Badminton | Satwik-Chirag ensure India’s first men’s doubles medal at World Championships

Badminton | Satwik-Chirag ensure India’s first men’s doubles medal at World Championships

Having assured themselves of at least a bronze, Satwik and Chirag will now face the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik Having assured themselves of at least a bronze, Satwik and Chirag will now face the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday […]

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BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal bows out

BWF World Championships: Saina Nehwal bows out

The two Indian men’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals. The two Indian men’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved into the quarterfinals. Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the World […]

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Prannoy stuns World No 2 Kento Momota to enter pre-quarters of BWF World Championships

Prannoy stuns World No 2 Kento Momota to enter pre-quarters of BWF World Championships

Unseeded H. S. Prannoy rose above expectations to shut the door on crowd favourite and two-time former world champion Kento Momota 21-17, 21-16 in a second round tie of the BWF World Championships Unseeded H. S. Prannoy rose above expectations to shut the door on crowd favourite and two-time former world champion Kento Momota 21-17, […]

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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 Worlds: Saina advances into pre-quarters

BWF Worlds: Saina advances into pre-quarters

Saina, took 38 minutes to dispatch Hong Kong’s Ngan Yi 21-19 21-9 in the opening round. Saina, took 38 minutes to dispatch Hong Kong’s Ngan Yi 21-19 21-9 in the opening round. London Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal kicked-off her BWF World Championships campaign with a straight game win over Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan […]

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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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