Badminton
Thomas Cup: I was sure Lakshya will win the first match against Indonesia, says HS Prannoy
Lakshya, who started with an easy win over Max Weisskirchen in the 5-0 win over Germany, was rested for the second match before losing to Chin Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in three games as India lost the tie 3-2 and finished runner-up in Pool C.
BAI announces Rs 1 cr prize money for Thomas Cup winning squad
The Indian men's team created history earlier in the day when they defeated defending champions Indonesia 3-0 to become only the sixth nation to lay hands on the coveted Thomas Cup trophy.
Thomas Cup: Minister Anurag Thakur announces Rs 1 crore cash award for men's badminton team
After Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective matches to give India a dominant, memorable victory in their maiden entry in the final, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced the cash award in a tweet.
India clinch maiden Thomas Cup title with stunning 3-0 win over Indonesia
Victories from Lakshya Sen, the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and former World No 1 Kidambi Srikanth guided India to the coveted trophy, the most prestigious title in men's team badminton.
Thomas Cup: India up against strong Indonesia in historic final
India had defeated Malaysia and Denmark by identical 3-2 margins in the quarterfinals and semifinals to storm into the final for the first time in the history of the tournament. Prannoy played a crucial role in both those rubbers. Prannoy, who had suffered a nasty slip in the match deciding encounter with Rasmus Gemke after India had fought back to level the rubber 2-2.
Italian Open: Zverev overcomes Garin to secure spot in semi-finals
In a commanding performance on Grandstand Arena, Zverev fired his flat groundstrokes through the court as he struck 24 winners and broke the Chilean four times to advance after one hour and 51 minutes. "It was a high-level match. At times it wasn't pretty tennis, but I got the job done and that is the most important thing. I am through to the semi-finals and I am happy about that," Zverev said in his on-court interview.
Thomas Cup: Denmark outlast China in 6-hour group match
The 3-2 result in favor of Denmark means that China will have to face defending champions Indonesia for a spot in the semifinals. In a match that decides the group winner, China's Lu Guangzu mounted a brave challenge against world No.1 Viktor Axelsen in the opening singles, taking the first set but went down quickly in the remaining two to lose 17-21, 21-10, 21-9.
Thomas and Uber Cup: Indian men's and women's teams lose final group tie
Both teams had already ensured their berths in the quarterfinals after winning their first two group ties but needed to win on Wednesday to top their respective groups. However, the Indian women's team lost 0-5 to South Korea while the men went down 2-3 against Chinese Taipei.
Uber Cup badminton: Indian women's team in quarters with 4-1 win over US
The Indian shuttler dominated the match right from the beginning and raced to 16-4 lead in the first game. There was no looking back from there on for Sindhu as the world No. 7 sealed off the contest with ease in 26 minutes. Thereafter, Tanisha Crasto and Treesa Jolly doubled India's advantage with a solid 21-19, 21-10 victory over Francesca Corbett and Allison Lee. The Indian duo was trailing 5-11 in the opening game but produced a fine comeback to take the lead.
Thomas Cup: India outplay Canada 5-0 in Group C
India had started their campaign with a 5-0 win against Germany and on Monday continued the good work despite the absence of World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen. The Indian team think tank decided to rest Lakshya Sen and brought in Priyanshu Rajawat for the third singles. Kidambi Srikanth took the court for the first singles match but went down in the close first game against Brian Yang before recovering to win the next two games easily, giving India a 1-0 lead with a 20-22, 21-11, 21-15 win.
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