Lucknow: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will look to recover from her unexpected semifinal loss at the India Open and end her title drought at the Syed Modi International, which begins here on Tuesday. The 26-year-old from Hyderabad was well on course to win her first title since the 2019 World Championship triumph last […]
New Delhi: India’s Lakshya Sen secured his maiden Super 500 title by winning the Yonex-Sunrise India Open with a stunning straight-game victory over reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men’s singles final here on Sunday. It was after Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first team from the country to […]
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and world championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen registered contrasting wins to advance to the women’s and men’s singles semifinals, respectively, at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open badminton here on Friday. Top seed Sindhu, a former world champion, got the better of compatriot Ashmita Chaliha 21-7, 21-18 in 36 minutes, […]
New Delhi: Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy advanced to the quarterfinals but the promising Malvika Bansod ended her idol Sania Nehwal’s campaign at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open here on Thursday. Former champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina suffered a 17-21,9-21 straight game loss to her 20-year-old compatriot Malvika. […]
New Delhi: Former champion Saina Nehwal, world championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and comeback man HS Prannoy registered contrasting wins to progress to the second round of the India Open here on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games silver medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also made winning starts to their men’s doubles campaign.Former world no 1. Saina, […]
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 […]
The 19-year-old Lakshya withdrew on Wednesday after his father D K Sen returned a positive test for the dreaded virus. D K Sen is asymptomatic at this point.
The 19-year-old Indian, who had claimed five titles including two Super 100 tournaments last year, produced a clinical performance to outwit Christo Popov 21-9 21-15
