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World Badminton Championships: Chen, Marin labour to three-set wins
Tokyo (Japan) : Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China edged past Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in a three-set thriller to reach the women's quarterfinals at the World Badminton Championships here on Thursday.The fourth-seeded Chen, who…
BWF World Championships: Prannoy pips Lakshya; Arjun-Kapila, Satwik-Chirag into quarters, Saina bows…
Tokyo : Ace Indian shuttler H.S Prannoy advanced to the men's singles quarter-finals in the BWF World Championships 2022 after beating compatriot Lakshya Sen in a round of 16 clash, here on Thursday.Prannoy came from a game down to beat the…
BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal advances to pre-quarters; mixed day for India in doubles
Tokyo (Japan) : Former World No 1 Saina Nehwal started her campaign in the BWF Badminton World Championships here on Tuesday defeating her rival in straight games in the first round.She then got a walkover from sixth-seeded Nazomi Okuhara…
Junior championship is a great platform for the budding badminton talents in India : P V Sindhu
Mumbai : Ace badminton player and two-time Olympic Medallist P V Sindhu said that junior championship is a great platform for the budding talents in India.The 6th edition of the PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship (JBC) 2022 will be…
BWF World Championhips: Lakshya Sen advances; Sai Praneeth, Malvika Bansod crash out
Tokyo : Last edition's bronze medallist Lakshya Sen made a winning start but B Sai Praneeth and Malavika Bansod's campaigns came to an end in the BWF Badminton World Championships here on Monday.It was a mixed day for India as Ashwini…
Bolstered by CWG success, Sindhu-led badminton team promises to do better in Paris
New Delhi : The performance of the Indian badminton players at the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was excellent, where they bagged three gold, one silver and two bronze.
But the best part is, the shuttlers sent a…
PV Sindhu pulls out of World Championships due to stress fracture
New Delhi : Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Saturday pulled out of the upcoming World Championships due to a stress fracture injury on her left foot.
Giving an update about his fitness on social media, the two time Olympic medallist…
CWG 2022, badminton : Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze in men’s singles; Treesa Jolly, Gayatri…
Birmingham : World championships silver medallist India's Kidambi Srikanth clinched bronze medal in the men's singles on the penultimate day of Commonwealth Games Badminton action here on Sunday.
The Indian pair of Treesa Jolly and…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty win gold medal in badminton men’s doubles
Birmingham : India's men's doubles badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Monday won the gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after defeating England's Ben Lane and Sean Vendy 21-15 and 21-13.
Through their…
I played a bit more patiently, that gave me a lot of confidence : Lakshya Sen
Birmingham : World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen made a brilliant comeback after losing the first game to beat Tze Yong Ng of Malaysia 2-1 in the final to clinch his maiden Men's Singles title in the Commonwealth Games…