Tag: Badminton

Sindhu staved off a spirited challenge from World No.20 Aya Ohori 22-20, 21-12 to record her sixth win over the Japanese.

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Indian duo enters second round of Malaysian Open

April 3, 2019

Kuala Lumpur: Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the Malaysian Open ...

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Gopichand slams Olympic qualification system

April 1, 2019

New Delhi: Chief Indian national coach Pullela Gopichand believes that the Olympic qualification system in badminton is ‘unfair’ and putting ...

Saina Nehwal (L) and PV Sindhu with their coach Pullela Gopichand

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A rivalry which has simmered, not exploded

March 31, 2019

Had they been from two different countries, the rivalry between badminton players Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu could have been ...

A winner of the Indonesia Masters, semifinalist at Malaysia Masters and quarterfinalist at All England Championship, Saina saw USD 36,825 added to her career earnings.

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Saina second highest in first quarter earnings

March 30, 2019

New Delhi: London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has the second highest earnings in women's singles in the first quarter ...

Dey will face reigning Olympic champion and two-time All England champion Chen Long of China in the round of eight, while Mookerjee will take on top seeded Chinese Chen Yufei.

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Dey, Mookerjee advance to quarters of Swiss Open

March 15, 2019

Basel (Switzerland): Subhankar Dey and Riya Mookerjee advanced to men's and women's singles quarterfinals respectively of the Swiss Open badminton ...

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Lee likely to delay cancer comeback again

March 14, 2019

Kuala Lumpur: Lee Chong Wei is likely to miss next month’s Malaysia Open and delay his comeback from nose cancer ...

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Nemesis Tzu-Ying ends Saina’s All England run

March 8, 2019

Birmingham: Saina Nehwal’s dismal run against nemesis Tai Tzu-Ying continued as she suffered yet another defeat against the Taiwanese to ...

All the matches will be played at the K.D Jadhav Indoor Hall located within the IGI stadium.

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IGI Stadium to host India Open for the first time

March 1, 2019

New Delhi: India Open will have a new address this time with Indira Gandhi International Stadium (IGI) set to host ...

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurates the High Performance Centers along with former India cricket captain Anil Kumble, eminent badminton coach Pullela Gopichand and Sports Minister Chandra Sarathi Behera at the Kalinga Stadium complex, Monday

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CM inaugurates 5 HPCs in city

February 25, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Monday High Performance Centers (HPC) for weightlifting, athletics, badminton, football development and sports management ...

Kashyap defeated Wong Wing Ki Vincent of Hong Kong 27-25 21-18.

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Indian trio enters second round of Barcelona Spain Masters

February 21, 2019

Barcelona: Newly-crowned national champion Sourabh Verma, Parupalli Kashyap and Ajay Jayaram advanced to the men's singles second round after winning ...