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Odisha Open Badminton: Excitement galore amongst players, organisers
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Open Super 100, the first-ever international badminton tournament, recognised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), on Odisha soil is all set to start at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack, on Tuesday.About…
PV Sindhu clinches Syed Modi International title, beats Malvika Bansod
Lucknow : Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu clinched the 2022 Syed Modi International title after beating young Malvika Bansod in the women's singles final at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, here on Sunday.The 26-year old Sindhu beat…
India Open: Two more players withdraw due to COVID-19
New Delhi : Two more players have withdrawn from the ongoing 2022 India Open badminton tournament ahead of their semifinal clash, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed on Saturday.Second-seeded Russian mixed doubles player Rodion…
India Open: PV Sindhu advances after Srikanth, six others test Covid positive
New Delhi : Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu kept the country's flag flying at the India Open, providing some relief to the event reeling from withdrawals after seven players had to pull out for testing positive for Covid-19.With men's…
Actor Siddharth tenders apology to Saina Nehwal for ‘rude joke’
Chennai : Actor Siddharth, whose response to a tweet by badminton player Saina Nehwal has stirred up a controversy, tendered an apology to the badminton star for what he called a 'rude joke'.In a letter posted on his Twitter timeline,…
India Open 2022: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Loh Kean Yew advance into second round
New Delhi : Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, World Championship silver medallist and men's top seed Kidambi Srikanth and World champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore advanced into the second round of the India Open 2022, here on…
I need to ‘tune up’ my skills and also learn new weapons : PV Sindhu
New Delhi : Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu said on Tuesday that she needs to "tune up" her skills and learn new weapons in every tournament she plays this season. The ace shuttler added that it's important for her to keep changing…
Testing draws for Kidambi Srikanth, P. V. Sindhu in India Open badminton
New Delhi : India's top-seeded Kidambi Srikanth was on Monday handed a competitive draw in the men's singles section of the India Open 2022 badminton championship with a clash with reigning World Champion Singapore's Loh Kean Yew, the fifth…
Malvika Bansod, Mithun Manjunath clinch singles titles in All India senior Ranking badminton
Hyderabad : Second seed Malvika Bansod and eighth seed Mithun Manjunath registered convincing straight games victories to clinch the womens and mens singles titles respectively while the mixed doubles combination of Rohan Kapoor and Sanjana…
National Para-Badminton C’ship: Pramod Bhagat, Manoj Sarkar register wins
Bhubaneswar : Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Pramod Bhagat and bronze medallist Manoj Sarkar registered wins at the ongoing 4th National Para-Badminton Championship, here on Saturday.Playing in front of the home crowd, Bhagat beat Chandra…