Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Jan 7 (IANS) India's Paris Olympics star Lakshya Sen crashed out of the season's BWF Super 1000 in the Round of 32 while compatriot H.S Prannoy's match was halted by a leaking roof of the stadium at the Stadium Axiata Arena here on Tuesday.
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 6 (IANS) Focus will be on top male singles players Lakshya Sen and H.S Prannoy as they return to the circuit hoping to win their first title of the year in the Malaysia Open 2025, the first Super 1000 event of the new BWF World Tour starting at the Stadium Axiata Arena in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday. Men's singles will feature Lakshya facing off against Yu Jen Chi (Chinese Taipei), while Prannoy takes on Brian Yang (Canada) in the Round of 32 matches.
Tiruvallur (T.N), Jan 3 (IANS) Indian para-badminton player Manisha Ramadass has been selected to receive the prestigious Arjuna Award, the second-highest sporting honour of India, for her bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. The 19-year-old will take the honour as motivation as she aims to win the gold at the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
Beijing (China), Jan 1 (IANS) Badminton Olympic champion Huang Yaqiong announced on social media on Wednesday that she has submitted her resignation to the Chinese national team and officially bid farewell to her national team career. "I've been greeted with countless encouragements from everyone, hoping that I could continue my career. But actually, since the run-up for the Paris Olympics, I've already regarded the Paris Olympics as my last one," Huang wrote in her post.
Bengaluru, Dec 23 (IANS) Unseeded M. Raghu upset top seed and Guwahati Masters winner Sathish Kumar K. to set up a men’s singles summit clash with former champion Mithun Manjunath in the 86th Senior National Badminton Championship here on Monday. Raghu defeated Sathish 21-17, 21-17 in the semifinal while Manjunath ended the run of Roshan Chouhan 21-15, 21-13.
Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS) Chattisgarh’s Rounak Chauhan and Tamil Nadu’s Adarshini Shri NB continued their giant-killing run by upsetting higher-ranked opponents to reach the men’s and women’s singles semifinals of the 86th Senior National Badminton Championships here on Sunday.
Bengaluru, Dec 21 (IANS) Rithvik Sanjeevi S. fought back from a game down to pack off defending champion and sixth seed Chirag Sen in the third round of the 86th Senior Nationals Badminton tournament here on Saturday. The Tamil Nadu shuttler looked in trouble after losing the opening game against Sen but bounced back to win 12-21, 21-19, 21-15 and will now take on Raghu M on Sunday for a place in the quarterfinals.
Bengaluru, Dec 16 (IANS) An exciting domestic season, which witnessed the emergence of young challengers and revival of fortune for some battle-hardened journeymen, is set for a grand finale with the 77th Inter-Zonal and 86th Senior National Badminton Championships to be played at the Karnataka Badminton Association courts in Bengaluru from December 18-24.
Hangzhou (China), Dec 13 (IANS) Paris Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea booked her spot in the women's singles semifinals of the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals here on Friday. After losing to Japanese ace Akane Yamaguchi on Thursday in Group B, An enjoyed a comfortable 21-11, 21-15 win over China's Han Yue to progress. The latter also qualified for the semis with two wins.
Hangzhou, Dec 13 (IANS) Indian women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand bowed out of the BWF World Tour Finals 2024 after facing a straight games defeat against Japanese duo Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in their Group A match here on Friday.
