Lakshya Sen progressed to the semifinals to be the lone Indian survivor at the Japan Open Super 750 badminton tournament following the ouster of compatriots HS Prannoy and doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday. World number 10 Prannoy too could have joined Sen in the last four but he squandered an opening game win and a …
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, …
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