. The gloom in the badminton camp was lifted after Saina won her first match. Saina started well in the first game as she took an early lead of 12 points. However, Sabrina earned earned a few points back but was ...