Odense: In a dramatic comeback, badminton World No.4 Saina Nehwal of India won her second round match against Japanese Minatsu Mitani to advance to the women's singles quarterfinals of the Denmark Open Super Series Premier here Thursday. The third-seeded Indian defeated the unseeded Japanese World No.28 21-15, 21-14 in 20 minutes. The scores, however, were no true reflection of the match-play. In the first game, Minatsu surprised Saina by clinching...
04:31 PM, Oct 18, 2012
Odense: Rising Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma stunned world number eight and home favourite Peter Hoeg Gade in straight games to enter the second round of the Denmark Open badminton tournament here. The 19-year-old Indian prevailed 21-18 21-14 against the sixth-seeded former All England champion in a contest lasting 42 minutes. Sourabh, who was knocked out in the first round of the recent National Championships in Srinagar, will now take on...
11:45 AM, Oct 18, 2012
Odense (Denmark): Returning to the court after a two month break, Saina Nehwal made a rampaging start to her campaign at the Denmark Open, reaching the second round with a comfortable straight-game victory over Yeon Ju Bae of Korea here on Wednesday. London Olympics bronze medallist, Saina prevailed over Bae 21-17, 21-17 in a 39-minute women's singles match. In the men's singles, qualifier Anand Pawar put up a fight against...
11:16 PM, Oct 17, 2012
Odense: Mumbai shuttler Anand Pawar lost in the men's singles first round of the Denmark Open Super Series Premier in a three game match here on Wednesday. Pawar went down to Japanese fifth seed Sho Sasaki 21-14, 15-21, 11-21 in a 54-minute match after qualifying for the main draw on Tuesday. ...
07:02 PM, Oct 17, 2012
Odense: Mixed doubles shuttlers Ashwini Ponnappa and Tarun Kona bowed out of the Denmark Open Super Series Premier, losing in straight games in the first round here. The Indian duo lost to the unseeded Indonesian combo of Markis Kido and Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth 18-21, 15-21 in 28 minutes Tuesday in their first ever clash. Though the first game was a neck-and-neck encounter till 16-all, the World No.43 Indonesian pair surged...
12:31 PM, Oct 17, 2012
Odense: Indian shuttler Anand Pawar notched up straight-game victories in the men's singles qualifying matches and cruised to the main draw of the Denmark Super Series here on Tuesday. World number 51 Anand thrashed Russian Ivan Sozonov 21-7, 21-7 in his first match and then tamed Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-19, 21-16 to set up a clash with fifth seeded Japanese Sho Sasaki in the main draw on Wednesday. London Olympics...
10:32 PM, Oct 16, 2012
Odense: Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will be making a comeback at the Denmark Open Super Series Premier on Wednesday, after lying low since winning the bronze medal at the London Olympics Aug 5. The Hyderabadi shuttler had taken a break and was busy attending felicitation functions during the last two months, also missing out on two Super Series events in China and Japan. Seeded third in the penultimate Super Series...
02:36 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Bangalore: Returning to action after more than two months, London Olympics bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal on Wednesday said she is feeling fresh and good after five weeks of hard training. The world number five Indian, who skipped the China Masters, Japan Open and the Senior National Championship last month, will be back in competition at the Denmark Super Series beginning on October 16. "Feeling good, been training hard for...
07:34 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Bangalore: Saina Nehwal said today she plans to set up a badminton academy as there is a lot of interest in the garden city. The world No 4 shuttler said she is in discussion with real estate firm Commune India and sports company Target Games Facilities for such a venture. "With their support, I hope to do something well for badminton in Bangalore. I can see the interest (in Bangalore),"...
07:29 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Srinagar: India's top male shuttler Parupalli Kashyap notched up his maiden national title, while 2008 winner Sayali Gokhale stunned defending champion PV Sindhu to clinch the crown for the second time in the women's singles at the 77th Senior National Badminton Championship here on Wednesday. London Olympics quarter-finalist Kashyap, who had reached the finals in the 2011 Nationals in Rohtak, prevailed over Ajay 21-18 21-17 in a 45-minute battle to...
09:00 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Srinagar: A franchise-based badminton league on the lines of hugely successful Indian Premier League cricket tournament will be held early next year featuring top Indian and international players, BAI said on Wednesday. The Badminton Association of India took the decision during its executive committee meeting on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 77th Senior National Championship at the Sher-e-Kashmir Indoor Complex here. "BAI has given the go ahead to Maharashtra...
07:10 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Srinagar: London Olympics quarter-finalist Parupalli Kashyap and Ajay Jayaram set up the men's singles title clash between them after scoring contrasting wins in their respective semifinals at the 77th Senior National Badminton Championship, here on Tuesday. World number 20 Kashyap, who was the runners up at the 2010 edition, spanked K Srikanth 21-5 21-8 in a completely lopsided semifinal, while Jayaram tamed sixth seed Nanda Gopal K 21-14 21-15 in...
09:47 PM, Oct 02, 2012
New Delhi: Indian challenge ended at the Japan Super Series following the defeats of shuttlers PV Sindhu and Ajay Jayaram in the women's and men's singles pre-quarterfinals, respectively in Tokyo on Thursday. Sindhu, who broke into the top 20 ranking on Thursday, fought for 52 minutes before suffering a 21-10 12-21 18-21 loss to fourth seed Yeon Ju Bae at the Tokyo Yoyogi Gymnasium. In men's singles, Jayaram also failed...
08:02 PM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: Ajay Jayaram and P V Sindhu advanced to the second round of the mens and womens singles competition respectively after notching up contrasting victories in the Japan Super Series in Tokyo on Wednesday. The world number 29 Jayaram thrashed Zi Liang Derek Wong of Singapore 21-14, 21-14 while Sindhu prevailed over Kaori Imabeppu 21-18, 17-21, 21-13 after a gruelling battle that last 57 minutes at Tokyo Yoyogi Gymnasium....
04:18 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: Badminton ace Saina Nehwal has become India's top earning woman athlete, signing a three-year, Rs 40 crore, contract with the sports management firm Rhiti Sports. "I'm happy and looking forward to start a working relationship with Rhiti. With Rhiti's background and credibility, they know how to balance things and that is a big plus point," Saina was quoted as saying by the Indian Express. With this deal Saina...
12:18 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Tokyo: India's B Sai Praneeth qualified for the main draw of the men's singles at the Japan Open Super Series here on Tuesday. The 20-year-old won both his qualification rounds to enter the first round of the main draw where he will be facing Malaysia's Daren Liew on Wednesday. He beat Andrew Smith of England 21-15, 18-21, 21-19 in 45 minutes in the first round and Japanese Riichi Takeshita 21-14,...
05:18 PM, Sep 18, 2012
Changzhou: Chinese shuttlers won the finals in all five categories of the China Masters Superseries here on Sunday. Top seeds Long Chen and Yihan Wang won the men's and women's singles finals, respectively. World No.3 Chen easily overcame Yun Hu of Hong Kong in straight games winning 21-11, 21-13 in 40 minutes to take the title. Yun Hu had Saturday defeated India's Ajay Jayaram in the semifinals. While World No.1...
06:10 PM, Sep 16, 2012
Changzhou, (China): Rising Indian shuttler PV Sindhu's giant-killing spree came to a halt after she went down fighting to world number nine Jiang Yanjiao in the women's singles semi-finals of the Li Ning China Masters Super Series badminton tournament here on Saturday. The 17-year-old, who created a flutter on Friday by beating Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the quarter-finals, lost 10-21, 21-14, 19-21 to home favourite Yanjiao in an hour...
02:58 PM, Sep 15, 2012
Changzhou: India's PV Sindhu played the match of her life to knock London Olympics gold winner Li Xuerui out of the China Masters Super Series badminton event here on Friday and advance to the semi-finals. Sindhu, seen as another emerging world-class player after Saina Nehwal, held her nerve for a 21-19, 9-21, 21-16 win over the World No.2, who is also the reigning All England champion. The 45-minute battle was...
06:00 PM, Sep 14, 2012
New Delhi: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has set an example for the country's rich sportsmen as the start badminton player gifted Paralympic silver medallist HN Girisha Rs 2 lakh from her own earnings, Times Of India reported on Friday. In awe of Girisha's medal in the high-jump event, Saina recognised the effort he had put in to compete and win at the big stage. "I am very happy for...
08:48 AM, Sep 07, 2012
