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She is inching closer to being among the world's top five and is tipped to be number one in the next couple of years but ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal [ Images ] says being numero uno is still a very distant dream. The legendary Prakash Padukone [ Images ] considers Saina talented enough to be at the top in the next two years but the 20-year-old doesn't want to aim so high right now. "Prakash sir has been very encouraging, I also want to be the number one but I don't want to think about that now. I would have to be at my best to achieve that. I have to be consistent and win back-to-back tournament," Saina told PTI after going up a rung to sixth in the latest world rankings. She has become the first Indian woman and third overall, after Pullela Gopichand and Padukone, to achieve such a ranking. "Once I crack the top-five, I... [read full story]
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Real Salt Lake's Will Johnson, left, battles Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham, right, for the ball, in the first half of the MLS Cup soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. The T-shirt she wore to the MLS Cup on...
Real Salt Lake players celebrate after the team defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy in a penalty kick shootout to win the MLS Cup championship soccer match, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Seattle. Robbie Russell scored in the seventh...
