Badminton
Kuala Lumpur, May 23 (UNI) Returning from a break, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu advanced to the women’s singles second round with a straight-game victory over Scotland’s Kirsty Gilmour at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. World No. 15 Sindhu, who had skipped the Uber Cup and Thailand Open, secured a…
Basel, Mar 24 (UNI) India’s journey at Swiss Open ended with Kidambi Srikanth’s defeat in a closely contested semifinal encounter against Lin Chun-Yi here on Sunday. The match, which lasted over an hour, showcased Srikanth’s early dominance as he secured a lead and won the first game 21-15. However, Lin staged a remarkable comeback in…
Birmingham, (UNI) In a hard-fought semifinal match at the prestigious All England badminton championships here on Saturday, Lakshya Sen was defeated by Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie with a score of 12-21, 21-10, 15-21. Despite a strong performance pushing the game into a third-game decider, Lakshya couldn’t clinch the victory. He showcased remarkable resilience, particularly in the…
Paris, (UNI) A dogged PV Sindhu progressed to the women’s singles second round after outwitting Canada’s Michelle Li in a decider at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. In an hour and 20 minutes encounter, Sindhu turned things around after losing the second game. She scripted a 20-22 22-20 21-19 victory…
Paris, Mar 6 (UNI) India’s Kidambi Srikanth entered the men’s singles second round after defeating Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Srikanth, who is eyeing to qualify for the Paris Olympics, pipped Chen 21-15, 20-22, 21-8 in a 66-minute 32-round clash of the tournament. In…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Asian Games gold medallists Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy fought hard but could not get the better of world champions Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea in the men’s doubles final of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2024 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Sunday night….
New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) World No.2 men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy recorded a stellar victory in what was a repeat of the Asian Game 2022 semi-finals against Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2024 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Saturday…
New Delhi, (UNI) Upcoming shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat came from a game down to upset Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya Sen while Asian Games bronze medallist HS Prannoy packed off Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in straight games on the opening day of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2024, organised by Badminton Association of India, at the…
New Delhi, (UNI) Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World No.8 Prannoy HS will spearhead a strong Indian squad at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia from 13-19 February. The prestigious team event will be important for Indian shuttlers to gain valuable qualification points in the Race…
Guwahati, (UNI) Junior world championship bronze medallist Ayush Shetty came up with a confident showing to win both his qualifying round matches convincingly to book a main draw spot in the inaugural Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament on Tuesday. Shetty first knocked off 7th seed Kiran Kumar Mekala 21-12, 21-15 before beating Siddharth Pratap…
