[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Out of action for five months due to a left foot stress fracture, a fit-again PV Sindhu is all set to go full throttle this year. The two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu said that she has completely recovered from her injury and feels confident ahead of the ongoing …
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[ad_1] BENGALURU: Tanya Hemanth of Karnataka clinched the women’s singles title at the Iran Fajr International Challenge badminton tournament in Tehran on Sunday but had to put on a headscarf before collecting her gold medal. Second seed Tanya, 19, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, had the measure …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A star-struck Lakshya Sen couldn’t believe his eyes when the legendary Sunil Gavaskar dropped in at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bengaluru to meet him and the youngsters.The 73-year-old Gavaskar, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning cricket team, paid a visit to the academy …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK: Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth’s impressive run came to an end after he went down fighting to China’s world number 23 Li Shi Feng in the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Thailand Open Super 300 badminton here on Friday.Praneeth, who had competed at the Tokyo Olympics, blew a …
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[ad_1] BANGKOK: Commonwealth Games champion Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will miss the Thailand Open Super 300 badminton tournament after the former failed to completely recover from his hip injury suffered recently.Satwik had sustained the injury during the India Open Super 750 tournament earlier in the month and was forced …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: Lakshya Sen‘s impressive run in the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament ended with a quarter-final loss to Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie on Friday.World No. 12 Sen squandered an opening-game advantage to go down 21-15, 10-21, 13-21 to home favourite Christie, ranked third, in a 62-minute men’s …
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[ad_1] JAKARTA: India’s HS Prannoy faltered in the opening round, but compatriots Lakshya Sen and Saina Nehwal made an impressive start at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 tournament, advancing to the second round of singles events with contrasting wins here on Wednesday.World No. 12 Sen, who had a subdued start …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen feels the game’s governing body (BWF) should keep players’ health in mind while charting out the current international schedule as currently it is “tough”.The 29-year-old from Odense won eight titles in 2022, including the World Championships, All England and World Tour …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: An Seyoung snapped a run of losses against two-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi with a come-from-behind win in the women’s singles final, becoming the first Korean to win the India Open here on Sunday.The 20-year-old, who had gone down fighting in a similar three-game summit clash at …
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth‘s poor run continued as he went down in straight games to Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen in his opening men’s singles match at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super 750 tournament on Wednesday.Srikanth squandered a 14-5 lead in the second game after …
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