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2 months, 3 weeks ago

WTA Pan Pacific Open: Fernandez and Gracheva Shine in Round of 16

BBC

A total of 16 matches took place at the WTA Pan Pacific Open, with the first round of 16 featuring a variety of players. In the first match, Leylah Fernandez defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-0 in a dominant display. In the second match, Diana Shnaider overcame Viktoriya Tomova 6-2 in a close contest. Sayaka Ishii emerged victorious against Zeynep Sonmez 4-6, …

Basel

1 year, 4 months ago

China's Zheng/Huang crash out of quarters at badminton China Open

China Daily

Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong of China compete during the mixed doubles quarterfinal against Seo Seung-jae/Chae Yu-jung of South Korea at the 2023 China Open badminton tournament in Changzhou, East China's Jiangsu province on Sept 8, 2023. 1 pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong were unable to defend their title at the badminton China Open as the hosts fell to Seo Seung-jae …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Japan Open 2023: Satwik-Chirag pair eyes another title; focus on Sindhu, Prannoy

The Hindu

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to follow their Korea Open triumph while focus will also be on PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy in the Japan Open Super 750 tournament, beginning on Tuesday. READ - Chirag believes combining with Satwik to be ‘one of his career defining moments’ The latest was in Korean Open last week where she lost …

Indian Indonesia Sindhu Prannoy Satwik Opening Round Korea Open

1 year, 6 months ago

Mika Stojsavljevic reaches Wimbledon junior semi-finals at the age of 14

The Independent

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Stojsavljevic, who …

British Wimbledon Searle Stojsavljevic Junior Singles

1 year, 9 months ago

All England: Lakshya crashes out, Treesa-Jolly beat former world no 1s

Hindustan Times

The 2022 edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships played a significant role in the careers of Lakshya Sen and the women’s pairing of Treesa Jolly and P Gayatri Gopichand. While Lakshya became a household name in the country by becoming only the fifth Indian to reach the finals of the world’s oldest badminton tournament, the unassuming combination of …

England World Indian Match Japanese Thai Pair

1 year, 11 months ago

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Ashwini-Tanisha lose to end India’s campaign in Jakarta

The Hindu

Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie beat Lakshya Sen to reach the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters in Jakarta on Friday. 3 Christie lost the first game 15-21 but fought back to win the next two games 21-10, 21-13 and clinched the match, which lasted one hour and two minutes. Meanwhile, China’s men’s doubles pairing of He Jiting and Zhou Haodong hammered Malaysia’s …

China Indonesia Lakshya Sen

2 years, 6 months ago

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Lead Indian Challenge; Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap Also in Fray

News 18

World No 1 and former World Champion PV Sindhu, World No 24 Saina Nehwal, Thomas Cup winner HS Prannoy and 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap will lead the Indian challenge in the BWF Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton championships in Kuala Lumpur, this week. Two-time Malaysia Masters winner Sindhu is seeded seventh and takes on China’s He Bing …

India Indian Open Sindhu Malaysia Kashyap Saina

2 years, 6 months ago

CWG-bound Treesa Jolly And Gayatri Gopichand Exits From Malaysia Masters

News 18

India’s Commonwealth Games-bound women’s doubles duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand made a first round exit from the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament, losing to local pair of Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan here on Tuesday. None of the Indians won any match on Tuesday with two other women’s doubles pairs also suffering first round defeats. The combination of Ashwini …

3 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2021: Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia beats Viktor Axelsen to clinch maiden title; Nozomi Okuhara wins women's final

Firstpost

Birmingham: Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia claimed his first All England Open on Sunday as he outlasted Danish second seed Viktor Axelsen 30-29, 20-22, 21-9. It is a very special moment for me.” Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara was a dominant winner in the women’s final, beating Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-12, 21-16. “Five years ago I won here and there was no pressure, …

England Japan Final Lee Doubles Title Okuhara

3 years, 9 months ago

All England Championships: Viktor Axelsen Wins Battle of The Danes to Reach Final

News 18

Defending champion Viktor Axelsen will face Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in the final of badminton’s All England Open on Sunday. After 21 years without a Danish men’s singles champion, Axelsen broke the duck last year and just had enough to hold off his younger compatriot in a battle between the second and third seeds. The 2016 Olympic bronze medallist kept …

England Final Lee Okuhara

4 years, 2 months ago

Sayaka Murata's second novel quirky as her debut

China Daily

Sayaka Murata's second novel to be translated into English, Earthlings, is as quirky as her debut – but a lot more disturbing. Just released in an English translation, Earthlings is Sayaka Murata's 2018 follow-up to her wildly popular novel Convenience Store Woman. But when the two try some sexual experimentation and are caught by Natsuki's mother, father and sister, they're …

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4 years, 10 months ago

Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying win All England titles

Deccan Chronicle

Birmingham: Viktor Axelsen of Denmark claimed his maiden men's singles title at the All England Championship, while two-time former winner Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei regained the women's singles crown, here on Sunday. The second-seeded Axelsen, a former world champion, beat Chinese Taipei's top seed Chou Tien-chen 21-13 21-14 in a lop-sided final to add another feather to his …

England Chinese Tai Tzu

4 years, 11 months ago

Indonesia Masters: PV Sindhu bows out after losing to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in thrilling quarter-final clash

Firstpost

Sindhu frittered away a one-game lead to lose 21-16 16-21 19-21 in a thrilling quarterfinal match that lasted one hour and six minutes. Jakarta: World champion shuttler PV Sindhu suffered a quarterfinal defeat at the hands of Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in a closely-fought women’s singles contest to bring curtains on the Indian challenge in the Indonesia Masters here on …

Japan Indian Japanese Sindhu Takahashi

5 years ago

Sindhu through; Saina, Sai Praneeth out of Indonesia Masters

The Hindu

Sindhu stormed to her 10th consecutive victory over Japan's Aya Ohori to advance to the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 here on Wednesday. In the men’s singles, it was curtains for world championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth and Sourabh Verma. World No.12 Srikanth went down to local favourite Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 21-18, 12-21, 14-21 …

Sai Praneeth Saina

5 years ago

Indonesia Masters 2020: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal expected to square off in second-round clash

Firstpost

Sindhu, who is considered a revered opponent in world badminton, has a 1-3 record against Saina, who has always had the upper hand over her younger compatriot Jakarta: Olympic medallists PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal are likely to square off in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 tournament beginning on Tuesday. World Champion Sindhu and title-holder Saina …

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$Saina Nehwal\'s struggles continue as she crashes out of Denmark Open$

5 years, 2 months ago

Saina Nehwal\'s struggles continue as she crashes out of Denmark Open

Deccan Chronicle

Odense : Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's struggles continued with a first round loss against Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in the Denmark Open here on Wednesday. Sameer Verma, however, crossed the first hurdle in the men's singles when he beat Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan 21-11 21-11 in 29 minutes to advance to the second round. The Indian mixed doubles pair of …

Saina Struggles Continue

5 years, 2 months ago

BWF Denmark Open 2019: Saina Nehwal loses to Sayaka Takahashi in straight games; Sameer Verma beats Kanta Tsuneyama to advance to second round

Firstpost

Saina has been going through a tough phase with fitness issues since claiming the Indonesia Masters in January, having previously made first-round exits from China and Korea Open this year Odense: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal’s struggles continued with a first-round loss against Japan’s Sayaka Takahashi in the Denmark Open on Wednesday. Sameer Verma, however, crossed the first hurdle in …

Open Round Second Round Saina

5 years, 3 months ago

China Open: Saina Nehwal knocked out in 1st round after losing to Ongbamrungphan

India TV News

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the ongoing China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament on Wednesday after suffering a crushing defeat to Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the opening round. China Open has been one tournament where Saina has had a decent outing in the past. However, on Wednesday, the London Olympic bronze medallist didn't seem to …

Indian China Open World No Saina Open World Ongbamrungphan

5 years, 5 months ago

Saina Nehwal crashes out in second round of Thailand Open

The Hindu

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal’s return to the court was short-lived as she crashed out in the second round of Thailand Open after being stunned by unseeded Sayaka Takahashi of Japan in the women’s singles event here on Thursday. Seventh seed Saina, who returned to action after nearly two months, squandered a game advantage to lose 21-16, 11-21, 14-21 against …

India Second Round Saina

5 years, 5 months ago

Satwik Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa stun silver side

Deccan Chronicle

Bangkok: India’s mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa on Wednesday recorded one of the biggest wins of their career, stunning Olympic silver medallists Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying in the first round of Thailand Open badminton championship. Returning to action after nearly two months, Saina, who made last-minute withdrawals from Indonesia Open and last week’s …

India Japan Indian Round Seed Kashyap Ponnappa

5 years, 7 months ago

The unique culture of Japanese convenience stores

BBC

The unique culture of Japanese convenience stores CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images In Sayaka Murata’s award-winning novel, Convenience Store Woman, the true star of the story is the store itself The true star of the Akutagawa Prize-winning novel Convenience Store Woman is the convenience store itself. “It was so weird looking to me for some reason.” CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images For many residents …

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5 years, 8 months ago

Badminton Asia Championships 2019: Kento Momota, Akane Yamaguchi make it a Japanese singles clean sweep

Firstpost

It has often been said that winning the world badminton championship is easier than bagging the Asian title – for the simple reason that the bulk of the world’s shuttling talent comes from the Asian continent. Having won the Badminton Asia men’s singles title in Wuhan last year, beating two-time former world champion Chen Long in the final and then …

China World Asia Badminton Title Match Japanese

5 years, 8 months ago

Asia Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal enter second round; Kidambi Srikanth crashes out

Firstpost

Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Sania Nehwal notched up contrasting wins to advance to the second round of the Asia Badminton Championships on Wednesday. Wuhan: Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal notched up contrasting wins to enter the second round but Kidambi Srikanth suffered a shock defeat in the Asia Badminton Championship on Wednesday. In men’s singles, …

Japan Indian Indonesia Sindhu Pv Sindhu Srikanth

5 years, 8 months ago

Sindhu, Saina enter second round of Asia Badminton Championship; Kidambi ousted

India TV News

Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal notched up contrasting wins to enter the second round but Kidambi Srikanth suffered a shock defeat in the Asia Badminton Championship here Wednesday. In men's singles, fifth seed Srikanth lost to Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in 16-21, 20-22 in a match that lasted 44 minutes. The world number 15 Indian will …

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WTA Pan Pacific Open: Fernandez and Gracheva Shine in Round of 16

China's Zheng/Huang crash out of quarters at badminton China Open

Japan Open 2023: Satwik-Chirag pair eyes another title; focus on Sindhu, Prannoy

Mika Stojsavljevic reaches Wimbledon junior semi-finals at the age of 14

All England: Lakshya crashes out, Treesa-Jolly beat former world no 1s

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Ashwini-Tanisha lose to end India’s campaign in Jakarta

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Lead Indian Challenge; Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap Also in Fray

CWG-bound Treesa Jolly And Gayatri Gopichand Exits From Malaysia Masters

All England Open 2021: Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia beats Viktor Axelsen to clinch maiden title; Nozomi Okuhara wins women's final

All England Championships: Viktor Axelsen Wins Battle of The Danes to Reach Final

Sayaka Murata's second novel quirky as her debut

Viktor Axelsen, Tai Tzu Ying win All England titles

Indonesia Masters: PV Sindhu bows out after losing to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in thrilling quarter-final clash

Sindhu through; Saina, Sai Praneeth out of Indonesia Masters

Indonesia Masters 2020: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal expected to square off in second-round clash

Saina Nehwal\'s struggles continue as she crashes out of Denmark Open

BWF Denmark Open 2019: Saina Nehwal loses to Sayaka Takahashi in straight games; Sameer Verma beats Kanta Tsuneyama to advance to second round

China Open: Saina Nehwal knocked out in 1st round after losing to Ongbamrungphan

Saina Nehwal crashes out in second round of Thailand Open

Satwik Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa stun silver side

The unique culture of Japanese convenience stores

Badminton Asia Championships 2019: Kento Momota, Akane Yamaguchi make it a Japanese singles clean sweep

Asia Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal enter second round; Kidambi Srikanth crashes out

Sindhu, Saina enter second round of Asia Badminton Championship; Kidambi ousted