India's ace badminton player Saina Nehwal has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with ‘acute gastroenteritis’ with mild pancreatitis. The former world number one recently posted on Instagram that she was facing acute pain since March 11, and that she managed to play a couple of matches in the All England championship while enduring a lot of pain. Saina also mentioned that she has decided to skip the Swiss Open and return to India for treatment. Saina said her doctors advised her to get admitted.
Indian squad for Asian Wrestling meet announced
India named a 30-member squad for the Asian Wrestling Championship, scheduled to be held from April 23-28 in China next month. Vinesh Phogat will test herself in her new 53kg category when she competes in the championship along with Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik. Sakshi will go back to her original 62kg category and Navjot Kaur will represent India in 65kg. Asian Games bronze medallist Divya Kakran will return to competitive wrestling after recovering from an ankle injury. She will compete in the 68kg category.
Chess is back in Asian Games
The legendary Viswanathan Anand and other top players welcomed the return of chess to the Asian Games fold for the 2022 edition in Hangzhou, stating that it will be an incentive for players to take up the sport. Five-time world champion and the country’s first Grand Master Anand said he was happy with the development adding that he looked forward to a medal from the team.
Indian women storm into SAFF semis
The Indian women's football team sealed its place in the semifinals of the SAFF Championship with a resounding 5-0 win over Sri Lanka at the Sahid Rangashala Stadium in Biratnagar, Nepal. This result extended India's unbeaten run in the competition's history to 21 games and secured the top spot in Group B. In the semis, India will take on Group A runners-up Bangladesh while hosts Nepal will face Sri Lanka in the other fixture.
