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Saina Nehwal wins maiden Super Series title June 21, 2009 (New Delhi) Ace woman shuttler Saina Nehwal on Sunday scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament after she clinched the Indonesian Open title with a stunning victory over higher ranked Chinese Lin Wang in Jakarta. Saina clinched her maiden [...]

VISWANATHAN ANAND Chess Player Viswanathan Anand, popularly known as ‘Vishy, the Tiger from Madras’ is the first Asian to win the World Chess Championship title. He was born on December 11, 1969 in Chennai to Krishnamurthy Viswanathan and Susheela. His father is a retired general manager, Southern Railways. Anand completed his schooling from Don Bosco [...]

Sania Mirza Lawn Tennis Player The young Indian women tennis sensation Sania Mirza, was born in Mumbai on November 15, 1986. Presently the highest ranked Indian, Sania started playing Tennis at the tender age of six at the Nizam club in Hyderabad Born to parents, father Imran Mirza a sports journalist and mother Nasima, it [...]

P. T. USHA Athlete The first Indian woman (and the fifth Indian) to reach the final of an Olympic event by winning her 400 m hurdles Semi-final. She was born in Kerala in 1964. When she was just 12, she joined a Sports school at Cannanore where she received guidance and training from O.P. Nambiar, [...]

P.GOPICHAND Badminton Player Pullela Gopi Chand is the brightest star to emerge on the Indian badminton scene in a long time, after Prakash Padukone He was born on November 16th 1973, in Nagandla in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India to parents Pullela Subhash Chandra Bose and Subbaravamma who were both interested in sports. Gopichand [...]

PRAKASH PADUKONE Badminton Player Prakash Padukone is one of the noted Badminton player of India. He was born on 10th June 1955, in Bangalore. At the age of 14, he became the National Junior Badminton Champion and at 15, the National Champion. He was the National Badminton Champion for nine consecutive years during 1970-78. When [...]

NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN Formula One Driver Hailed as the fastest Indian in the world by the British Motoring Press, Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan is the Ist Formula One driver from India. Interview with Narain Karthikeyan Born on January 14th 1977 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as the son of G. R. Karthikeyan, a former Indian National Rally [...]

MILKHA SINGH Athlete Milkha Singh is one of the most outstanding athletes of India. He has earned the nickname ‘Flying Sikh’ because of his marvelous running speed on the tracks. He was born in 1935 in the Western Punjab of undivided India.

LEANDER PEAS Lawn Tennis Player Leander Paes, India’s Tennis pride, was born in Goa on June 17,1973 and brought up in Kolkata . Born into a family of sportsmen; His father, Vece was a member of the Indian field hockey team which won a bronze medal in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games and mother, Jennifer [...]

MAHESH BHUPATHI Lawn Tennis Player Top league Doubles Tennis star Mahesh Srinivas Bhupathi, is one of India’s outstanding sporting heroes. He is known for his booming serves and hard-hitting volleys. He was born on 7th June, 1974 in Madras, Tamilnadu. Bhupathi was educated in Dubai, Muscat and in USA. His father Mr. C.G. Krishna Bhupathi [...]