Badminton: Saina beats Lohaynny in Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal beat local hope Vicente Lohaynny 21-17, 21-17 in her opening Group C match in the women singles event here on Thursday. Saina got a…
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Shuttler Sindhu beats Hungary’s Laura in women’s singles group tie
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s P.V. Sindhu thrashed Hungarian Laura Sarosi 21-8, 21-9 in straight games in a Group M match of women’s singles badminton at the Rio Olympics here on Thursday. The…
Shuttlers Manu-Sumeeth lose campaign opener at Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) World No.21 Indian pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy lost their opening Group D match against the second seeded pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of…
Badminton: Jwala-Ashwini lose group opener
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s women badminton pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnapa lost their opening Group A match against the top seeds Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan in straight…
Indian shuttlers eyeing multiple medals at Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Hopes are high from Indian shuttlers at the Olympics as seven of them gear up to battle it out with the world’s top players for a medal. Four years…
Badminton ace Lin Dan arrives in Rio, eager for competition
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) The Chinese badminton team, spearheaded by superstar Lin Dan, has arrived here on Monday, four days ahead of the Rio Olympic badminton competitions getting underway. Before their arrival here…
Shuttler Jwala promises best performance in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian women’s doubles shuttler Jwala Gutta assured on Thursday that she and her partner Ashwini Ponnappa will give their best at the upcoming Summer Olympics and will be aiming…
All eyes on Rio as India aim for record medals tally
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) With India’s largest contingent travelling to the 2016 Summer Olympics here, billions back home will hope that the blend of experience, youth and debutants participating in the Games will…
Shuttler Jwala campaigns for PETA against cock-fighting
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) India’s veteran shuttler Jwala Gutta has starred in a brand-new campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India where she calls upon the public to support real sports…
Saina placed in Group G, Srikanth in Group H in Rio Olympics
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Indiaâs star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been placed in Group G in the womenâs singles category while Kidambi Srikanth is placed in Group H in the men’s singles at the upcoming…
Shuttler Saina seeded fifth; Sindhu, Srikanth ninth seeds for Rio
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been seeded fifth while P.V. Sindhu got the ninth seeding in women’s singles at the upcoming Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro. In men’s singles,…
Thai shuttler Ratchanok Intanon cleared of doping violation
Bangkok, July 18 (IANS) Star Thai shuttler Ratchanok Intanon was on Monday cleared of doping allegations, paving the way for her to compete in next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Badminton World Federation…
On a day I am fit, I can defeat anyone: Saina Nehwal
By Abhishek Purohit New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India’s premier badminton star Saina Nehwal believes that her in-born go-getter attitude will help her overcome opponents, a couple of nagging injuries and pressure of expectations as…
Jayaram back in top 20 shuttlers; Srikanth, Saina, Sindhu static
Kuala Lumpur, July 14 (IANS) Promising shuttler Ajay Jayaram’s semi-final finish at the recently-concluded US Open Grand Prix Gold helped him rise two places to be back in top 20 in men’s singles of the…
Shuttler Jayaram crashes out of US Open
El Monte (California), July 10 (IANS) Ajay Jayaram of India crashed out of the US Open badminton tournament after suffering a straight-game loss to Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama in the semi-finals of the men’s singles category…
Shuttler Jayaram remains India’s last hope at US Open
El Monte (California) July 9 (IANS) Fourth seed Ajay Jayaram stormed into the semi-finals of the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament to remain India’s lone hope as all the other shuttlers crashed out…
Shuttlers Jayaram, Pawar, Manu-Sumeeth reach US Open quarters
El Monte (California) July 8 (IANS) Promising Indian shuttlers Ajay Jayaram and Anand Pawar won their men’s singles matches to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open Grand Prix Gold but it was curtains for…
Indian shuttlers continue to shine at US Open
El Monte (California), July 7 (IANS) Indian shuttlers continued to shine at the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament with six of them advancing to the singles pre-quarterfinals here. However, R.M.V Gurusaidutt’s campaign…
Indians off to good start at US Open badminton
El Monte (California), July 6 (IANS) Indian shuttlers, including H.S. Prannoy, B. Sai Praneeth and R.M.V Gurusaidutt, had a good day at the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here. However, Harsheel Dani…
Shuttlers Praneeth, Manu-Sumeeth win Canada Open titles
Calgary (Canada), July 4 (IANS) India had a double delight at the Canada Open as B. Sai Praneeth and the doubles pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy grabbed their respective title at the…