Sandhu, Madappa only Indians to make cut in New Zealand Open

February 28, 2020 6:58 PM

Sandhu, Madappa only Indians to make cut in New Zealand Open

India's Ajeetesh Sandhu and Viraj Madappa played solid rounds of 68 each on different courses to make the halfway cut at the New Zealand Open golf tournament at Queenstown today.   Sandhu and Madappa were the only two out of six Indians to get into weekend rounds. While Sandhu shot bogey free four-under 68 to get to a three-under total for a tied-25th spot while Madappa was three-under 68 at  with four birdies in last eight holes to reach two-under and was tied-35.  Sandhu shot one-over...

NZ Open: HS Prannoy to play in quarters of Men's Singles

May 3, 2019 7:51 AM

NZ Open: HS Prannoy to play in quarters of Men's Singles

In Badminton, India's H.S. Prannoy will take on fifth seed Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan in the men's singles quarterfinals of the New Zealand Open tournament in Auckland on Friday. Unseeded Prannoy shocked second seed Tommy  Sugiarto of   Indonesia  21-14, 21-12 in just 37 minutes to book his place in the last-eight round on Thursday. This was world No. 26 Prannoy's maiden meeting against world No. 13 Sugiarto.  Earlier, B. Sai Praneeth suffered a straight-game 12-21, 12-2...

New Zealand Open: H.S. Prannoy enters quarterfinals of Men's Singles

May 2, 2019 6:40 PM

New Zealand Open: H.S. Prannoy enters quarterfinals of Men's Singles

In Badminton, India's H.S. Prannoy stunned Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in straight games to sail into the men's singles quarterfinals even as his compatriot B. Sai Praneeth crashed out in the second round of the New Zealand Open tournament in Auckland today. Unseeded Prannoy shocked second seed Sugiarto 21-14, 21-12 in just 37 minutes to book his place in the last-eight round, where he will be up against fifth seed Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan. This was world No. 26 Prannoy&apo...