Chennai to meet Awadhe in PBL opener
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The third edition of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL) opens with a grudge match, with P.V. Sindhus Chennai Smashers taking on Saina Nehwals Awadhe Warriors on December 23. The…
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Sindhu loses to Tai in Hong Kong Open final
Hong Kong, Nov 26 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu lost to top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in a repeat of the 2016 final of the Hong Kong Open Superseries here on Sunday….
Sindhu enters final of Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, Nov 25 (IANS) Indian premier shuttler P.V. Sindhu defeated former world champion Ratchanok Intanon to reach the final of Hong Kong Open Superseries here on Saturday. Second seed Sindhu registered a 21-17, 21-17…
Shuttler Sindhu in Hong Kong Open semis
Hong Kong, Nov 24 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu defeated Akane Yamaguchi of Japan to enter the semi-final of the Hong Kong Open Superseries on Friday. Second seed Sindhu outplayed the fifth seed Japanese shuttler…
Sindhu advances, Saina bows out of Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, Nov 23 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu advanced while Saina Nehwal and H.S Prannoy bowed out of the Hong Kong Open Superseries on Thursday. Sindhu defeated Aya Ohori of Japan 21-14, 21-17 in…
Sindhu advances, Prannoy bows out of Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, Nov 23 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu advanced while H.S Prannoy bowed out of the Hong Kong Open Superseries on Thursday. Sindhu defeated Aya Ohori of Japan 21-14, 21-17 in 39 minutes to…
Sindhu advances in Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, Nov 23 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu defeated Aya Ohori of Japan to advance to the third round of the Hong Kong Open Superseries on Thursday. The second seed Indian outplayed the Japanese…
Sindhu, Saina, Prannoy advance at Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong, Nov 22 (IANS) Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and H.S. Prannoy advanced to the second round while Parupalli Kashyap and the women’s doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy fell…
Basel to jointly host Badminton, Para Badminton Worlds
London, Nov 22 (IANS) Basel will become the first city to jointly host the Badminton and Para Badminton World Championships after it was awarded the 2019 edition of the Para event. The Badminton World Federation…
Shuttler Sindhu crashes out of China Open
Fuzhou (China), Nov 17 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu crashed out of the China Open World Superseries Premier here on Friday losing her quarter-finals match to China’s Gao Fangjie. lost her quarter-final match to…
Prannoy at career-best 10th spot in badminton rankings
Fuzhou (China), Nov 16 (IANS) Indian H.S. Prannoy jumped to his career-best 10th position in the men’s singles badminton rankings, released on Thursday. Prannoy moved up a place and attained 53,285 points in total, while…
Sindhu advances, Saina, Prannoy bow out of China Open
Fuzhou (China), Nov 16 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu advanced while Saina Nehwal and H.S. Prannoy bowed out of the China Open World Superseries Premier here on Thursday. Sindhu outplayed Han Yue of China…
Saina, Prannoy bow out of China open
Fuzhou (China), Nov 16 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and H.S. Prannoy bowed out of the World Superseries Premier going down to their respective opponents here on Thursday. In a match which lasted 37 minutes,…
Saina advances at China Open
Fuzhou (China), Nov 15 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated the United States’ Beiwen Zhang to advance to the second round of the China Open World Superseries Premier here on Wednesday. The Hyderabadi shuttler…
Badminton: Rankireddy-Ponnappa qualify for China Open
Fuzhou (China), Nov 14 (IANS) India’s mixed doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa defeated Niclas Nohr and Sara Thygesen of Denmark in the qualification round of the China Open World Superseries Premier here on…
Prannoy, Saina lift Senior National titles
Nagpur, Nov 8 (IANS) Hyderabad’s H.S. Prannoy defeated Kidambi Srikanth while Saina Nehwal edged past P.V. Sindhu in the Senior National Badminton Championships finals to clinch the respective titles here on Wednesday. In a gruelling…
Shuttler Prannoy lifts Senior National title
Nagpur, Nov 8 (IANS) Hyderabad’s H.S. Prannoy defeated Kidambi Srikanth in the Senior National Badminton Championships to clinch the men’s singles title here on Wednesday. In a gruelling three-game marathon final, Prannoy beat the Guntur…
Right now Srikanth is world’s best badminton player
By Veturi Srivatsa Two remarkable statements since Kidamnbi Nammalwar Srikanth won back-to-back Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super Series titles at Copenhagen and Paris should be taken note of. Srikanth, the fourth player in the world…
Shuttler P.V. Sindhu says mistreated by IndiGo staff
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Saturday slammed private carrier IndiGo, saying a staffer “behaved very badly and rudely” with her when she boarded a Hyderabad-Mumbai flight. Sindhu…
Shuttler Srikanth wins French Open title
Paris, Oct 29 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in straight games to win the men’s singles title at the French Open Superseries here on Sunday. Srikanth dominated from the start…