Wuhan: Lin Dan led hosts China to an emphatic victory over South Korea in the Thomas Cup final on Sunday, sending a message that he and his team-mates are in peak form for the London Olympics. Widely regarded as the best player of all time and a sporting hero in China, Lin threw his t-shirt into the Wuhan crowd after his side were far too good in seeing off the...
05:24 PM, May 27, 2012
New Delhi: Parupalli Kashyap will represent India in the London Olympics in men's singles badminton event, while Jwala Gutta's participation in both women's doubles and mixed doubles was confirmed after the world rankings were released on Thursday. This will be the first time that any of the Indian badminton doubles pairing will get a direct entry in the history of Olympics. In the 1992 Barcelona Games, Vimal Kumar and Dipankar...
06:17 PM, May 03, 2012
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: India's P Kashyap's gritty performance before losing to world No. 17 Shon Wan Ho of Korea in a three-game thriller to draw curtains on Indian campaign at the Yonex Sunrise India Open Super Series, here on Saturday. Thirteen ranking points separated the two but Olympic bound Kashyap showed a lot of gumption during his 71-minute battle against the Korean before losing by 14-21 21-19 16-21 margin at the...
08:55 PM, Apr 28, 2012
New Delhi: In a dramatic turn of events, Indian shuttler P Kashyap on Friday edged past Ajay Jayaram to qualify for the London Olympics after Chen Jin of China gave him a walkover in the quarter-final of the Indian Open Super Series because of a wrist injury. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist P Kashyap came into the tournament with over 1000 points behind compatriot Jayaram and needed to win at least...
10:45 PM, Apr 27, 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: Title-contender Saina Nehwal suffered a stunning straight-game defeat in the second round but P Kashyap and P V Sindhu advanced to the quarter-finals of the India Open Super Series here on Thursday. World number five Saina was not in her elements on Thursday as she suffered a 19-21 10-21 defeat to Korean Youn Joo Bae, ranked 12th in the world, in a 39-minute women's singles match at the...
10:25 PM, Apr 26, 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: Ace Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal notched up a comfortable victory in straight games over Hong Kong's Pui Yin Yip to start her India Open Super Series campaign on a positive note on Wednesday. The world number five hardly broke a sweat and wrapped up the match inside half-an-hour, beating the Hong Kong girl 21-14 21-6 to set up a clash with Koean Youn Joo Bae in the...
10:14 PM, Apr 25, 2012
New Delhi: Chinese officials use unfair tactics to grab Olympic berths for their players and favour them in tournaments held in their home country, top international badminton players, including India's Saina Nehwal, have claimed. Nehwal, Denmark's Peter Gade and Malaysia's Taufik Hidayat said officials favour local players while playing in China and sometimes these things become too much to swallow. World number five Saina, who lost to little-known Chinese girl...
06:17 PM, Apr 25, 2012
New Delhi: Former World and Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat feels that other than Saina Nehwal, who is a medal hopeful at the London Olympics, other Indian badminton players need a lot of improvement. "There are countless players but [they are] not up to the mark. Sourabh [Verma] and all will take time. Only Saina is hopeful of grabbing a medal at the Olympics." The pool of talent available in the...
05:03 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal will once again be the cynosure of all the eyes but the India Open Super Series, the last qualifying event for the 2012 Olympics, will hold more significance for her compatriots seeking to book berths for the quadrennial extravaganza. Already assured of a berth, Saina will be desperate to win the India Open, starting on Tuesday, but for Jwala Gutta, it will be her last chance...
11:00 PM, Apr 23, 2012
New Delhi: Ace shuttler and world number five Saina Nehwal crashed out in the second round of the Asia Badminton Championship at Qingdao, China on Thursday as India wrapped up their campaign on a disappointing note in the tournament. Fifth seed Saina was stunned by unseeded Xiao Jia Chen of China 13-21 16-21 in just 45 minutes as the curtains came down on her campaign in the event. The lone-surviving...
09:10 PM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crossed the first hurdle with a straight-game victory but India overall had a bitter-sweet day at the Asia Badminton Championship at Qingdao, China on Wednesday. World number five Saina thrashed China's Kaori Imabeppu 21-9 21-12 in just 33 minutes in the women's singles competition. The Indian will next take on China's Xiao Jia Chen on Thursday. World number 16 Indian pair of V...
08:13 PM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: India's top shuttler Ajay Jayaram kept his nose ahead of compatriot P Kashyap in the race for qualifying for the London Olympics by notching up a straight-game victory in the first round of the Asia Badminton Championship in Qingdao, China, on Tuesday. Jayaram was the only bright spot on a gloomy day for India as the rest of the shuttlers bid adieu in the first hurdle at the...
02:58 PM, Apr 17, 2012
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