Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu crashed out after losing to Canada's Michelle Li in the pre-quarter-finals of the Japan Masters Super 500 tournament on Thursday. Earlier in the tournament, Lakshya Sen faced a heart-wrenching loss in the men's singles opening round, falling 22-20, 17-21, 16-21 to Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao after squandering a one-game lead. Women's doubles pair Treesa Jolly …
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Indian shuttler HS Prannoy lost a closely-fought second round match against Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei to bow out of the Japan Masters Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday. The Asian Games bronze medallist Indian, who returned to action after recovering from a back injury, squandered an opening game advantage to lose 21-19 16-21 19-21 to world no. …
TOKYO — Led by Japan’s prime minister, the country celebrated golfer Hideki Matsuyama’s victory in the Masters — the first Japanese player to win at Augusta National and pull on the famous green jacket. “And it came about because of Mr. Matsuyama’s own ability to take up challenges, his courage and all the effort that went into that.” Isao Aoki …
