Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Himanta Biswa Sarma has been elected the Vice President of the Badminton Asia Council (BAC). The 50-year-old got 35 votes from a total of 40 polled on Saturday. “The BAI President is making his foray in the continental committee and we are sure it[Read More…]
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Singapore Open 2019: PV Sindhu in semis, Saina Nehwal exits
Singapore: Saina Nehwal’s disappointing show continued at the Singapore Open as the shuttler crashed out of the tournament while PV Sindhu entered the semi-finals here on Friday. Saina lost in straight games 8-21, 13-21 in the 36-minute affair to Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, who was in her top form and the[Read More…]
Parineeti Chopra binging on Saina Nehwal’s badminton videos
Mumbai: Actress Parineeti Chopra has been devoting two hours daily to watch match footage and public appearance videos of Saina Nehwal to get into the mind of the ace badminton player. The “Ishaqzaade” actress has been prepping intensely for the character to ensure she is able to get Nehwal’s mannerisms[Read More…]
Malaysia Open 2019: PV Sindhu ousted by Sung Ji Hyun in second round
Kuala Lumpur: Ace India shuttler P.V. Sindhu was knocked out of the 2019 Malaysia Open as she lost in straight sets to South Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun in the second round here on Thursday. After a tight first game, Sindhu failed to put up a fight in the second as[Read More…]
Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth in Indonesia Masters quarters
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…]
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…]
