French Open 2018: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth enter quarter-finals; Manu Atri-Sumeeth Reddy upset third seeded pair
Fpsports • 6 years agoSaina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth registered hard-fought victories to book a spot in the quarter-finals of the French Open Super 750 tournament in Paris on Thursday.
Australian Open badminton: Manu Attri, Sumeeth Reddy advance to semis; curtains for Sameer Verma, Sai Praneeth
Ians • 7 years agoSecond seed Praneeth fought hard for 43 minutes before going down in straight games 21-23, 13-21 to Hong Kong's Yiu Lee Cheuk at Court 1 of the Quay Centre Olympic Park.
Australian Open badminton: India's Sai Praneeth, Sameer Verma enter quarters; Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy advance
• 7 years agoSecond seed Praneeth beat Indonesia's Panji Ahmad Maulana 21-12, 21-14, while fourth-seeded Sameer edged past Takuma Ueda of Japan 21-16, 21-12 in their respective second round matches.
New Zealand Open Badminton: Sameer Verma fails to learn from Lakshya Sen's errors in clash against Lin Dan
Shirishnadkarni • 7 years agoSameer Verma repeated Lakshya Sen's cardinal error of eschewing patience and trying to finish rallies quickly in the quarter-final and played into Lin Dan's hands.
New Zealand Open: Lakshya Sen reiterates credentials as future of Indian badminton by stretching Lin Dan
Shirishnadkarni • 7 years agoSen seemed wise to the left-hander’s patented style of playing at a languid pace and waiting for his rival to make a mistake, and interspersing this pattern with a couple of points played at a blinding pace.
Asia Badminton Team Championships: Indian men and women miss gilt-edged opportunity to reach semi-finals
Shirishnadkarni • 7 years agoBoth the Indian teams bowed out of the prestigious Asia Badminton Team Championships by identical 3-1 margins.
Asia Team Badminton Championship: Indian contingent led by PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth to face tough challenge
• 7 years agoThe Asia Team Championship will also act as a qualifier for the Thomas and Uber Cup tournaments to be held in Bangkok from 20-27 May with the teams finishing at the semi-finals qualifying for the prestigious tournament.
Ashwini Ponnappa on step-motherly treatment to Indian doubles players, packed BWF schedule and more
Avinashr • 7 years agoHaving been a torchbearer for doubles in India for almost a decade now, Ashwini Ponnappa has been in the forefront of the changing landscape of Indian badminton
PBL 2018: Chennai Smashers edge past table toppers Bengaluru Blasters to stay alive in competition
• 7 years ago. With Sindhu's victory being in the trump match, the Smashers took a huge lead in the tie after two completed encounters.
PBL 2018: Mumbai Rockets defeat Chennai Smashers despite PV Sindhu's win against Beiwen Zhang
• 7 years agoPV Sindhu notched up a thrilling three-game win in the women's singles but Son Wan Ho guided Mumbai Rockets to a 3-2 lead over title holders Chennai Smashers