BWF Junior world badminton championship | Sankar Muthusamy assures India of a medal

[ad_1] Lakshya Sen was the last Indian to win a medal (bronze) in the junior worlds in 2018. Lakshya Sen was the last Indian to win a medal (bronze) in the junior worlds in 2018. India’s Sankar Muthusamy assured India of a medal in the BWF Junior world badminton championships in Santander on October 28, […]

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Sindhu back in top 5, Prannoy moves to 12th in latest BWF rankings

[ad_1] This is after three years that Sindhu, a former world no. 2, has regained her place in the top 5. This is after three years that Sindhu, a former world no. 2, has regained her place in the top 5. Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and Thomas Cup winner H.S. Prannoy gained a spot […]

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Denmark Open | Prannoy makes winning start to campaign

[ad_1] Badminton star Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women’s singles competition in the first round Badminton star Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women’s singles competition in the first round Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy H.S. advanced to the next round of the ongoing Denmark Open 2022 after defeating Zhao Junpeng of China in his […]

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Sindhu waxes eloquent on Jwala’s ‘excellent academy’

[ad_1] International-standard facilities, coaching staff, ambience come in for high praise from champion shuttler International-standard facilities, coaching staff, ambience come in for high praise from champion shuttler It was a ‘meeting of hearts’ when World championship medallists P.V. Sindhu and G. Jwala met on a Sunday morning at the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence here. Sindhu […]

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Gopi Chand, Narain Karthikeyan impart valuable lessons

[ad_1] The much decorated Gopi Chand, the national coach who has revolutionised Indian badminton, leading to glory at all levels including the recent Thomas Cup triumph, called it “a very blissful journey’’. The much decorated Gopi Chand, the national coach who has revolutionised Indian badminton, leading to glory at all levels including the recent Thomas […]

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Prakash Padukone honoured with SJFI medal

[ad_1] Badminton legend Prakash Padukone was awarded the Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI) medal for 2019 at a warm ceremony at the Karnataka State Cricket Association here on Friday. The medal was instituted in 2018, with Vijay Amritraj the first winner. The award function for 2019 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Normally […]

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Sindhu to attend inauguration of the National Games

[ad_1] Double Olympics medallist and former World badminton champion P.V. Sindhu will grace the opening ceremony of the National Games to be held in Gujarat from September 29. “It is unfortunate that I will not be competing in the Games due to my injury. Had I been fit, I would have definitely represented my State […]

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BWF Tour No. 1 ranking gives Prannoy a lot of motivation and confidence

[ad_1] ‘The fact that I have been reaching quarterfinals consistently in most of the events does show that I am really playing well’ ‘The fact that I have been reaching quarterfinals consistently in most of the events does show that I am really playing well’ H.S. Prannoy, who has been beating the best in the […]

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Patience pays for Saneeth against Sankar

[ad_1] Last year, D.S. Saneeth had lost to Sankar Muthusamy in a junior tournament final in Russia. But that loss offered Saneeth plenty of lessons when he took on the top-seeded Sankar in the Yonex Sunrise South Zone inter-State badminton championships at the St. Peter’s Sports Academy here on Wednesday. In the end, he shocked […]

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