India staged a remarkable comeback to down Hong Kong 3-2 and qualify for the semifinals of the Asia Mixed Team Badminton Championships and ensure a first-ever medal in the continental tournament on Friday. Down 0-2, the Indians showed great fighting spirit as the doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Chirag Shetty and PV Sindhu levelled the scores after reverses in …
The men's pairing of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila was the only bright spot as India suffered a 1-4 loss to Thailand in its group A opener, jeopardising the chances of qualifying for knockout stage of the Sudirman Cup on Sunday. Arjun and Kapila's impressive 21-18 21-17 win over Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren, ranked 147th, in men's doubles was …
