June 13, 2024 6:48 PM

Australian Open 2024: H.S. Prannoy, Sameer Verma enter quarterfinals 

Indian shuttlers H. S. Prannoy and Sameer Verma progressed to the men’s singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open with contrasting victories over their respective opponents in Sydney today.   Fifth seed Prannoy, took just 46 minutes to get the better of Misha Zilberman of Israel 21-17, 21-15 in the round of 16, however, Verma had to toil hard for one hour and two minutes to upset eighth seed Loh Kean Yew of Singapore 21-14, 14-21, 21-19.   Prannoy will be up against second seed Kodai Nar...

July 1, 2022 8:27 PM

P V Sindhu, H S Prannoy crash out of Malaysia Open tournament

In Badminton, 21 seeded Indian shuttler, H. S. Prannoy lost to seventh-seed Indonesian Jontan Christie by 16-21, 18-21 in the quarter-final of the Malaysia Open 2022 tournament.   Earlier in the day P. V. Sindhu also crashed out in the quarters. In a hotly contested match, Sindhu lost to Taiwan's Tai Tzu Ying 21-13, 15-21, 13-21. Meanwhile, Parupalli Kashyap failed to make the last-eight round, going down to Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn 19-21, 10-21.