Badminton
Hong Kong, Sept 14 (UNI) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came close to turning a corner in Hong Kong today, but the final step remained elusive as they lost 21-19, 14-21, 17-21 to China’s Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in the men’s doubles title clash here today. From the start, there was an air of…
Hong Kong, Sep 13 (UNI) Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced commanding performances today to book their places in the finals of the Hong Kong Open 2025 badminton tournament. Both matches ended in straight games, marking an important breakthrough for the trio on the BWF…
Paris, Aug 27 (UNI) The second matchday of the 2025 BWF World Championships here saw China’s women sweep into the next round, while France thrilled its home fans with nail-biters at the Adidas Arena here. In the women’s singles, China’s depth was on full display. Second seed Wang Zhiyi needed just 26 minutes to dispatch…
Macau, July 29 (UNI) Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty breezed into the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals at the Macau Open 2025 badminton tournament with a straight-games win here today. Competing at the Macao East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China, the Indian pair dispatched Malaysia’s Low Hang Yee and Ng Eng Cheong…
Changzhou, July 24 (UNI) In a high-octane all-Indian clash, 17-year-old Unnati Hooda delivered a sensational performance to overcome two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and book her place in the Women’s Singles quarterfinals at the China Open 2025 on Thursday. The match was a showcase of India’s present and future in badminton, with the rising star…
Changzhou, July 24 (UNI) India’s top men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, continued their winning momentum at the China Open 2025, a BWF Super 1000 tournament, to book a place in the quarterfinals today. The World No. 12 duo delivered another composed performance, edging past Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Bagas Maulana 21-19,…
Changzhou, July 23 (UNI) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu scripted a thrilling victory to storm into the Women’s Singles Round-of-16 at the China Open 2025, a prestigious BWF Super 1000 tournament underway at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium here today. Facing World No. 6 Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan, Sindhu (WR 15) displayed her trademark resilience…
Solo, (Indonesia), July 19 (UNI) India secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Junior Mixed Team Championships with a dominant 110-83 victory over the United Arab Emirates in their Group D clash on Saturday in Indonesia. This win follows India’s impressive opening-day triumph over Sri Lanka on Friday. With Hong Kong China…
New Delhi, July 14 (UNI) Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap, who tied the knot in the year 2018 have officially parted ways. The news of their separation was confirmed after Saina posted a heartfelt note on her Instagram page, it read: “Life takes us in different directions sometimes. After much thought and consideration, Kashyap…
Ontario, July 5 (UNI) Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth produced a dominant performance at the Markham Pan Am Centre, defeating top seed and World No. 6 Chou Tien-Chen to storm into the semifinals of the Canada Open 2025. Srikanth, on the comeback trail after a challenging injury phase, sealed a straight-game victory 21-18, 21-9…
