Badminton | Lakshya Sen enters pre-quarters of BWF World Championships

Badminton | Lakshya Sen enters pre-quarters of BWF World Championships

Young Indian badminton ace Lakshya Sen sailed into the men’s singles pre-quarterfinals with a straight game win over Spain’s Luis Penalver in the BWF World Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday. Commonwealth Games champion Sen won his second round match 21-17 21-10, taking 72 minutes to complete the formality. After trailing 3-4, the ninth seeded Sen […]

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BWF World Championships: Lakshya wins, Praneeth loses

BWF World Championships: Lakshya wins, Praneeth loses

India also registered twin wins in women’s and mixed doubles competition on the opening day India also registered twin wins in women’s and mixed doubles competition on the opening day Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen continued his impressive run, trouncing Danish Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus in straight games to progress to the men’s singles second round […]

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Ashwini just can’t wait for the Games to begin

Ashwini just can’t wait for the Games to begin

Ashwini Ponnappa, the most experienced member of the Commonwealth Games-bound Indian badminton squad, says she is all geared up for the big challenge and determined to win a medal. “The preparations have been good as we got some really quality sessions and we both (she and mixed doubles partner Sumeeth Reddy) are looking forward to […]

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