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]Despite loss, HS Prannoy savours run to the Australian Open final
Published on Aug 06, 2023 08:33 PM IST
The India No.1 lost a marathon match to China’s Weng Hongyang, but was pleased with his consistency ahead of World Championships in Copenhagen later in August

Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
HS Prannoy finishes runner-up at Australian Open, loses 3-game thriller
HS Prannoy finished runner-up at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament after losing a three-game thriller.

Published on Aug 06, 2023 02:18 PM IST
PTI | , Sydney
Consistency now his ally, HS Prannoy enters second final of year
The 31-year-old beat compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat in straight games to enter the final of the Australian Open badminton tournament

Updated on Aug 05, 2023 09:58 PM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
Talented Priyanshu Rajawat books semis battle against HS Prannoy
The 21-year-old was in superb form as he beat Srikanth 21-13, 21-8 in just 30 minutes

Updated on Aug 05, 2023 08:25 AM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
PV Sindhu knocked loses in quarterfinals of Australia Open
Sindhu was looking to make her fourth semifinal of the season but found it tough to tame Zhang, losing 12-21 17-21 in 39 minutes.

Published on Aug 04, 2023 09:52 AM IST
PTI |
AUS Open: Sindhu, Srikanth, Prannoy enter 2nd round; Manjunath secures upset win
PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth secured straight-game wins at the Australia Open.

Published on Aug 03, 2023 12:39 AM IST
PTI | , Sydney
Prannoy moves to 9th, Lakshya jumps to 11th in BWF ranking
HS Prannoy gained one spot while Lakshya Sen improved two places after they lost in the semifinals of the Japan Open.

Published on Aug 01, 2023 09:11 PM IST
PTI |
Sindhu, Srikanth hope for a turnaround; focus on Prannoy, Sen in Australian Open
The USD 420,000 event will be the last chance for Sindhu and Srikanth to regain their touch ahead of the World Championships

Published on Jul 31, 2023 02:57 PM IST
PTI |
Lakshya’s run ends in Japan Open semis
India’s world No.13, who has been in excellent form, rallied to win the second game before losing to Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie in a hard-fought match

Updated on Jul 29, 2023 07:40 PM IST
Lakshya enters third consecutive semi-final
Sen will be the only Indian in action on Saturday after HS Prannoy and the pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost their respective QFs

Updated on Jul 28, 2023 09:00 PM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
Lakshya enters semis of Japan Open, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty out
Lakshya made his third successive semifinals, following his exploits in Canada and the United States.

Published on Jul 28, 2023 11:35 AM IST
PTI |
Prannoy, Lakshya and Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals of Japan Open
Fresh from their triumph in the Korea Open, the Indian men's doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj and Chirag too secured progress to the last-eight stage.

Published on Jul 27, 2023 02:21 PM IST
PTI |
Sindhu makes another first-round exit, Satwik-Chirag advance in Japan Open
The Indian shuttler found it hard to match the intensity of her opponent on the day as she went down tamely in straight games.

Updated on Jul 26, 2023 02:58 PM IST
PTI |
Srikanth, Prannoy set up round of 16 face-off after winning starts in Japan Open
Srikanth got the better of Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen 21-13, 21-13 while Prannoy, stunned All England 2023 champion Li Shi Feng 21-17, 21-13.

Published on Jul 25, 2023 03:40 PM IST
Satwiksairaj-Chirag pair achieves career-best world no. 2 ranking
The reigning Asian champions, who won Korea Open (Super 500), Swiss Open (Super 300) and Indonesia Open (Super 1000) titles this season, now have 87,211 points.

Published on Jul 25, 2023 12:56 PM IST
PTI |
Selection row now in Asian Para Games badminton
Delhi high court petitioned after top ranked players not invited to take part in the selection trials for the continental competition.

Updated on Jul 23, 2023 10:22 PM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Satwik-Chirag win Korea Open for year’s fourth title
Indians upstage Indonesia’s world No.1 pair in the final to claim third BWF World Tour title of 2023, besides the Asia Championships crown in April

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 08:16 AM IST
N Ananthanarayanan, New Delhi
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty enter Korea Open final
The world number three Indian pair notched up a 21-15 24-22 win over the second seeded Chinese in a 40-minute duel at the Jinnam stadium.

Published on Jul 22, 2023 03:06 PM IST
PTI |
Satwik-Chirag pair enters semifinals of Korea Open
The world No.3 Indian pair took just 40 minutes to get the better of the fifth seeded Japanese pair 21-14 21-17.

Published on Jul 21, 2023 05:44 PM IST
PTI |
Sindhu sinks, Rajawat enters second round of Korea Open; Sikki-Rohan too win
Sindhu lost to the 32-year-old world no. 22 Pai Yu-Po 18-21 21-10 13-21 in the women's singles opening round. The contest lasted 58 minutes.

Published on Jul 19, 2023 03:37 PM IST
PTI |
PV Sindhu announces partnership with Malaysian coach in ‘Fabrizio style’
PV Sindhu has looked off colour this season after returning from a five-month long injury layoff.

Published on Jul 18, 2023 09:26 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty enter second round at Korea Open
The world number 3 pair beat Jomkoh and Kedren 21-16 21-14 in the round of 32

Published on Jul 18, 2023 06:01 PM IST
PTI |
PV Sindhu slips to world no. 17, lowest ranking in over a decade
Ever since returning from 5-month long injury layoff, Sindhu has struggled to string together series of wins in a week, resulting in a title-less streak.

Published on Jul 18, 2023 05:58 PM IST
PTI |
Malaysia’s Muhammad Hafiz Hashim approved as PV Sindhu’s coach
The double Olympic medallist, struggling for consistency this season, will be guided by the former All England champion until the Paris Olympics

Updated on Jul 18, 2023 01:47 PM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
Sindhu, Srikanth to restart quest for first title of season in pre-Olympic year
A title has eluded Sindhu this year with more than half the season already over.

Published on Jul 17, 2023 08:36 PM IST
PTI |
Lakshya Sen out of US Open, loses to Feng in semis
Lakshya, seeded third, lost 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 against second-seed Feng in a gruelling last-four match

Published on Jul 16, 2023 11:27 AM IST
PTI |
Sindhu loses, Lakshya enters semis of US Open
Lakshya will face second seed Li Shi Feng of China in the semifinals. The Indian enjoys a 5-3 win-loss ratio against Feng.

Published on Jul 15, 2023 12:03 PM IST
PTI |
Sindhu, Sen enter quarterfinals, Sankar too wins
Double Olympic medallist Sindhu, seeded third, defeated Korea's Sung Shuo Yun 21-14 21-12. Sen beat Czech Republic's Jan Louda 21-8 23-21 in 39 minutes.

Published on Jul 14, 2023 01:54 PM IST
PTI |
Sindhu, Lakshya win openers; Sai Praneeth loses in US Open
Sindhu defeated Diksha 21-15, 21-12 in just 27 minutes to enter the second round, while Lakshya beat his Finnish opponent 21-8, 21-16 in less than 30 minutes.

Published on Jul 13, 2023 02:37 PM IST
PTI |
Lakshya is back on the mark
Injuries and a coaching change derailed him but he is now back to winning ways

Updated on Jul 11, 2023 09:50 PM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi