Shuttler Sourabh Verma wins Hyderabad Open
Hyderabad, Aug 11 (IANS) National champion Sourabh Verma beat Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew to win the Hyderabad Open title on Sunday. In a match that lasted 52 minutes, Sourabh beat world no. 33 Kean Yew…
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Sindhu, Saina could square off in World C’ship semis
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Ace shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal could meet in the semifinal of the upcoming BWF World Championships to be held in Basel, Switzerland, from August 19-25. The Badminton World…
Sindhu only Indian in Forbes list
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu is tied for 13th place in Forbes list of highest paid female athletes. She is the only Indian and one of just three non-tennis athletes to be named…
Rankireddy-Shetty win doubles title in Thailand Open
Bangkok, Aug 4 (IANS) India’s search for a world badminton doubles title came to an end after the pair of Saatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stunned the reigning world champions to land the men’s doubles…
Rankireddy-Shetty through to final in Thailand Open
Bangkok, Aug 3 (IANS) India’s top-ranked men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty qualified for the men’s doubles final on Saturday with a 22-20, 22-24, 21-9 win over South Korea’s Ko Sung Hyun and…
Satwiksairaj-Chirag enter Thailand Open semis
Bangkok, Aug 2 (IANS) The Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the men’s doubles semi-finals after registering a hard-fought win over qualifiers Choi Solgyu and Seo Seung Jae of Korea at the…
Thailand Open: Praneeth in quarters; Saina, Srikanth ousted
Bangkok, Aug 1 (IANS) B. Sai Praneeth advanced to the men’s singles quarterfinals of the ongoing Thailand Open but ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the tournament after suffering defeats…
Saina, Srikanth crash out of Thailand Open
Bangkok, Aug 1 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the ongoing Thailand Open after suffering defeats in their respective second-round matches of the BWF $350,000 tournament here on Thursday….
Saina, Srikanth through; Sameer Verma beaten in Thailand
Bangkok, July 31 (IANS) Saina Nehwal marked her return to competitive badminton with a straight game win over Thailand’s Phittayaporn Chaiwan to reach the second round of the Thailand Open on Wednesday. Saina got past…
Sourabh, Sai Uttejitha make early exit at Thailand Open
Bangkok, July 31 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Sourabh Verma and Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka made an early exit at the Thailand Open as both of them lost their respective first round matches at the BWF World…
Sindhu stays at 5, Yamaguchi takes top spot
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Ace Indian shutter P.V. Sindhu has maintained her fifth spot in the women’s singles ranking released by Badminton World Federation (BWF), while her compatriot Saina Nehwal remained at eight. Nehwal…
Sourabh, Sai Uttejitha enter Thailand Open main draw
Bangkok, July 30 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Sourabh Verma and Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka have qualified for the Thailand Open main draw after winning their respective qualifying round matches of the BWF World Tour Super 500…
Sindhu withdraws from Thailand Open, Saina in
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India on Tuesday confirmed that ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu has withdrawn from the Thailand Open while fellow Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal will take part in the…
Sindhu aims to get back to winning ways at Thailand Open
Bangkok, July 29 (IANS) Star shuttler P.V. Sindhu will look to get back to winning ways after a seven-month-long title drought, at the Thailand Open badminton tournament starting here on Tuesday. Sindhu succumbed to two…
Praneeth crashes out of Japan Open semis
Tokyo, July 27 (IANS) India’s campaign at the ongoing Japan Open came to an end as B. Sai Praneeth lost his men’s singles semifinal clash to World no. 1 Kento Momota at the $750,000 tournament…
ALERT: Sai Praneeth bows out of Japan Open semis
Sindhu’s run at Japan Open ends, Praneeth enters semis
Tokyo, July 26 (IANS) It was a mixed day for India at the Japan Open as ace shuttler B. Sai Praneeth entered the semifinals while Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu was knocked out of the $750,000…
ALERT: P.V. Sindhu crashes out of Japan Open
Sindhu, Praneeth march into Japan Open quarters
Tokyo, July 25 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and B. Sai Praneeth entered the quarterfinals of the ongoing Japan Open after winning their respective second-round matches of the $750,000 tournament, here on Thursday. In…
Sindhu advances, Srikanth crashes out of Japan Open
Tokyo, July 24 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu kicked off her Japan Open campaign on an emphatic note as she registered a comprehensive victory over China’s Yue Han in her first-round clash of the…