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India Make Winning Start At Badminton World Junior Championships

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India Make Winning Start At Badminton World Junior Championships

Representational Image.© AFP Indian shuttlers registered a dominating 5-0 victory over Cook Islands to make a winning start to their campaign in the mixed team event of the BWF World Junior Championships in Spokane, USA. The mixed doubles pair of Sathwik Reddy Kanapuram and Vaishnavi Khadkekar provided India a winning start, beating Kaiyin Mataio and…

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Hong Kong Open: Lakshya Sen Pulls Out, Ashwini-Tanisha In Second Round

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Hong Kong Open: Lakshya Sen Pulls Out, Ashwini-Tanisha In Second Round

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen withdrew from the Hong Kong Open 2023 badminton tournament before his match on Wednesday, handing his opponent, Chinese Taipei’s Su Li Yang, a walkover. Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya, seeded eighth in men’s singles, was India’s biggest bet at the Hong Kong Open 2023, which is being held at Hong Kong Coliseum…

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Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa Enter Hong Kong Pre-Quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen Withdraws

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Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa Enter Hong Kong Pre-Quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen Withdraws

File photo of Lakshya Sen© AFP Kowloon (Hong Kong): Indian women doubles pair of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open Super 500 tournament on Wednesday. Tanisha and Ashwini beat Chinese Taipei’s Lee Chia Hsin and Teng Chun Hsun 21-19 21-19 to set up a clash with top…

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“No Plans For Coaching, It’s The Toughest Job”: Saina Nehwal On Her Future

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“No Plans For Coaching, It’s The Toughest Job”: Saina Nehwal On Her Future

Saina Nehwal is not open to coaching in future, calling it the “toughest job”.© AFP Olympic and World Championships medalist shuttler Saina Nehwal has said that she is experiencing inflammation in her knees, which has kept her out of the competitive sport. “Three to four months ago I was playing Singapore Open. My knees and…

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China Open: Indian Challenge Ends After Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Bow Out In First Round

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China Open: Indian Challenge Ends After Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Bow Out In First Round

File photo of Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.© AFP Commonwealth Games men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered an opening-round defeat in the China Open Super 1000 tournament, going down in three games to Indonesia’s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Maulana Bagas on Wednesday. The Indian pair, ranked two, lost to the…

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HS Prannoy Achieves Career-Best Ranking, Jumps Three Spots To World No. 6

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HS Prannoy Achieves Career-Best Ranking, Jumps Three Spots To World No. 6

File photo of HS Prannoy© Twitter Indian shuttler HS Prannoy jumped three spots up to World No. 6 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Tuesday.  The Indian shuttler has moved up on the basis of his recent performances, especially at the BWF World Championship 2023 where he won a bronze medal. …

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