Jakarta: Indian star shuttlers Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu won their respective matches to enter the quarter-finals in the Indonesia Masters here on Thursday. While Saina outplayed local girl Fitriani Fitriani in straight sets 21-17, 21-15, Sindhu defeated home shuttler Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 23-21, 21-7 in 37 minutes[Read More…]
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Malaysia Masters: India’s campaign ends after Saina’s SF loss to Marin
Kuala Lumpur: India’s campaign in the Malaysia Masters 2019 ended after London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal went down in straight games 16-21, 13-21 to reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain, in the women’s singles semi-finals here on Saturday. The Indian started on an aggressive note, racing to a[Read More…]
“People say it, don’t practice it”, PV Sindhu over respect towards women in India
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu feels that in foreign countries there is a lot of respect towards woman as compared to India and women should not be ashamed of the sexual harassment they have faced rather they should come forward and speak about it. On Friday, 18 January, speaking at ‘SH(OUT)[Read More…]
Malaysia Masters 2019: Saina Nehwal beats former world champion Okuhara, enter semi-finals
Saina Nehwal imposed a hard-fought straight-game win over former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to enter the women’s singles semifinals of the Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The match lasted for 48-minutes. Seventh-seeded Saina made a 9-4 head-to-head record against Okuhara on Friday. Saina fought back from 9-15 and[Read More…]
PBL set for exciting semi-finals
Bangalore, After an enthralling league stage which witnessed some power-packed action, the Premier Badminton League (PBL) has narrowed down to the top four teams who will be battling it out in the semi-finals to get a step closer to the coveted trophy. While the first semi-final will be played between[Read More…]
Lee Chong Wei resumes training after six-month absence
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei took to the badminton court on Monday for the first time after a six-month lay-off. Lee, who was diagnosed with early stage nose cancer in July last year, said he would focus on recovering his muscle mass which had been lost after[Read More…]
Year Ender 2018 | A watershed year for Indian women shuttlers
By Gaurav Sharma New Delhi: Indian badminton continued to move northwards in 2018, especially the women’s singles players — P.V. Sindhu and veteran Saina Nehwal — as they dished out one stunning performance after another. While Sindhu extended her status as India’s leading shuttler and shrugged off the ‘choker’ tag[Read More…]
PV Sindhu beats Ratchanok, reaches the final of BWF Tour Finals
India’s hope at the BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, Sindhu entered the last two of the tournament after she registered a straight two game victory against Ratchanok Intanon. The racquet-eer made her way to the second successive final at the event after beating the World Number 8 Thai shuttler.[Read More…]
Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei to return to training in two weeks
Kuala Lumpu: Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei is expected to begin training in December, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) said on Wednesday. Ng Chin Chai, general secretary of the Badminton Association of Malaysia told the press that Lee was expected to be back on court within two weeks pending[Read More…]
Undeterred by cancer, Malaysian badminton legend Lee vows to return
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei pledged on Thursday to try his best to continue his career for “the love of the sport”. Speaking at his first press conference since seeking treatment for nose cancer abroad, Lee said he loves the sport too much to quit but would[Read More…]
