Badminton
Malvika Bansod finishes second in Italian International 2022
Malvika, who was given the top billing in the event, could not live up to her seeding as she lost to the Chinese Taipei shuttler in a one-sided encounter in just 27 minutes. This was Malvika's second loss to Wen-Chi Hsu in her career so far, after losing 16-21, 12-21 at the Wales International tournament last year.
Grand Prix Badminton League launched with Sindhu, Srikanth, Prannoy as mentors
Sindhu, who is the co-owner of the City team Bengaluru Lions, said she was excited to be a part of GPBL. "We all know what these kinds of leagues have done to games other than cricket. I think this is a platform to unearth talent while taking the game to the masses. I am super thrilled to be a part of GPBL," said Sindhu after unveiling the Trophy.
Saina, Sindhu start against Danish opponents in Indonesia Masters
Saina, who was not included in the Uber Cup squad as she did not participate in the trials conducted by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) in April, will open her Indonesia Masters campaign against Denmark's Line Hoejmark Kjaersfeldt in the first round. Saina is ranked 23rd in the world while her Danish opponent is 33rd.
Fazza Dubai Para-badminton: Pramod Bhagat, Manasi Joshi, Manisha Ramadass crowned champions; India bag 17 medals
Promising Manisha Ramadass shone with two gold medals -- in the women's singles SU5 and women's doubles SL3-SU5 with Mandeep Kaur, who settled for the silver in women's singles SL3, on the final day of the event on Sunday.
Fazza Dubai Para-badminton: Bhagat, Dhillon, Joshi enter finals as India eyes rich haul
In total, nine Indian para shuttlers have made it to seven finals scheduled to be played on Sunday. In men's singles SL3, Bhagat, who won two gold medals at the recent Bahrain 2022 International, had to come back from a game down each to defeat an untiring Daisuke Fujihara of Japan, who eventually faltered after 18-all in the third game. Bhagat won 14-21, 21-14, 21-18 after fighting for 1 hour and 16 minutes.
Thomas Cup win will fill India's youth with new enthusiasm and energy: PM Modi
India defeated 14-time champions and favourites Indonesia 3-0 in the final to lift their maiden Thomas Cup in Bangkok recently after previously reaching the semifinals in 1952, 1955, and 1979. The Prime Minister had invited the Thomas Cup-winning team and the Uber Cup side following their heartening performances in badminton's premier global team events, and the players enthusiastically shared their winning moments with Modi.
Thailand Open: Sindhu loses to Chen Yu Fei in semi-finals
Double Olympic medallist Sindhu, who had defeated the world No 1 Akane Yamaguchi in the quarter-finals of the BWF Super 500 event on Friday, lost the final-four match 17-21, 16-21 at the Impact Arena. Heading into the match, the Indian had won six of the 10 head-to-head meetings against the Chinese shuttler.
Thailand Open: Sindhu reaches semis with win over world No 1 Yamaguchi
Sindhu, a former world champion, defeated the world No 1 Japanese shuttler 21-15, 20-22, 21-13 in the quarterfinals of the BWF Super 500 event at the Impact Arena. In the first game, Sindhu and Yamaguchi matched the energy and were levelled at 14-all. The Indian ace won the next five points and went on to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Thailand Open: Sindhu reaches quarters, Srikanth pulls out
Sindhu, seeded sixth, took 37 minutes to defeat world No 46 Sim Yu Jin of South Korea 21-16, 21-13 in the Round of 16 at the Impact Arena. Both Sindhu and her Korean opponent matched the intensity in the early exchanges of the first game and were tied at 5-all. However, the Indian ace took command of the proceedings by scoring nine of the next 10 points and went on to win the game with ease.
Thailand Open: Sindhu, Srikanth advance to second round, Saina knocked out
Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, defeated Lauren Lam of US 21-19, 19-21, 21-18 at the Impact Arena. The first game saw an even contest between Sindhu, the world No 7 in current badminton rankings, and Lauren, ranked 55 places below the Indian.
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