Malaysia Super 1000: HS Prannoy, Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand go down to Chinese opponents in similarly teeth-gritting 82 minute-losses
Indian shuttlers are not known to smash racquets when things go akilter. Yet, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand first, and HS Prannoy later played hugely well, and then just couldn’t…
Malaysia Open Super 1000: Satwik-Chirag overcome mid-match slump to ease into 2nd round | Badminton News
At 11-6 in the opening game, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had to dig it out under pressure from Lu Ming Che and Wei Kai Tang. The Taipei pair targetted…
Stadium roof leaks as Prannoy match stopped in Malaysia
In bizarre scenes at the Malaysia Open Super 1000, first-round matches on Court 2 and Court 3 were halted after splotches of water drops fell from the roof at the…
Have Indian badminton players forgotten how to win titles?
While fans, funders and fame-managers assigned to market athletes, might desire year-round consistency and constantly reassuring headlines, even of streaky wins, what has truly been lost in 2024 is the…
Badminton’s slow-court problem: For India’s Next Gen to thrive, more hours needed on slower conditions
* At his absolute peak in 2017, Kidambi Srikanth was denied a charge at the World title, stopped by Korean Son Wan-ho in quarters, after the Indian just couldn’t get…
Paris 2024 lessons for badminton officials: Look beyond organising tournaments
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) didn’t have much to do in matters of who represented the country at the Olympics. The Indian squad of seven – PV Sindhu, HS…
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India at Paris Olympics 2024 Day 6 LIVE Updates: Race walk action soon, Swapnil’s in 50m rifle 3P final; big day for Nikhat, shuttlers | Sport-others News
Why Paris Olympians are losing sleep – heat, not enough food, thefts, transport woes A BUS ride from the Olympic Village to the Table Tennis Arena takes 45 minutes. And…
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India at Olympics 2024 Day 5 Live Updates: Sindhu, Lakshya in badminton action; Lovlina opens campaign; Sreeja eyes R16 TT berth | Sport-others News
A study in contrasts, Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh make magic on the shooting range She likes riding horses. He prefers fast cars. She plays the violin. He grooves to…
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India’s Day 2 schedule at Paris 2024 Olympics: Manu Bhaker, women’s archery team in medal contention; PV Sindhu and Nikhat Zareen begin their campaigns | Sport-others News
Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur India’s wait for an archery medal has been long and painstaking but in Paris, the team events have shaped up well. First to go…
India Open Super 750: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat, HS Prannoy bow out in round one as giddy days of men’s singles feel distant | Badminton News
It wasn’t too long ago that Priyanshu Rajawat stood at the center of the top podium spot in Bangkok as the new kid on the block, lifting the famous Thomas…