<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Saina Nehwal News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Saina Nehwal. All the latest 2026 Sports articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Saina Nehwal News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:08:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/sports/player/saina_nehwal" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:45:53 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Tokyo Olympics | India's Greatest Olympians]]></title><description><![CDATA[India won its first Olympic medal at the 1900 Paris Olympics, while the nation earned its first gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam edition in hockey. Till 2016, India have won a total of 28 medals, but only a few athletes have achieved the immortal status in our country - let's have a look.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/jul/15/2021-tokyo-olympics-indias-greatest-olympians?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/jul/15/2021-tokyo-olympics-indias-greatest-olympians?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sounak mullick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:45:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/Other_sports/Sushil_Kumar_Olympics_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How India’s second Covid-19 wave is playing spoilsport ahead of 2021 Tokyo Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 90 athletes across 11 disciplines have made the cut to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, but many are still waiting in the fringes. However, with the cancellation of events and travel restrictions still in place owing to the pandemic, the athletes are experiencing mayhem ahead of the mega-event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/may/03/how-indias-second-covid-19-wave-is-playing-spoilsport-ahead-of-2021-tokyo-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2021/may/03/how-indias-second-covid-19-wave-is-playing-spoilsport-ahead-of-2021-tokyo-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sounak mullick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 15:24:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/India_flag_Olympics.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOA declares no accreditation will be provided to parents in Asian Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the pull-out threat given by Saina Nehwal, IOA made it clear that no accreditation would be provided to parents in the upcoming Asian Games. IOA has accepted that the accreditation given during the CWG was an exception as the concerned player refused to participate unless it was not provided.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/jun/03/ioa-declares-that-no-accreditation-will-be-provided-to-parents-in-the-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/jun/03/ioa-declares-that-no-accreditation-will-be-provided-to-parents-in-the-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 13:26:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/hockey/Narinder_Batra_FIH_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CWG 2018 | Twitter reacts to India's successful journey at Gold Coast Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was an exhilarating 10 days of some absolutely outstanding performances by the Indian athletes at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games as India  ended the tourney at the third position. Starting from the Prime Minister to general public took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian medal winners.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/apr/15/cwg-2018-twitter-reacts-to-indias-successful-journey-at-gold-coast-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/apr/15/cwg-2018-twitter-reacts-to-indias-successful-journey-at-gold-coast-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/Saina_Nehwal_AuOpen_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooting body chief unhappy with Sports Ministry for cutting down on IOA’s list of non-athletes for CWG]]></title><description><![CDATA[NRAI chief Raninder Singh took a dig at Sports Ministry’s move to drop 21 names from the IOA’s list of non-athletes as part of the CWG contingent. Among those dropped from the IOA’s list include PV Sindhu’s mother, Saina Nehwal’s father and shooter Heena’s husband who is also her coach. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/mar/23/shooting-body-chief-unhappy-with-sports-ministry-for-cutting-down-on-io-as-list-of-non-athletes-for-cwg?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2018/mar/23/shooting-body-chief-unhappy-with-sports-ministry-for-cutting-down-on-io-as-list-of-non-athletes-for-cwg?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Jitu_Rai_Heena_Sindhu.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PV Sindhu beats Virat Kohli to become most searched athlete in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[PV Sindhu has beaten the likes of Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni to become the most searched sportsperson in India following her success at the 2016 Rio games where she won a silver medal. MS Dhoni is the highest placed cricketer on the list at 3rd place followed by Virat Kohli.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/dec/03/pv-sindhu-beats-virat-kohli-to-become-most-searched-athlete-in-india?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/dec/03/pv-sindhu-beats-virat-kohli-to-become-most-searched-athlete-in-india?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 11:58:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/badminton/PV_Sindhu_rio_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlike Dipa Karmakar, these Indian athletes have let themselves down]]></title><description><![CDATA[While athletes such as Dipa Karmakar, Dattu Bhokanal, and Lalita Babar overachieved at the games, a lot of established stars have criminally underperformed. Here is the list of the athletes who have failed to live up to the expectations that were placed on them at the start of the event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/aug/16/unlike-dipa-karmakar-these-indian-athletes-have-let-themselves-down?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/aug/16/unlike-dipa-karmakar-these-indian-athletes-have-let-themselves-down?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:50:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/tennis/Sania_Mirza_Rohan_Bopanna_Olympics_Getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 | Dipa Karmakar, Mirza-Bopanna finish fourth, while Saina crashes out on Day 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[On another disappointing day for India, Dipa Karmakar landed her Produnova to manage a fourth place, while Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna lost their bronze-medal match in the mixed doubles event. The biggest disappointment of the day, however, was Saina Nehwal's ouster from the badminton event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/aug/15/rio-2016-dipa-karmakar-mirza-bopanna-finish-fourth-while-saina-crashes-out-on-day-9?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/aug/15/rio-2016-dipa-karmakar-mirza-bopanna-finish-fourth-while-saina-crashes-out-on-day-9?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2016 20:11:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Dipa_Karmakar_gettyimages.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down but not out! These athletes are still holding India’s hopes high at the Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four days into the Olympics and Indians had to suffers heartbreaks and disappointments as our favorite stars lost out on medals. But is it too soon to write them off? ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/aug/10/down-but-not-out-these-athletes-are-still-holding-india-s-hopes-high-at-the-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/aug/10/down-but-not-out-these-athletes-are-still-holding-india-s-hopes-high-at-the-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samarendranath Soory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 08:47:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Rio_Olympics/India_at_opening_ceremony_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio 2016 | Biggest-ever medal haul beckons India's biggest-ever Olympic contingent?]]></title><description><![CDATA[3 in 2008, 6 in 2012, so 10 in 2016? Looking at how the infrastructure and support system has improved for Olympic in India, and listening to the news bytes about the success of Indian athletes at various global events, this is a reasonable assumption. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/aug/05/rio-2016-biggest-ever-medal-haul-beckons-india-s-biggest-ever-olympic-contingent?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/aug/05/rio-2016-biggest-ever-medal-haul-beckons-india-s-biggest-ever-olympic-contingent?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Swagato Ghosh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Indian_athletes_Rio_sports_ministry.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2016 Olympics | Full list of athletes who will represent India at Rio]]></title><description><![CDATA[India will send its biggest-ever Olympic contingent to Rio de Janeiro with 120 athletes making the cut for the quadrennial event. 83 Athletes represented the country back in 2012 London Games and returned with six medals. Will they be able to better the mark this time?]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/jul/23/2016-olympics-full-list-of-athletes-who-will-represent-india-at-rio?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/jul/23/2016-olympics-full-list-of-athletes-who-will-represent-india-at-rio?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arun S Kaimal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 12:06:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Olympics_opening_ceremony_2012_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2016 Olympics | After six medals in London, how many will India achieve in Rio?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every four years, the biggest question in every Indian sports follower’s mind is this - the number of medals India can get this time. 2008 was three, 2012 was six, how many will we get in 2016.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/jul/22/2016-olympics-after-six-medals-in-london-how-many-will-india-achieve-in-rio?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/jul/22/2016-olympics-after-six-medals-in-london-how-many-will-india-achieve-in-rio?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Arun S Kaimal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/Rio_2016_medal_hopeful_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not just Saina, it’s time India adopted Kohli’s attitude]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virat Kohli has for long, been referred to as the ‘bad boy of Indian cricket’, with his displays of aggression not going down well with most fans and critics. Yet, with the unparalleled success that he has enjoyed, is it time all of India’s athletes take a leaf out of his book?]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/jun/15/not-just-saina-it-s-time-india-adopted-kohli-s-attitude?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/jun/15/not-just-saina-it-s-time-india-adopted-kohli-s-attitude?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Saketh RVK]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:46:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/cricket/Sachin_Kohli_new1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road to Rio: The great Indian dream]]></title><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/may/01/the-great-indian-dream?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/may/01/the-great-indian-dream?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sreeduth S Pillai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 09:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Wrestling/Yogeshwar_Dutt_FB_new.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sportsweek that was - IPL's glitz and Saina's semi-final exit]]></title><link>https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/apr/09/the-sportsweek-that-was-ipl-s-glitz-and-saina-s-semi-final-exit?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/sports/articles/2016/apr/09/the-sportsweek-that-was-ipl-s-glitz-and-saina-s-semi-final-exit?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nikhil Deshpande]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2016 17:26:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gc/articles/Other_sports/Sportsweekthawas.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>