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Suncheon: Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarterfinals but Lakshya Sen was ousted after losing his second round match at the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday. World number seven Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, got the better of world number 26 Japan’s Aya Ohori 21-15 21-10 […]
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Suncheon: The third-seed PV Sindhu on Wednesday stormed into the second round of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 after defeating USA’s Lauren Lam here at the Palma Stadium. The two-time Olympic medallist Indian defeated Lauren Lam 21-15, 21-14 in a match that lasted 34 minutes. Sindhu raced toward an 11-6 lead into the first […]
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Basel: World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth notched up a stunning three-game win over world number three Anders Antonsen of Denmark to progress to the men”s singles semifinals of Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here. Seventh seed Srikanth, who is playing only his third tournament after recovering from Covid-19, prevailed 21-19,19-21,22-20 over second seed […]
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Basel: Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament here on Thursday. While Sindhu, a former world champion, eased into the last 8 with a 21-19,21-14 win over Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, Srikanth staved off a […]
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Basel: Seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth defeated Mads Christophersen in straight games in the men”s singles opening round of Swiss Open badminton here on Wednesday. The Indian beat the Danish player 21-16, 21-17 in a match lasting 32 minutes. Third seeds Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy got past Indonesia”s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Mauland after […]
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New Delhi: The All England Badminton Championship runner-up Lakshya Sen has broken into the top 10 of the men’s singles badminton world rankings for the first time. The 20-year-old Lakshya Sen climbed two spots to reach ninth in the latest standings released on Tuesday. He is now the highest-ranked Indian in the men’s singles badminton, […]
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Basel: All England Championships finalist Lakshya Sen will be missing in action but double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth will look to make a mark when the Swiss Open Super 300 begins here on Tuesday. Sen, the 20-year-old from Almora, decided to withdraw after feeling exhausted following back-to-back final […]
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Birmingham: Top Indian men shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the 2022 All-England Open Badminton Championships after winning their respective first-round matches, here on late Wednesday night. Kidambi Srikanth, ranked world No 12 beat Thai world No 21 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21-18, 21-14 while Parupalli Kashyap lost 11-21, 18-21 to […]
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Birmingham: All eyes will be on in-form shuttler Lakshya Sen, double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth as they look to break India’s 21-year title drought at the All England Championships, which begins here on Wednesday. The top Indian players, including Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Srikanth have failed to […]
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Muelheim An Der Ruhr: World championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the men’s singles quarterfinals but two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women’s competition at the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Thursday. Srikanth, a former world no.1 and seeded eighth here, prevailed […]
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Muelheim An Der Ruhr (Germany): Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth registered contrasting wins to advance to the second round of the $180,000 German Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu trounced Thailand”s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-8,21-7 in a lop-sided contest after Srikanth, seeded 8th, saw […]
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Muelheim An Der Ruhr: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and world championship medal-winners Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen will be the top Indian contenders at the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament starting here on Tuesday. While Sindhu eased to a title win at Syed Modi International and Lakshya grabbed his maiden Super 500 trophy […]
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New Delhi: Men’s singles top seed and World Championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth along with six other players was on Thursday forced to withdraw from the ongoing India Open badminton championship after testing positive for Covid-19. The others who tested positive for Covid-19 were doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Rahul Thakkar, Treesa Jolly, Mithun Manjunath, […]
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New Delhi: Young Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha recorded the first upset of the India Open when she stunned fifth seed Evgeniya Kosetskaya while top seed PV Sindhu sailed into the women’s singles second round of the tournament here on Tuesday. Reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew was stretched to three games while home favourite Kidambi […]
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New Delhi: Star Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will look to carry the momentum from last season and make winning starts to the new year when they begin their campaign at the India Open, which returns after being cancelled twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A lot of ranking points will be […]
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New Delhi: Former champions Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu of India have been given the top billing in the men’s and women’s sections, respectively, as the Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton returns after two-years hiatus. The tournament will start with main draw from January 11 and no spectators will be allowed at the venue, owing to […]
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New Delhi: Comeback man Kidambi Srikanth might clash with Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in a rematch of their World Championships final after being drawn in the same half, while PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen received easy draws in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022 to be held from January 11 to 16. Top seed Srikanth, who […]
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Hyderabad: Kidambi Srikanth has had a tough last four years. Having won four Super Series titles in 2017 that propelled him to the world no.1 in rankings, Srikanth failed to live up to the expectations with his career marred with injuries and inconsistent performances. On Tuesday, the 28-year-old was all smiles at the Pullela Gopichand […]
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Hyderabad: Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) chairman A Venkateshwar Reddy felicitated Kidambi Srikanth who returned to city after clinching a silver medal at the BWF World Championships in Spain, at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli on Tuesday. The SATS chief presented a bouquet and a shawl to the shuttler who scripted history […]
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Hyderabad: When he missed the Tokyo Games due to a mix of injuries and cancellation of qualifiers owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, shuttler Kidambi Srikanth said to himself that Olympics is not the end of the world. He was confident that his time would come and he worked towards it. Now, he is glad that […]
