India Open: Srikanth, Ashwini, others test positive for COVID-19
2 years, 11 months ago

India Open: Srikanth, Ashwini, others test positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Covid hit seven Indian players, including men’s top seed K. Srikanth and doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa, and forced 15 withdrawals across four events of the USD 400,000 India Open badminton here early on Thursday. The doubles partners of these players - N. Sikki Reddy, P. Gayathri Gopi Chand, Akshan Shetty and Kavya Gupta also had to withdraw. Since any secondary contact to the affected player could continue to play, as per the protocol, Sai Pratheek stayed in the men’s doubles draw after withdrawing from the mixed doubles with Gayathri. The nationwide rise in Covid cases has also cast a shadow over the hosting of the USD 150,000 Syed Modi India International from January 18 to 23 at Lucknow and the low-key inaugural edition of the USD 75,000 Odisha Open from January 25 to 30 at Cuttack.

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110 teams from across Karnataka participate in state-level badminton tournament for Vipras
3 days, 2 hours ago

110 teams from across Karnataka participate in state-level badminton tournament for Vipras

The Hindu  

Vipra Sangama and Rising Star, Puttur, organised SMASHIT, a State-level badminton tournament for Vipra community members under different categories, here on Sunday. Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Maha Sabha Vice President and advocate Mahesh Kaje, District Dharmika Parishat Member Subrahmanya Prasada, District Nirmithi Kendra Director Rajendra Kalbavi and others were present. 200 games On the occasion, Karnataka Rajyotsava awardee and South Canara …

Indian sports wrap, December 20: Unnati Hooda advances to second round in Badminton nationals
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5 days, 1 hour ago

Indian sports wrap, December 20: Unnati Hooda advances to second round in Badminton nationals

The Hindu  

BADMINTON Haryana’s Unnati Hooda breezed past Unnati Jaral of Jammu & Kashmir 21-10, 21-9 to enter the second round of the women’s singles at the 2024 Senior National Badminton Championship at the KBA courts here on Friday. The Number one seed Viktor easily defeated seventh seed Hong Komg’s Wailok To 11-6 11-3 and 11-5, while second seed Ameeshenraj Chandaran got …

Badminton Senior Nationals: Karnataka sets up men’s title clash against Railways, Gujarat vs Haryana in women’s final
6 days, 21 hours ago

Badminton Senior Nationals: Karnataka sets up men’s title clash against Railways, Gujarat vs Haryana in women’s final

The Hindu  

Karnataka will take on Railways in the men’s team final on Thursday at the Senior National Badminton Championship being held at the KBA courts here. In the semifinals on Wednesday, Karnataka men beat Chhattisgarh 3-1, with S. Bhargav and M. Raghu winning their singles matches and the pair of Nicholas Nathan Raj and Tushar Suveer the doubles. The other last-four …

Guwahati Masters: M Tharun, K Satwik Reddy and Vaishnavi Khadkekar upset top seeds to reach quarters
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Guwahati Masters: M Tharun, K Satwik Reddy and Vaishnavi Khadkekar upset top seeds to reach quarters

The Hindu  

National Games Champion M Tharun and unseeded mixed doubles combination of K Sathwik Reddy and Vaishnavi Khadkekar packed off the top seeds in their respective categories to advance to the quarterfinals of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament here on Thursday. Tharun saved two game points in the opening game and then grabbed the initiative after a few long …

Guwahati Masters 2024: Ashwini-Tanisha pair returns to defend title; Rajawat to headline singles event
3 weeks ago

Guwahati Masters 2024: Ashwini-Tanisha pair returns to defend title; Rajawat to headline singles event

The Hindu  

Defending women’s doubles champion pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto with singles specialist Priyanshu Rajawat will carry the expectations of home fans in the second edition of the Guwahati Masters Super 100 badminton tournament to be held here this week. Ashwini-Tanisha and Rajawat have been given the top billing in their respective events following their win at last week’s …

Syed Modi International badminton tournament: Sindhu and Lakshya Sen win singles titles; Women’s doubles win title; ’Indian men's doubles and mixed doubles pair end campaign as runners-up’
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Syed Modi International badminton tournament: Sindhu and Lakshya Sen win singles titles; Women’s doubles win title; ’Indian men's doubles and mixed doubles pair end campaign as runners-up’

The Hindu  

The title drought for Indian shuttlers this year finally ended with the home favourites winning three of the five on offer on the final day of the Syed Modi India International Super 300 tournament in Lucknow on Sunday. While PV Sindhu beat China’s Luo Yu Wu 21-14, 21-16 to join compatriot Saina Nehwal as a three-time winner at the Babu …

Satwik-Chirag withdraws from Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Satwik-Chirag withdraws from Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament

India Today  

India’s top men’s doubles badminton pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, have withdrawn from the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament. 1 and strong contenders for the men’s doubles title, had been out of action since the Paris Olympics due to Satwik’s shoulder injury. As quoted by PTI, Reddy said that the duo are playing after a long time and …

China Masters 2024: Sindhu exits in second round, Treesa-Gayatri bow out; Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals
1 month ago

China Masters 2024: Sindhu exits in second round, Treesa-Gayatri bow out; Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu’s campaign at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament came to an end in the second round after she lost to Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in a hard-fought three game women’s singles contest in China on Thursday. The world number 18 India duo, which is currently at eight spot in the BWF World Tour rankings, …

China Masters: PV Sindhu exits in second round after hard-fought defeat
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1 month ago

China Masters: PV Sindhu exits in second round after hard-fought defeat

Deccan Chronicle  

Shenzhen: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's campaign at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament came to an end in the second round after she lost to Singapore's Yeo Jia Min in a hard-fought three game women's singles contest here on Thursday.World No.19 Sindhu, who dispatched the higher-ranked Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-17 21-19 in the opening round, fought valiantly before going …

Indian sports wrap, November 16: Hitaashee doubles lead to six shots in Hero WPGT
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian sports wrap, November 16: Hitaashee doubles lead to six shots in Hero WPGT

The Hindu  

GOLF Hitaashee doubles lead to six shots in Hero WPGT Hitaashee Bakshi added a 2-under 70 to her first-round card of 67 to double her three-shot lead to six with one more round to go in the 14th Leg of the Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour in Vikarabad on Saturday. - Team Sportstar ITF: Riya Bhatia-Polina pair beats Aneta-Martha duo …

Indian sports wrap, November 14: Arjun Prasad builds lead in Jaipur Open
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian sports wrap, November 14: Arjun Prasad builds lead in Jaipur Open

The Hindu  

GOLF Jaipur Open: Arjun Prasad builds on lead in second round Arjun Prasad shot a six-under 64 in the second round to stretch his lead to three strokes in the Rs.1 crore Jaipur Open golf tournament at the Rambagh Golf Club on Thursday. - Team Sportstar TENNIS ITF: Nitin Sinha beats Sureshkumar in pre-quarters Nitin Kumar Sinha beat former national …

Indian sports wrap, November 11: Junior World Cupper Rohit helps Haryana into quarters of Hockey Men’s Senior Nationals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, November 11: Junior World Cupper Rohit helps Haryana into quarters of Hockey Men’s Senior Nationals

The Hindu  

HOCKEY Haryana storms into quarterfinals of Senior Men’s Nationals Two-time champion and last year’s finalist Haryana stamped its authority with a 8-0 victory over Mizoram in a Pool B contest of the Hockey India-14th Senior National men’s championship at the SDAT-Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here on Monday, thereby cementing its place in the last eight. -PTI TENNIS ITF Masters 700: Bhavesh …

Indian Sports Wrap: India Bags 14 Medals in Asia Pickleball Games
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indian Sports Wrap: India Bags 14 Medals in Asia Pickleball Games

The Hindu  

Indian athletes shone brightly at the Asia Pickleball Games, securing 14 medals, including five gold. Nitten Kirttane emerged as the champion in the 50+ open men's singles, while Vishal Jadhav secured silver in the 35+ open men's singles. Khushi Sachdeva and Shraddha Damani won silver in the 19+ and 35+ women's singles, respectively. In doubles, Kirttane and Tawde secured the …

Rithvik-Arjun duo makes the semifinals of Challenger tennis tournament
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Rithvik-Arjun duo makes the semifinals of Challenger tennis tournament

The Hindu  

Top seeds Rithvik Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe edged out Gabriel Diallo of Canada and Seita Watanabe of Japan 7-6, 7-6 in the doubles quarterfinals of the $133,250 Challenger tennis tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Thursday. The results: $133,250 Challenger, Nonthaburi, Thailand Doubles : Rithvik Bollipalli & Arjun Kadhe bt Gabriel Diallo & Seita Watanabe 7-6, 7-6; Toshihide Matsui & Ramkumar …

U.S. Open tennis 2024: Sriram Balaji and Yuki Bhambri move to second round with respective partners
3 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Open tennis 2024: Sriram Balaji and Yuki Bhambri move to second round with respective partners

The Hindu  

India's doubles players made a stupendous start at the U.S. Open with Davis Cupper N Sriram Balaji and Yuki Bhambri progressing to the men's doubles second round with their respective partners, in New York. Balaji, who has been doing well of late, and his Argentine partner Guido Andreozzi overcame a one-set deficit to beat New Zealand's Marcus Daniell and Mexico's …

Indians abroad
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Indians abroad

The Hindu  

Anirudh Chandrasekar and David Hernandez of Spain fought their way past Joan Nadal Vives and Abdullah Shelbayh 7-6, 6-7, in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the €74,825 Challenger tennis tournament here on Tuesday. The results: €74,825 Challenger, Manacor: Doubles : Anirudh Chandrasekar & David Hernandez bt Joan Nadal Vives & Abdullah Shelbayh 7-6, 6-7,. $25,000 ITF men, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand: …

Indian sports wrap, August 27: Jeev, Jyoti among Indians to compete in country’s inaugural Legends Tour event
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, August 27: Jeev, Jyoti among Indians to compete in country’s inaugural Legends Tour event

The Hindu  

GOLF Jeev, Jyoti among Indian stars to compete in country’s inaugural Legends Tour event from August 30 Jeev Milkha Singh will play the dual role of an organiser and player in the HSBC India Legends golf championship to be played at the Jaypee Greens in Greater Noida from August 30 to September 1. We are honoured to host India’s inaugural …

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Satwik-Chirag Withdraw from BWF Japan Open
4 months, 1 week ago

PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Satwik-Chirag Withdraw from BWF Japan Open

News 18  

India’s top shuttlers including PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have withdrawn from the upcoming BWF Japan Open, scheduled to commence on August 24, The Badminton World Federation on Tuesday confirmed that defending champion Axelsen, fresh from winning his second Olympic Games gold medal, will be among the star attractions …

Indian sports wrap, August 9: Bopanna-Ebden lose in Canada Open pre-quarterfinals
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, August 9: Bopanna-Ebden lose in Canada Open pre-quarterfinals

The Hindu  

TENNIS Canada Open: Rohan Bopanna-Ebden lose in pre-quarterfinals Rohan Bopanna in partnership with Olympic champion Matthew Ebden of Australia was beaten 4-6, 6-3, by Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the $8,122,428 ATP tennis tournament in Montreal, Canada. -Team Sportstar HPCL Mittal AITA tournament: Neeraj Yashpaul beats Parv Nage in final Top seed Neeraj Yashpaul outplayed …

Olympics: Shuttling hope on the badminton courts
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Olympics: Shuttling hope on the badminton courts

Hindustan Times  

PV Sindhu in Saarbrucken. India’s flag-bearer in Paris, the only one among 117 athletes participating in Paris to own two Olympic medals, the only Indian badminton world champion – the 29-year-old’s repertoire has led Indian sports aficionados to anticipate more laurels from her. Four finals this year – Malaysia Open, India Open, French Open and Thailand Open, including titles at …

Indian sports wrap, April 21: Ajeetesh Sandhu shoots 5-under, finishes tied 14th
8 months ago

Indian sports wrap, April 21: Ajeetesh Sandhu shoots 5-under, finishes tied 14th

The Hindu  

GOLF Ajeetesh Sandhu shot a fine 5-under 66 to finish tied 14th, the best among Indian golfers, on the final day of the US$1million Saudi Open here on Sunday. - PTI Aditi Tied-64 at Chevron Championship, Thai star Atthaya leads Aditi Ashok was tied 64th among the 73 players who made the cut after the third round at the Chevron …

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Sindhu, Prannoy progress; Lakshya, Srikanth bow out in singles
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Sindhu, Prannoy progress; Lakshya, Srikanth bow out in singles

The Hindu  

Top Indian shuttlers are in action on Wednesday as the round of 32 of Badminton Asia Championships 2024 begins at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in the People’s Republic of China. Sindhu beat Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia 18-21, 14-21, 19-21 Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 10-21, 11-21 Malvika Bansod lost to Sim Yu Jin of Korea …

Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth Through to Quarters; Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu Ousted in Ro16
9 months ago

Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth Through to Quarters; Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu Ousted in Ro16

News 18  

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu’s run at the Swiss Open was cut short by a Japanese teenager, while top Indian male shuttler Lakshya Sen lost to Lee Chia-Hao of Chinese-Taipei in the pre-quarterfinals of the Super 300 tournament here. Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, Priyansh Rajawat and Kiran George won their respective men’s singles round of 16 matches to advance …

Indian sports news wrap: March 15
9 months, 1 week ago

Indian sports news wrap: March 15

The Hindu  

TENNIS $25,000 ITF women’s tennis: Bhamidipaty beats Mikulskyte in quarters Shrivalli Bhamidipaty blasted her way past the fifth seed Justina Mikulskyte of Lithuania 6-0, 6-0 in 49 minutes in the quarterfinals of the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the Indore Tennis Club on Friday. The results Singles : Shrivalli Bhamidipaty bt Justina Mikulskyte 6-0, 6-0; Polina Iatcenko bt Ankita …

Satwik-Chirag, World No. 1 doubles pair, exit All England Championships after defeat to former champions
9 months, 1 week ago

Satwik-Chirag, World No. 1 doubles pair, exit All England Championships after defeat to former champions

Firstpost  

Satwik and Chirag, who had won the French Open last week, could not sustain the pressure on their rivals, the third seeds, and went down in a little over an hour. 1 Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty bowed out in the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals of the All England Badminton Championships after a straight game defeat against Muhammad Shohibul …

BWF French Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Duo Cruises Into Final
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BWF French Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Duo Cruises Into Final

News 18  

India’s world number one pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men’s doubles final of the French Open Super 750 tournament after beating South Korea’s Seo Seung Jae and Kang Min Hyuk in straight games here. In a face-off between the two best pairs in the world, the Indian team of Rankireddy and Shetty dominated most of …

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty pair eyes 2022 en core in French Open
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty pair eyes 2022 en core in French Open

The Hindu  

Former champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be hoping to be fourth time lucky after three successive runner-up finishes when they begin their campaign at the USD 850,000 French Open Super 750 badminton tournament starting here on Tuesday. 1 Indian pair faltered at the finishing line thrice to sign off as second best at 2023 China Masters Super 750 …

Maha Open Challenger, a happy hunting ground for the Indian players - says director Sunder Iyer
10 months ago

Maha Open Challenger, a happy hunting ground for the Indian players - says director Sunder Iyer

The Hindu  

Sumit Nagal has been shining bright in the season so far. The $133,250 Maha Open Challenger has traditionally been a happy hunting ground for the Indian players, as tournament director Sunder Iyer pointed out. While the singles field has only Sumit, S Mukund, Ramkumar and Niki Poonacha for Indian presence, there are 11 Indian players in the doubles draw, which …

Indian sports news wrap, February 16
10 months, 1 week ago

Indian sports news wrap, February 16

The Hindu  

GOLF Manu Gandas wins eighth career title with last day 64 at Tata Steel PGTI Manu Gandas’ fine six-under 64 in the final round enabled him to record a two-stroke win in the Rs 1 crore Tata Steel PGTI Players’ Championship at the Tollygunge Club golf course here on Friday. Sarangi TENNIS Nitin Kumar Sinha in doubles final Nitin Kumar …

Thailand Masters: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, Mithun Manjunath and Ashmita Chaliha Enter Quarters
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Thailand Masters: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand, Mithun Manjunath and Ashmita Chaliha Enter Quarters

News 18  

Sixth seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the women’s doubles quarterfinals, but former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth was upstaged by lower-ranked compatriot Mithun Manjunath on a mixed day for Indians at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament on Thursday. With the tough three-game win over Srikanth, Manjunath, along with Ashmita Chaliha in the women’s draw, progressed to the last-eight stage …

Thailand Masters | Treesa-Gayatri pair, Manjunath, Ashmita enter quarterfinals
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Thailand Masters | Treesa-Gayatri pair, Manjunath, Ashmita enter quarterfinals

The Hindu  

Sixth seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the women's doubles quarterfinals, but former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth was upstaged by lower-ranked compatriot Mithun Manjunath on a mixed day for Indians at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament here on Thursday. With the tough three-game win over Srikanth, Manjunath, along with Ashmita Chaliha in the women's draw, progressed to the last-eight …

Treesa-Gayatri pair; Manjunath and Ashmita enter quarterfinals of Thailand Masters
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Treesa-Gayatri pair; Manjunath and Ashmita enter quarterfinals of Thailand Masters

The Hindu  

Sixth seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the women’s doubles quarterfinals, but former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth was upstaged by lower-ranked compatriot Mithun Manjunath on a mixed day for Indians at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament here on Thursday. With the tough three-game win over Srikanth, Manjunath, along with Ashmita Chaliha in the women’s draw, progressed to the last-eight …

India Open badminton | Chirag-Satwik fall at the final hurdle, again
11 months ago

India Open badminton | Chirag-Satwik fall at the final hurdle, again

The Hindu  

January 21, 2024 09:59 pm | Updated 09:59 pm IST - NEW DELHI Notwithstanding a sound start, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj finished second best to Koreans Kang Min Kyuk and Seo Seung Jae in three games and fell short of regaining the India Open title won here in 2022. But they played very cleverly and never took the pressure.” Earlier, …

India Open 2024 Final Highlights: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Go Down Fighting to Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jaein
11 months ago

India Open 2024 Final Highlights: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Go Down Fighting to Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jaein

News 18  

India Open Badminton 2024 Final Highlights, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty vs Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jaein: The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty went down fighting to the South Korean pairing of Kang Min Hyuk-Seo Seung Jaein 21-15, 11-21, 18-21 in the men’s doubles final of the India Open in New Delhi on Sunday. The top-ranked Indian duo have a chance …

Indian Open badminton | Prannoy battles to maiden semifinals
11 months ago

Indian Open badminton | Prannoy battles to maiden semifinals

The Hindu  

Backed by a vociferous crowd, H. S. Prannoy navigated past a testing phase in the decider against a speedy Wang Tzu Wei for a place in his maiden quarterfinals of the India Open badminton in New Delhi on January 19. I expected a tough match and I’m happy to come through.” The results : Men singles: 8-H. S. Prannoy bt …

Australian Open 2024, Day 5 Order of Play: Sumit Nagal in second round, Rohan Bopanna begins campaign
11 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open 2024, Day 5 Order of Play: Sumit Nagal in second round, Rohan Bopanna begins campaign

India Today  

Indian tennis fans will have plenty to look forward to as Sumit Nagal makes his appearance in the second round of the men's singles on Day 5 of the Australian Open 2024. Australian Open 2024, Day 4: Highlights Additionally, Rohan Bopanna, India's seasoned doubles specialist, is set to begin his journey at the tournament. The main court action also features …

India Open: 'Man on a Mission' Priyanshu Rajawat topples Lakshya Sen on opening day
11 months, 1 week ago

India Open: 'Man on a Mission' Priyanshu Rajawat topples Lakshya Sen on opening day

Hindustan Times  

In the decisive round of the opening match at India Open on Tuesday, Priyanshu Rajawat displayed a determined focus, having navigated the pressure in the previous game to even the scoreline against his close friend, Lakshya Sen. Priyanshu asserted control by securing three consecutive points in the third game, maintaining a substantial lead that visibly frustrated Lakshya. Priyanshu Rajawat of …

India Open | Focus on Satwik-Chirag as shuttlers look to dazzle at home court
11 months, 1 week ago

India Open | Focus on Satwik-Chirag as shuttlers look to dazzle at home court

The Hindu  

Expectations will be high as Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty spearhead the home challenge at the India Open super 750 badminton tournament beginning here on Tuesday, hoping to annex their first silverware of the new season. The BAI's flagship tournament, which was upgraded to super 750 in 2023, was a dampener for home shuttlers last season as none of the …

Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and Carolina Marin pull out of India Open
11 months, 1 week ago

Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and Carolina Marin pull out of India Open

Hindustan Times  

Reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and three-time world champion Carolina Marin on Monday pulled out of the $850,000 India Open that commences at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday. Denmark's Viktor Axelsen returns a shot A total of seven singles players – five men and two women – including former world champion Loh Kean Yew and Malaysia Open …

Kidambi Srikanth shocks world No. 5 Jonatan Christie to enter second round of Malaysia Open
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kidambi Srikanth shocks world No. 5 Jonatan Christie to enter second round of Malaysia Open

Hindustan Times  

India's Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the second round of Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament with a come-from-behind win over world number 5 Indonesian Jonatan Christie here on Tuesday. The 30-year-old from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, who has been going through a lean phase for quite some time, notched up a stunning 12-21 21-18 21-16 win over sixth seed Christie in …

Rewind 2023: 'Sat-Chi' climb pinnacle in bittersweet year for Indian badminton
1 year ago

Rewind 2023: 'Sat-Chi' climb pinnacle in bittersweet year for Indian badminton

Firstpost  

For many years, the singles shuttlers dominated and captured the imagination of Indian badminton scene. In 2023, they took it further with an Asian Games gold medal - becoming the first Indian doubles pair to win the Asian Games gold - and rise to the World No 1 spot. Read | Khel Ratna confirmed for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty The first …

Chi, Okuhara win singles, Tanisha-Ashwini lose in Syed Modi India International Badminton Championships
1 year ago

Chi, Okuhara win singles, Tanisha-Ashwini lose in Syed Modi India International Badminton Championships

Hindustan Times  

There was no title for India at the Syed Modi India International badminton championships here on Sunday as last hope, the women’s doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa went down fighting to Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi of Japan 14-21, 21-17, 15-21 in the final. India's Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto pose for photos after winning the silver …

Srikanth loses; Unnati Hooda, Priyanshi, Kiran win at Syed Modi International
1 year ago

Srikanth loses; Unnati Hooda, Priyanshi, Kiran win at Syed Modi International

Hindustan Times  

India's Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a straight-game loss in the opening round but young Unnati Hooda shocked compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap to make it to the second round of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament Lucknow on Wednesday. The young shuttler from Rohtak will next face Japan's former world champion Nozomi Okuhara, who prevailed 18-21 21-17 21-10 over another Indian …

Syed Modi International Badminton: Rohan-Ashwini pair enters second round of mixed doubles
1 year ago

Syed Modi International Badminton: Rohan-Ashwini pair enters second round of mixed doubles

The Hindu  

The seasoned Ashwini Ponnappa and her partner Rohan Kapoor entered the second round in the mixed doubles on the opening day of the Syed Modi India International badminton event here on Tuesday. Also, the B Sumeeth Kumar Reddy-Sikki Reddy’s pair tasted success, beating Taiwan’s Hsuan-Yi Wu and Chu Yun 21-14, 21-14 to enter the second round. In the men’s singles …

Indian sports news wrap, November 26
1 year ago

Indian sports news wrap, November 26

The Hindu  

TENNIS Rashmikaa grabs maiden ITF title at Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty graduated from being a National champion to an international champion when she annexed her maiden ITF title with the Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour honours defeating Zeel Desai. Results - Women’s singles Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty bt Zeel Desai 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 …

Indian sports news wrap, November 22
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian sports news wrap, November 22

The Hindu  

GOLF Diksha aims for Race to Costa del Sol title honours; Aditi also to tee up Diksha Dagar will need to emerge victorious in the final leg of the Ladies European Tour here to become the first Indian to win the 2023 Race to Costa Del Sol, the LET’s Order of Merit. The results : Boys: Rethin Pranav bt Adhiraj …

Indian sports news wrap, November 8
1 year, 1 month ago

Indian sports news wrap, November 8

The Hindu  

Here are all the major updates and results from Indian sports on November 8. TENNIS Manas and Rushil win in Rod Laver Junior Challenge Finals Manas Dhamne and Rushil Khosla won their singles and doubles matches to pave a strong foundation for India’s 4-2 victory over Britain in the first league match of the IC Rod Laver Junior Challenge Finals …

Demark Open 2023: Sindhu, Aakarshi enter second round; Srikanth, Lakshya out
1 year, 2 months ago

Demark Open 2023: Sindhu, Aakarshi enter second round; Srikanth, Lakshya out

The Hindu  

Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Aakarshi Kashyap advanced to the women’s singles second round but it was curtains for Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen in the men’s event at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Tuesday. While two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu struggled past world number 28 Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland 21-14, 18-21, 21-10 in a 56-minute opening …

Indian badminton: Srikanth, Kiran enter second round of Arctic Open 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian badminton: Srikanth, Kiran enter second round of Arctic Open 2023

The Hindu  

Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Kiran George progressed to the men’s singles prequarterfinals but it was curtains for Mithun Manjunath at the Arctic Open Super 500 badminton tournament, here on Wednesday. Former world number one Srikanth, who was a part of India’s silver medal winning team at the Asian Games, sailed into the second round after his German opponent Max …

Asian Games 2023: Rohan, Rutuja pair overcome Chinese Taipei, advance to mixed doubles final
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Asian Games 2023: Rohan, Rutuja pair overcome Chinese Taipei, advance to mixed doubles final

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India’s mixed doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale advanced to the final of the Asian Games tennis tournament after beating Chinese Taipei’s Yu-hsiou Hsu and Hao-ching Chan here at the Hangzhou Olympic Tennis Centre on Friday. Hsu, who had just won the men’s doubles gold more than an hour ago, and Chan were broken in the fourth game …

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