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French Open badminton: Kidambi Srikanth suffers defeat in pre-quarters
• 2 years agoIn the men’s doubles, seventh-seeded Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat the Malaysian duo of Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee 21-16 21-14 in a round of 16 of French Open
French Open badminton: Satwik-Chirag advance to pre-quarters; Jolly-Gopichand bow out
• 2 years agoSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost the first game 19-21, but recovered strongly to win the next two 21-9 21-13 in their round of 32 match.
French Open 2021: PV Sindhu enters semi-finals; Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag ousted
• 3 years agoPV Sindhu continued her impressive run at the French Open badminton tournament by sailing into the women's singles semi-finals with a straight-game win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan
French Open: Lakshya Sen enters quarter-finals with comfortable win; Sameer Verma retires hurt
• 3 years agoLakshya Sen will clash with either Korea's Heo Kwanghee or Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei next.
French Open badminton: Kidambi Srikanth suffers agonising defeat to Kento Momota in second round; Satwik-Ashwini win
• 3 years agoSrikanth had lost to Momota last week also at Denmark Open but he produced a much better display in Paris and came agonisingly close to outwitting the two-time world champion only to fall short in the end.
Taking matches deep and attacking Lin Dan's backhand, how HS Prannoy turned the tables on the icon
Shantanu Srivastava • 5 years ago"Remember how everybody said cricket will not be the same anymore when Sachin retired? I think it is a bit like that with Lin Dan's retirement," Prannoy said.
BWF French Open 2019: An Se Young sends strongest message to date that she's a raging new talent in the shuttle firmament
Shirishnadkarni • 5 years agoAn Se Young appears indefatigable, is swift and decisive with her footwork, has a virtually impregnable defence, and an arsenal of accurate strokes.
BWF French Open 2019: PV Sindhu crashes out in quarter-finals; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty pair enters semis
• 5 years agoThis the 10th time Sindhu had lost to Tzu Ying, who now enjoys a dominant 10-5 record over the Indian.
BWF French Open 2019: Authoritative Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty show another set of world champions the exit door
Shirishnadkarni • 6 years agoLowering the colours of highly-decorated world champions, past and present, seems to have become a habit with the Indian men’s doubles combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
French Open 2018: Chen Long, Akane Yamaguchi upset fancied stars; young Chinese upstarts win men's doubles crown with elan
Shirishnadkarni • 6 years agoChen Long looked much more like the all-conquering player of old, while the doughty, grimly determined Akane Yamaguchi outlasted the artistic but wayward defending champion Tai Tzu Ying.