March 25, 2019 7:24 PM

Sindhu to face Mugdha Agrey at India Open

PV Sindhu will play against compatriot Mugdha Agrey at the India Open Super 500 Badminton starting in New Delhi from Tuesday. Youngsters Vrushali Gummadi and Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka will also be in the fray in women's singles. Kidambi Srikanth will begin his campaign against Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent, and might come across fellow Indians Sameer Verma or B Sai Praneeth later as both are in the same half of the draw. Sixth seeds Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will lead th...

February 22, 2019 8:08 AM

Barcelona Spain Masters: Mugdha Agrey to face Han Yue in quarterfinals

In Badminton, young shuttler Mugdha Agrey will face top seeded Chinese Han Yue in the Women's Singles quarterfinals of the Barcelona Spain Masters today. In the Singles second round, world number 82, Mugdha defeated American Natalie Chi, 21-14, 13-21, 21-16 to progress to the last-8 stage. She is the lone Indian challenger left in the tournament.   In Men's Singles, the Indian trio of Sourabh Verma, Parupalli Kashyap and Ajay Jayaram suffered second-round defeats. The young Men...