Srikanth exits in 1st round of Japan Open
Tokyo, July 24 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth’s bad run in 2019 continued as he bowed out of the Japan Open after suffering a stunning defeat to compatriot H.S. Prannoy in the opening round…
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Sai Praneeth advances at Japan Open
Tokyo, July 23 (IANS) Indian shuttler B. Sai Praneeth started off his Japan Open 2019 campaign on a winning note as he registered a comprehensive straight-games victory over Japan’s Kento Nishimoto in the opening round…
Sindhu aims to make amends, end title drought in Japan
Tokyo, July 22 (IANS) After missing out on her first title of the year and the first Super 1000 title of her career at the Indonesia Open, ace shuttler P.V. Sindhu will look to bounce…
Sindhu loses Indonesia Open to Yamaguchi
Jakarta, July 21 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu missed out on her first title of the year and the first Super 1000 title of her career after she was beaten in straight games by…
ALERT: P.V. Sindhu loses to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in Indonesia Open final
Sindhu reaches Indonesia final with 21-19, 21-10 win over Chen
Jakarta, July 20 (IANS) PV Sindhu beat China’s Chen Yu Fei 21-19, 21-10 to reach the final of the Indonesian Open in Jakarta on Saturday. She will now face Japanese fourth seed Akane Yamaguchi in…
Meghana makes it to women’s and mixed doubles semis at Russian Open
Vladivostok (Russia) July 19 (IANS) Shuttler Meghana Jakkampudi progressed to the semifinals of the mixed and the women’s doubles at the $75,000 Russian Open BWF Tour Super 100 tournament here on Friday. In the mixed…
Sindhu beats Okuhara 21-14, 21-7, storms into Indonesia semis
Jakarta, July 19 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu beat world no. 2 Nozomi Okuhara 21-14, 21-7 to storm into the semi-final of the Indonesia Open on Friday. The match lasted just 41 minutes, making it the fastest…
Sindhu in quarters, Srikanth crashes out of Indonesia Open
Jakarta, July 18 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu advanced to the quarterfinal of the ongoing $1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament while Kidambi Srikanth crashed out here on Thursday. Fifth seed…
Sindhu goes past Blichfeldt to enter Indonesia Open quarters
Jakarta, July 18 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu advanced to the quarter-finals of the ongoing $1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament after defeating Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in her second round match…
Carolina Marin unsure about WC, focusing on Olympics
Madrid, July 18 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin has said that she does not know if she will participate in the upcoming badminton World Cup in Switzerland in August. The Spaniard said that her…
Indonesia Open: Sindhu, Srikanth advance; Praneeth, Prannoy bow out
Jakarta, July 17 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth on Wednesday progressed to the second round of the $1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament after winning their opening round…
Sindhu, Srikanth enter 2nd round of Indonesia Open
Jakarta, July 17 (IANS) Top Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth on Wednesday progressed to the second round of the $1,250,000 Indonesia Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament after winning their respective opening-round…
ALERT: Sindhu beats Aya Ohori to enter 2nd round of Indonesia Open
Indian doubles pairs make good starts at Indonesian Open
Jakarta, July 16 (IANS) Indian doubles pairs were off to a winning start at the Indonesia Open with two of them entering the second round here on Tuesday. The men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy…
Parupalli Kashyap goes down fighting in Canada Open final
Calgary, July 8 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap went down fighting in a thrilling men’s singles final of the Canada Open Super 100 tournament against China’s Li Shi Feng. Sixth seed Kashyap, lost 22-20,…
Parupalli Kashyap enters final of Canada Open
Calgary, July 7 (IANS) Ace shuttler Parupalli Kashyap continued his good form to enter the men’s singles final of Canada Open Super 100 tournament, beating fourth seed Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei in a…
Kashyap enters semi-finals of Canada Open badminton meet
Calgary, July 6 (IANS) Ace shuttler Parupalli Kashyap stormed into the mens singles semi-finals at the Canada Open Super 100 tournament here. Sixth seed Kashyap beat France’s Lucas Claerbout 12-21, 23-21, 24-22 in a quarterfinal…
Indian shuttlers aim to give good account in Canada Open
Calgary, July 1 (IANS) Indian shuttlers, led by B Sai Praneeth and H.S. Prannoy, will aim to give their best shot when the Canada Open BWF Tour Super 100, beginning with the qualifiers, gets underway…
Sr Ranking Badminton Tourney: Lakshya fights hard for title win
Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) Sixth seed Lakshya Sen staved off a stiff resistance from second seed Rahul Yadav Chittaboina to triumph in men’s singles while Gayatri Gopichand finished on a high with two titles as…