Category: Badminton

India’s campaign at the Singapore Open Super Series ended on Thursday after ace shuttler PV Sindhu as well as men’s and mixed doubles pairs lost their respective second round matches to crash out of the tournament here. Sindhu conceded a one-game advantage to go down 21-11, 14-21, 14-21 to China’s He Bingjiao in a hard-fought women’s singles match that lasted […]

Indian ace PV Sindhu entered the second round in women’s singles while Pranaav Jerry Chopra advanced to the next stage alongwith his respective partners in the men’s and mixed doubles events at the Singapore Super Series on Wednesday. Sindhu saw off Thailand’s Busanan Ongbumrungphan 9-21 21-17 21-11 in a 54-minute clash, while National champions Pranaav and Akshay Dewalkar defeated China’s […]

Malaysia’s badminton star Lee Chong Wei won his 11th Malaysian Open title Sunday, a much-needed boost for his pursuit of a still-elusive Olympic gold medal. Lee cruised to victory with a flurry of devastating smashes against world number one Chen Long from China, beating him 21-13, 21-8 in a match that lasted 42 minutes. The world number four shuttler was […]

Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal sealed a semifinal spot after a hard-fought victory but compatriot P.V. Sindhu crumbled under pressure to bow out of the women’s singles competition at the Malaysia Open Super Series Premier tournament in Shah Alam on Friday. World No. 8 Saina dug deep into her vast experience as she recovered from a game deficit to beat […]

Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu entered the women’s second round but it turned out to be a disappointing day for Indian men shuttlers as two of them made an early exit at the Malaysia Open Super Series Premier here on Wednesday.

Two-time World Championship bronze medallist PV Sindhu eked out a hard-fought three-game win over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbumrungphan to enter the quarter-finals of the $300,000 Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super Series badminton tournament on Thursday. Sindhu was a little circumspect during the match and committed a few unforced errors before surpassing Busanan 17-21 21-19 21-16 in a women’s singles match that lasted […]