India Open: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu up against each other in quarter-final round
Earlier, Sameer Verma continued his rampaging run, notching up another stunning win over higher-ranked Hun Yu of Hong Kong in straight games to emerge as the lone Indian hope in men's singles competition.
Mar 30, 2017, 22:23 PM ISTIndian Open: Sameer Verma stuns higher-ranked Hu Yun to enter quarters; Viktor Axelsen ends Kidambi Srikanth's march
After 25 minutes, Rio Olympics bronze medallist Viktor Axelsen ended Srikanth's agony with a 21-7 21-12 win.
Mar 30, 2017, 20:38 PM ISTIndia Open: Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Sameer Verma sail into second round with comprehensive wins
Sameer, who had clinched his maiden Grand Prix Gold title at Syed Modi International, shocked fourth seeded Korean Son Wan Ho 21-17 21-10 in a 45-minute contest to set up a clash with Hong Kong's Hu Yun in the next round.
Mar 29, 2017, 22:19 PM ISTWinning events more satisfying than regaining World No. 1 spot, says Saina Nehwal
"When I was world number 30, I won tournaments. At the moment Tai Tzu is number one. For me, winning tournaments is more satisfying than being world number one," she added.
Mar 29, 2017, 21:40 PM ISTSaina Nehwal, PV Sindhu eye seventh India Super Series Open which shuttles off from Tuesday
Saina and Sindhu had crashed out of the All England Championship after losing in the quarterfinals and the duo would be eyeing better results this week.
Mar 27, 2017, 18:02 PM ISTMy knee still hurts when I play on hard courts, says Saina Nehwal
"I never knew what surgery was but after I went through it I realised how tough returning from it can be. You lose movements, touch and again to get back to your full fitness is extremely tough," Saina told reporters on the eve of the India Open.
Mar 27, 2017, 17:00 PM ISTSaina Nehwal to donate Rs.6 lakhs to Sukma CRPF martyrs' families
Saina, who turned 27 today, said she is pained by what happened last week and this is a small contribution to the families who have suffered irreparable loss
Mar 17, 2017, 18:31 PM ISTSwiss Open: HS Prannoy beats Qiao Bin, qualifies for quarterfinals
In the decider, the Indian zoomed to a 8-3 lead early on and kept his nose ahead to win in comfortably
Mar 17, 2017, 00:13 AM ISTSwiss Open: HS Prannoy, Subhankar Dey, Pranaav Chopra-N Sikki Reddy enter 3rd round
In a 43-minute match, fifth seeded Prannoy trounced Scotland's Kieran Merrrilees 21-17 21-19 to set up a meeting with 10th seeded Chinese Qiao Bin
Mar 16, 2017, 17:48 PM ISTSwiss Open: Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy, Sameer Verma, Subhankar Dey advance to second round
The 24-year-old Prannoy from Kerela disposed Germany's David Peng 21-15 21-18 in the opening round to set up a clash with Scotland's Kieran Merrilees next
Mar 15, 2017, 10:33 AM ISTAll England Championship: Lee Chong Wei wins fourth title, history for Taiwan as Tai Tzu Ying wins her first
It was Lee's fourth All-England title, which equals the achievement of Morten Frost, the Dane who is his coaching director in Kuala Lumpur
Mar 12, 2017, 23:24 PM ISTAll England Championship: Injury struck Lin Dan, limps off from title race
Four-time champion Lee reached the final for a seventh time by recovering from a worrying start to beat Chiu Tien Chen of Taiwan 10-21, 21-14, 21-9.
Mar 12, 2017, 09:09 AM ISTAll England Open Championships: Lee Chong Wei beats Chou Tien Chen to reach 7th final
World number one Lee Chong Wei reached the final of the All-England Open for a seventh time on Saturday after rallying past Chou Tien Chen of Taiwan 10-21, 21-14, 21-9.
Mar 11, 2017, 23:42 PM ISTAll England Championship: India's hope slump at Birmingham as Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu get ousted
Ratchanok Intanon, the former world champion from Thailand who only just won a fitness race to be ready for this week`s All-England Open, made a startling recovery to defeat Olympic champion Carolina Marin on Friday.
Mar 11, 2017, 08:28 AM ISTAll England Championship: Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei on course for one last showdown in championship semi-final
Both men played almost as well as in there prime, and often with more subtlety -- to their evident pleasure as well as that of the organisers who would love to see the two old gladiators clash on Sunday for what would be the 28th and quite likely the last time.
Mar 11, 2017, 08:04 AM ISTAll England Championship: PV Sindhu suffers straight games defeat to world no.1
World No. 5 Sindhu, who had beaten Tai Tzu en route to her Rio Games silver, was erratic and couldn't break the defence of the Chinese Taipei shuttler
Mar 10, 2017, 22:40 PM ISTAll England Open Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal qualify for quarterfinals
Both Sindhu and Saina are in the top half of the women's singles and if they win their respective quarterfinal matches, they will face each other in a mouth-watering clash in the semifinals
Mar 09, 2017, 22:02 PM ISTAll England Open Championship: PV Sindhu advances to quarter-finals
Sindhu led 12-3 in the first game and afterwards, it was a formality
Mar 09, 2017, 19:21 PM ISTAll England Championship: Shuttlers Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy advance to second round
Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth, Ajay Jayaram and the men's doubles pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy put up below-par performances to exit the tournament.
Mar 09, 2017, 11:08 AM ISTBadminton No 1 Lee Chong Wei defies medics to enter last All England Open
Still in some pain and not quite 100 percent fit, he starts his 13th and last All England on Wednesday. There was a collective gasp in Malaysia on Feb. 4 when news came that Chong Wei slipped and fell, tearing the medial collateral ligament in his left knee.
Mar 08, 2017, 14:56 PM IST