New Delhi: It was fifth time lucky for Wan Ho Shon of South Korea who rallied to overcome world number one, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in a pulsating mens singles final of the 2012 Yonex Sunrise India Open Super Series, while second-seed Li Xuerui of China came from behind to beat Germanys Juliane Schenk in the womens singles title clash, at the Siri Fort Sports Complex on Sunday. Having...
10:30 PM, Apr 29, 2012
New Delhi: Juliane Schenk of Germany shocked world number three and top seed Shixian Wang of China to reach the women's singles semifinals of the India Open Super Series badminton tournament, here on Friday. The world number eight Juliane came from behind to notch up a thrilling 6-21 21-10 21-16 victory at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here. Moments after winning the marathon one-hour battle, Juliane urged shuttlers from other...
09:34 PM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal admitted she was under pressure before taking the field in the first round of the Indian Open at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, where she had won the Commonwealth Games singles gold two years ago. But the World No.5 Saina, seeded third, won her first round match easily beating Pui Yin Yip of Hong Kong 21-14, 21-6 in 29 minutes to move into the pre-quarters of...
09:01 AM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: India's top women's badminton player Saina Nehwal said on Monday that it was somewhat a handicap playing in China as the line calls invariably go in favour of Chinese players. Saina suffered a shock loss against little-known Chinese youngster Xiao Jia Chen in the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships in Qingdao, China. "I knew Chen is a good player but had not played her much before....
04:49 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Saina Nehwal's struggle for form summed up a disappointing year for Indian badminton, the rare high point of which was Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa's World Championships bronze medal. After a highly successful 2010, during which Saina won a hat-trick of Super Series titles besides the Commonwealth Games gold medal, 2011 turned out to be a disappointing one for the Indian as she could win only the Swiss Grand Prix...
12:48 PM, Dec 31, 2011
Having gone through a rough season, Australia's Glesson won the Indian open golf tournament whereas India's Chiragh Kumar came second. ...
09:01 AM, Oct 17, 2011
New Delhi: The trophy eluded Chiragh Kumar but the Indian golfer still managed his best-ever finish in an Asian Tour event by signing off at second, even as Australian David Gleeson won the USD 1.25 million Hero Indian Open at the Delhi Golf Club on Sunday. Chiragh's second successive two-under 70 in the final round was three shots off the pace, while the Australian returned a four-under 68 to end...
06:57 PM, Oct 16, 2011
New Delhi: Chiragh Kumar brought home a steady two-under 70 in the third round but could not hold on to the lead as David Gleeson of Australia rose to the top with a scintillating second consecutive 66 on Day Three of the USD 1.25 million Hero Indian Open golf tournament on Saturday. Gleeson fired as many as eight birdies against a couple of bogeys to take his three-day aggregate to...
06:14 PM, Oct 15, 2011
New Delhi: Chiragh Kumar continued his affair with the greens, bringing home a stunning five-under 67 in the second round to lead by three-strokes at the half-way stage of the USD 1.25 million Hero Indian Open at the Delhi Golf Club on Friday. The par-5 holes served Chiragh well as he birdied all four of them, beside picking up three more strokes against a couple of bogeys to take his...
07:54 PM, Oct 14, 2011
World number 53, Eduardo Molinari is the top seed for the Indian Open golf tournament. ...
04:13 PM, Oct 14, 2011
New Delhi: Disappointed at being disqualified last week, Lin Wen-Hong had almost decided to skip the Indian Open but the Chinese Taipei golfer is happy that he listened to his wife as he hit a blemish-free seven-under 65 on opening day on Thursday. "To be honest, after I got disqualified last week (for writing a wrong score). I didn't want to play here but my wife encouraged me to play....
11:08 PM, Oct 13, 2011
New Delhi: Unheralded Chiragh Kumar of India fired an eight-under-par 64 to take a surprising one-shot lead in the first round of the Hero Indian Open golf on Thursday. Kumar upstaged the stellar Asian Tour stars gathered at the Delhi Golf Club (DGC) with a flawless round highlighted by eight birdies in the USD 1.25 million event. Veteran Zaw Moe of Myanmar was a further stroke back with Scotland's Ross...
09:54 PM, Oct 13, 2011
New Delhi: Defending champion Rikard Karlberg feels it will be more challenging to retain the Indian Open title this year but hoped the minor changes that he has made to his game will help him break his winless streak this year and end the season on a high. Karlberg won two Asian Tour titles at the Delhi Golf Club in his rookie season last year, but this year his best...
07:10 PM, Oct 12, 2011
New Delhi: A two-time winner on the European Tour, SSP Chowrasia will spearhead the home challenge at the Indian Open, but all eyes will be on defending champion Rikard Karlberg of Sweden and Ryder Cup star Edoardo Molinari when they tee off at the Delhi Golf club on Thursday. Molinari, a member of the 2010 Ryder Cup-winning team, will be playing in India for the first time and the world...
06:44 PM, Oct 12, 2011
India's Shiv Kapur and SSP Chowrasia will be among a field of 144 players vying for top honours. ...
02:37 PM, Oct 12, 2011
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