Badminton
PV Sindhu eyes comeback with BWF World Tour Finals in December
Despite picking up an injury early in the tournament, Sindhu beat Canada's Michelle Li in the women's singles final in Birmingham to win her maiden individual CWG gold medal. She was seen playing most of her matches with a strapped left leg. Later, it was discovered that the two-time Olympic medallist had sustained a stress fracture on her left ankle. The final leg of the sixth edition of the 'PNB MetLife JBC 2022' culminated at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Wednesday with the crowning of 10 badminton champions across five categories.
National Games badminton: Telangana's troika of Sai, Sumeeth & Sikki ambush Prannoy's Kerala to win gold
Telangana's B Sai Praneeth victory came on the heels of another brilliant show by the husband-and-wife duo of Sumeeth Reddy and Sikki Reddy who got the better of the youthful pair of MR Arjun and Treesa Jolly 21-15, 14-21, 21-14 in a thrilling battle. Samiya Farooqui, then, beat T.R Gowrikrishna 21-5, 21-12 to give Telangana a lot to celebrate.
National Games: Injured Sindhu to attend Opening Ceremony, to miss badminton competition in Surat
"It is unfortunate that I will not be competing in the Games due to my injury. Had I been fit, I would have definitely represented my State (Telangana)," Sindhu was quoted as saying by the organising committee of the Games in a release on Saturday. "The National Games is a great opportunity for all the athletes and everyone I have spoken to is excited about it. I am sure the badminton matches will be very exciting," she said.
Junior World Championships: Unnati, Anupama, Sankar to lead India's challenge
The tournament was not held for the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The team was selected after a selection process that included two All India Ranking tournaments and a selection trial in Raipur. Hooda had topped the girl's singles trials with S. Rakshita Sree and Upadhayaya finishing second and third respectively.
Japan Open badminton: Yamaguchi wins her third singles title
Yamaguchi, who defeated China's Olympic champion Chen Yufei to retain her world title last Sunday, breezed past a fatigued An Se-Young 21-9, 21-15 in just 38 minutes. "We were both tired, but I knew I needed to take control of the game," the 25-year-old Yamaguchi said. "I knew I had to push myself to the limit and use the fans to move me." The men's singles crown was also won by a Japanese shuttler. Kenta Nishimoto scored the biggest victory of his career with an upset victory over fourth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-19, 23-21, 21-17.
World Championship badminton: Chen to face Yamaguchi in rematch of final
Chen beat Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia 21-17, 21-6 to set up a showdown with the Japanese star, who ousted Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand 21-18, 21-18. Yamaguchi won a three-set thriller five days ago to record her fourth straight victory over Chen, who lost 14 times in their 22 meetings. "I feel no pressure since I just lost to her last week," Chen said. "I will try not to make the same mistakes and do my best."
India Jr badminton GP: Giant-killer Abhinav bows out with a tame loss
Local stars Tara Shah and Darshan Pujari gave Maharashtra some reason to cheer winning their respective matches. On a two-session-two-round day, Abhinav, who turned heads in the morning by knocking out world No.9 Prince Dahal of Nepal in Round 2 bowed in the last-16 round. Pitted against No. 11 Tushar Suveer, Abhinav lost tamely 21-11, 21-14. Overall six seeds made their exit -- four in the last-32 round and two in the pre-quarterfinals respectively.
Japan Open 2022: India's campaign ends with Prannoy's loss in the quarterfinal
Up against an in-form Chen, the fourth seed and bronze medallist from the BWF World Championships held last month, Prannoy put up a gritty fight but eventually lost 21-17, 15-21, 22-20 in a marathon clash that stretched for one hour and 21 minutes. The 30-year-old Indian, who had ousted the 2021 world champion, Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, in the pre-quarters on Thursday, made a good start and raced to an 11-7 lead in the first game.
Japan Open badminton: H.S. Prannoy defeats Loh Kean Yew; Kidambi Srikanth crashes out
Prannoy is the last remaining Indian in the Japan Open after Kidambi Srikanth was knocked out following a 21-10, 21-16 loss to local favourite Kanta Tsuneyama. Prannoy brought out his best game to get the better of former world champion and eighth-seed Loh Kean Yew of Singapore 22-20, 21-19 in 44 minutes. Former world number 8, Prannoy, who had reached the quarterfinals of the world championships last week, brought out his best game to get the better of Loh Kean Yew in 44 minutes.
Japan Open 2022: Srikanth advances to pre-quarters; Lakshya, Saina make early exit
Former world No. 1 Srikanth outplayed Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia, an All England champion and fifth seed at the BWF Super 750 event, 22-20, 23-21 in a thrilling encounter. "It was a close match and could have gone either way but I am happy with the way I played. It's important to close out games at this high level because every match is going to be tough," Srikanth said after his victory.
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