All-England Badminton: Lakshya Sen goes down fighting to Jonatan Christie in semis

IANS | March 17, 2024 12:00 AM

Birmingham, March 16 (IANS) Lakshya Sen's superb run in the All-England Badminton Championship came to a screeching halt in a hard-fought three-game defeat to Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the men's singles semifinals of the prestigious event. Lakshya, the lone Indian player in the fray in the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event, went down to Christie 21-12, 10-21, 21-15 in a match that lasted just over one hour at the Utilita Arena Birmingham in England.

All-England Badminton: Sindhu loses to Korea's An Se Young in pre-quarters

IANS | March 14, 2024 9:43 PM

Birmingham, March 14 (IANS) India's P.V Sindhu crashed out of the All-England Badminton Championship, losing to top seed An Se Young of South Korea in a women's singles Round of 16 match on Thursday. Sindhu went down to the Korean 19-21, 11-21 in 42 minutes.

Satwiksairaj-Chirag Shetty duo wins French Open men's doubles title for second time, claims first title of 2024

IANS | March 10, 2024 11:04 PM

Paris, March 10 (IANS) India's World No.1 doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday claimed their first title of 2024, by winning the men's doubles title in the French Open badminton championship. In the final, Satwik and Chirag defeated Lee Jhe-Hui and Po-Hsuan Yang of Chinese Taipei 21-11, 21-17 in the 37-minute encounter played at Arena Porte de la Chapelle in the French capital.

French Open: Treesa-Gayatri, Sindhu in the quarters, Srikanth bows out (ld)

IANS | March 7, 2024 11:05 PM

Paris, March 7 (IANS) India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the quarter-final of the French Open Super 750 tournament after beating Beiwen Zhang of the USA as Kidambi Srikanth gets knocked out in the second round, here on Thursday.

French Open: Sindhu moves to quarters, Srikanth bows out

IANS | March 7, 2024 8:58 PM

Paris, March 7 (IANS) India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu stormed into the quarter-final of the French Open Super 750 tournament after beating Beiwen Zhang of the USA 13-21, 21-10, 21-14, here on Thursday.

BAI announces rewards for Asian Games, BATC success with cash awards of INR 1.12 crore

IANS | March 7, 2024 6:53 PM

New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Thursday announced a cash incentive of over INR 1.12 crore to the players and support staff for their success in major international tournaments including the Asian Games, Badminton Asia Team Championship and the BWF World Junior Championships.

'Ah, nothing like a good old grind': Sindhu expresses delight, thanks coach Prakash Padukone

IANS | March 6, 2024 11:48 PM

New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) India’s PV Sindhu expressed her delight following the first round victory at the French Open Super 750 tournament, on Wednesday.

French Open: Sindhu, Srikanth advance to second round, Prannoy bows out (ld)

IANS | March 6, 2024 11:04 PM

Paris, March 6 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu made a winning return to the BWF circuit in an 80-minute marathon match against Michelle Li and defeated her 20-22, 22-20, 21-19 in three games in the first round of the French Open Super 750 tournament on Wednesday.

French Open: Srikanth advances to second round, Prannoy falters

IANS | March 6, 2024 7:45 PM

Paris, March 6 (IANS) Indian badminton ace Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the men's singles second round with a stunning three-game 21-15, 20-22, 21-8 victory over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen at the French Open Super 750 tournament, here.

French Open badminton: Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag; Treesa-Gayatri advance to second round (Ld)

IANS | March 5, 2024 11:57 PM

Paris, March 5 (IANS) India's top singles player Lakshya Sen along with doubles pairs, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Treesa Jolly and Pullela Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the second round of the French Open Badminton Championship here on Tuesday.

Badminton

All-England Badminton: Lakshya Sen goes down fighting to Jonatan Christie in semis

All-England Badminton: Sindhu loses to Korea's An Se Young in pre-quarters

Satwiksairaj-Chirag Shetty duo wins French Open men's doubles title for second time, claims first title of 2024

French Open: Treesa-Gayatri, Sindhu in the quarters, Srikanth bows out (ld)

French Open: Sindhu moves to quarters, Srikanth bows out

BAI announces rewards for Asian Games, BATC success with cash awards of INR 1.12 crore

'Ah, nothing like a good old grind': Sindhu expresses delight, thanks coach Prakash Padukone

French Open: Sindhu, Srikanth advance to second round, Prannoy bows out (ld)

French Open: Srikanth advances to second round, Prannoy falters

French Open badminton: Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag; Treesa-Gayatri advance to second round (Ld)

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