Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy advance to quarterfinal of Singapore Open Badminton

July 14, 2022 8:05 PM

Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy advance to quarterfinal of Singapore Open Badminton

In Badminton, ace Indian shuttler P. V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and H. S. Prannoy today advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Singapore Open Tournament. Indian Olympic medalist P. V. Sindhu defeated Vietnam's Nguyen Thuy Linh in the second round of the women's singles category by 19-21, 21-19, 21-18 and reached the quarterfinals. Nehwal defeated China's Bing Jiao in the second round of the women's singles category by 21-19, 11-21, 21-17. H. S. Prannoy also...

All England Championships:Lakshya Sen defeats third-seeded Anders Antonsen to reach quarterfinals; Saina Nehwal goes down to Akane Yamaguchi

March 17, 2022 8:26 PM

All England Championships:Lakshya Sen defeats third-seeded Anders Antonsen to reach quarterfinals; Saina Nehwal goes down to Akane Yamaguchi

In Badminton,Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen defeated Danish third seed Anders Antonsen by 21-18, 21-16  in the second round of   Men's Singles and he is through to the quarterfinals.  However, Saina Nehwal lost to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan by 21-17,17-21, 21-14 in second-round women's singles match at the All England Championships in Birmingham today. 

Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy enter second round of India Open

January 12, 2022 8:27 PM

Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy enter second round of India Open

Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of the India Open with contrasting wins in Delhi on Wednesday. Former world no. 1 Saina, moved to the second round after her opponent Czech Republic's Tereza Svabikova suffered a back injury and retired mid-way while lagging 20-22 0-1 in the opening round match. Saina, seeded fourth, will next play with Malvika Bansod, who defeated fellow Indian Samiya Imad Farooqui in another women's s...

Saina Nehwal out of Thailand Masters,suffers a shock defeat in first round

January 22, 2020 7:02 PM

Saina Nehwal out of Thailand Masters,suffers a shock defeat in first round

In badminton, India's campaign at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament ended in Bangkok today with the defeat of ace shuttler Saina Nehwal. The fifth seeded Saina lost to unseeded Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 13-21 ,21-17, 15-21 in a hard fought 47-minute contest. This was Saina's  second consecutive opening round defeat. Saina had also lost in the opening round of the Indonesia Masters last week after entering the quarterfinals in the Malaysia Masters last month.  ...

Defending champion Saina Nehwal suffers a shock exit, PV Sindhu advances to second round in Indonesian Masters

January 15, 2020 9:15 PM

Defending champion Saina Nehwal suffers a shock exit, PV Sindhu advances to second round in Indonesian Masters

In Badminton, world champion P.V. Sindhu advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Master in women's singles with a hard-earned victory over Japan's Aya Ohori 14-21, 21-15, 21-11. However, defending champion Saina Nehwal suffered a shock exit from the tournament in Jakarta today. It was also curtains for world championships bronze medallist B. Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap, Sourabh Verma and Sameer Verma in the men's singles. Sindhu will take on...

Lakshya Sen Subhankar Dey lose in Indonesia Masters badminton tournament qualifiers

January 14, 2020 1:09 PM

Lakshya Sen Subhankar Dey lose in Indonesia Masters badminton tournament qualifiers

Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Subhankar Dey failed to reach the main round of the Indonesia Masters badminton tournament after losing their qualifying round matches in Jakarta today.   The  2018 world junior championships silver-medallist Lakshya Sen lost 13-21, 12-21 to Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk of Thailand in a 32-minute contest. Subhankar Dey, went down 16-21, 12-21 to another Thai player Suppanyu Avihingsanon in a qualifying round match that lasted 38 minutes. Top Indians like P V Sindhu a...

Sindhu, Saina crash out of Malaysia Masters

January 10, 2020 4:04 PM

Sindhu, Saina crash out of Malaysia Masters

Olympic medal-winning Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Malaysia Masters after being outplayed by familiar foes in the quarterfinals ending the country's campaign at Kuala Lumpur today. Reigning world champion Sindhu, who took the court first  was knocked out of the Super 500 badminton tournament by top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei.  Tzu Ying, ranked second in the world, defeated Rio Olympics silver-medallist Sindhu 21-16, 21-16 in the quarterfinal, ...

Saina eyeing second title of season at New Zealand Open

April 29, 2019 7:35 PM

Saina eyeing second title of season at New Zealand Open

Saina Nehwal will be keen to put behind the disappointment of losing in the quarterfinals of just-concluded Asia Badminton Championship and train her eyes on winning the New Zealand Open beginning Tuesday. The 29-year-old from Hyderabad seeded second will begin her quest for the second title this year when she will take on China's Wang Zhiyi in the first round of the women's singles.  World no. 9 is the only Indian to have won a title at the Indonesia Masters this year and Sain...