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PV Sindhu Goes Down Fighting, Sikki-Sumeeth Enter Semifinals Of Spain Masters

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PV Sindhu Goes Down Fighting, Sikki-Sumeeth Enter Semifinals Of Spain Masters

India’s PV Sindhu fought her heart out before going down narrowly to Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 badminton tournament on Friday. Sindhu, who had finished runner-up in 2023, recovered from an early 4-8 deficit and saved multiple game points to grab the opening game, but…

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Madrid Masters: PV Sindhu Reaches Pre-Quarterfinals, Ashmita Chaliha Crashes Out

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Madrid Masters: PV Sindhu Reaches Pre-Quarterfinals, Ashmita Chaliha Crashes Out

The two-time Olympic medalist and former world champion PV Sindhu secured a spot in the pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing Madrid Spain Masters badminton tournament following a win over Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang in her first-round game on Wednesday. The second-seeded Sindhu defeated world number 49 Zhang 21-16, 21-12, in 30 minutes to book her round…

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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Set For Spain Masters Challenge

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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Set For Spain Masters Challenge

File photo of PV Sindhu© AFP Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and ace men’s shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will continue their European grind at the Madrid Spain Masters tournament, beginning on Tuesday. Last year’s finalist Sindhu, seeded second here, will square off against Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in the round-of-32 contest, while seventh seed Srikanth…

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Kidambi Srikanth’s Swiss Open Campaign Ends With Defeat In Semi-Finals

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Kidambi Srikanth’s Swiss Open Campaign Ends With Defeat In Semi-Finals

Kidambi Srikanth lost 21-15, 9-21, 18-21 against world No. 22 Lin Chun-Yi.© AFP Kidambi Srikanth’s Swiss Open 2024 journey came to an unfortunate end as India’s ace shuttler suffered defeat in the men’s singles semi-finals at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel. Srikanth lost 21-15, 9-21, 18-21 against world No. 22 Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese…

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Thomas Cup: Defending Champions India Placed With Indonesia In Group C

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Thomas Cup: Defending Champions India Placed With Indonesia In Group C

India have been drawn in Group A along with 15-time champion China in Uber Cup.© AFP The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced the draws for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup on Friday, with defending champion India being drawn in Group C along with runners-up from last year and 14-time champion Indonesia in the Thomas…

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Krishna Prasad-Sai Pratheek Pair Bows Out Of Orleans Masters, India’s Campaign Ends

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Krishna Prasad-Sai Pratheek Pair Bows Out Of Orleans Masters, India’s Campaign Ends

Image for representative use© AFP Indian pair of Krishna Prasad Garaga and Sai Pratheek K suffered a straight-game loss in the men’s doubles quarterfinals to bow out of the Orleans Masters badminton tournament in Orleans. The world No. 70 Indian pair lost 17-21 16-21 in 40 minutes against seventh-seeded Danish combination of Andreas Sondergaard and…

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“Need To Work On My Mistakes”: PV Sindhu After Getting Knocked Out Of All England Badminton

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“Need To Work On My Mistakes”: PV Sindhu After Getting Knocked Out Of All England Badminton

After suffering an early exit from the ongoing All England Open on Thursday, India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu feels that she should have done better and will look to bounce back by working on her mistakes. Sindhu suffered defeat at the hands of the reigning world champion An Se Young of the Republic of Korea…

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All England Championship: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In First Round

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All England Championship: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth Lose In First Round

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women’s singles competition but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth faltered in the opening hurdle of men’s singles at the All England Championships on Tuesday. World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, won the first game 21-10 but her German opponent, world No….

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All England Championship: PV Sindhu Enters Second Round After Yvonne Li Retires

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All England Championship: PV Sindhu Enters Second Round After Yvonne Li Retires

File photo of PV Sindhu© X (formerly Twitter) Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women’s singles competition at the All England Championships after her German opponent Yvonne Li retired following the completion of the first game on Tuesday. World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, won the first…

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Lakshya Sen’s Paris Hopes Brighten, Enters No.15 In Olympic Games Qualification

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Lakshya Sen’s Paris Hopes Brighten, Enters No.15 In Olympic Games Qualification

File photo of Lakshya Sen© AFP Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen’s hopes of making the cut at Paris received a boost as he grabbed the 15th position in the latest Olympic Games Qualification rankings following his semifinal finish at last week’s French Open badminton tournament. The 22-year-old from Almora had reached a career-best ranking of world number…

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