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Hyderabad: Former World No.1 shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, who won a silver in the last edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in 2018, says his target is to win gold in the singles at the Birmingham Games, which will begin in a couple of days. “Definitely I am gunning for gold. Last time, I […]
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Jakarta: One of the heroes of India’s epic Thomas Cup triumph, HS Prannoy continued his rich vein of form as he stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game win over Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus here on Thursday. The 29-year-old from Kerala, who is desperately looking to […]
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New Delhi: This is not a small feat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while hosting the victorious Thomas Cup team, players of which were chuffed to get the backing of the country’s premier. Few days after congratulating the players over telephone for their historic triumph at the prestigious tournament in Bangkok, PM Modi met in […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth for successfully leading Team India to their historic Thomas Cup victory. The Indian team scripted history on May 15 by winning the first-ever Thomas Cup crown since its inception in 1949. PM Modi held an interaction with the Indian contingent of Thomas […]
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What the 1983 world cup win was for cricket, the Thomas Cup victory is for Indian Badminton. Both the achievements are extraordinarily significant because the odds were stacked against India. It’s a moment of glory that brought cheers to the sport lovers in the country. In the 73-year history of Thomas Cup tournament, the top […]
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Hyderabad: “The feeling of winning the Thomas Cup hasn’t sunken in yet. It is the best feeling in the world.” This is what Indian doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy said more than 24 hours after India’s historic Thomas Cup victory. The doubles player says he doesn’t want this feeling to end. “We are still in the […]
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Hyderabad: Being the senior-most player in the team comes with responsibilities of motivating the youngsters and leading from the front. However, Kidambi Srikanth, the vital cog in India’s maiden victory in Thomas Cup, said that the team was already pumped up ahead of the title clash. Speaking after India’s Thomas Cup triumph, Srikanth said that […]
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Mumbai: The Central Government has announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore for the Indian men’s team that defeated 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in the final to win a historic maiden title in the Thomas Cup world team badminton championships. After Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective matches to […]
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Hyderabad: Indian men’s badminton team scripted history by clinching first ever Thomas Cup defeating 14-time champions Indonesia 3-0 in final, in Bangkok on Sunday. India took a crucial 2-0 lead with the help of Lakshya Sen in first singles and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s victories in doubles. In the second singles, Kidambi Srikanth produced […]
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Hyderabad: After youngster Lakshya Sen put India in 1-0 lead with a come-back win over Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the Thomas Cup final against 14-time champions Indonesia, the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty swelled India’s lead to 2-0 with a three-game thrilling victory over experienced Mohammad Ahsan and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, […]
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Bangkok: HS Prannoy produced a lion-hearted effort in the decisive fifth match as the Indian men’s badminton team scripted history by reaching the title clash of the Thomas Cup Final for the first time ever with a 3-2 victory in an edge-of-the-seat semifinal, here. Indian team, which never went past the semifinals after 1979, showed […]
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Bangkok: The Indian men’s badminton team scripted a memorable 3-2 win over Malaysia to enter the semifinals of Thomas Cup for the first time in 43 years but the women’s side bowed out after losing 0-3 to Thailand in the Uber Cup here on Thursday. India is thus assured of at least a bronze at […]
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Aarhus: The Indian men’s badminton team started its campaign in the Thomas Cup team competition with a commanding 5-0 win against the Netherlands in a Group C encounter. With the team returning to full strength with the return of the top doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth back to form […]
