New Delhi: HS Prannoy started off as a qualifier at the India Open 2013, but by the fourth day the Indian had beaten Indonesian legend Taufiq Hidayat. On Friday, he was up against the world number one Lee Chong Wei at the Siri Fort Sports Complex and he lost 21-14, 21-19 but he put up a very good fight prompting the Malaysian to say that Prannoy is a very bright prospect.
At the start in court 1, Prannoy was visibly nervous but started off well against the very-fit Malaysian. In the first few minutes itself it was clear Prannoy meant business and matched Wei point for point making it 4-4. The world number one though took a seven point lead immediately with long rallies from which Prannoy failed to recover conceding the first game 21-14. In the second game, Prannoy kept his composure and was able to keep up with Wei's pace. Prannoy faltered a bit at the nets but his smashes were on target.
With the home crowd behind the Indian, Prannoy took charge of the rallies but Wei seamed to be at ease. The top seed played within his limits being his explosive self only when required. Prannoy kept up the pressure but his net game became jittery as the game progressed. At one stage, they were tied 9-9 and in no time Prannoy surged ahead taking the lead. He even put the Malaysian in a spot of bother at 18-13. But Prannoy faltered
07:47 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Live updates from the the second day of the first Test between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh being played at the Harare Sports Complex. Bangladesh first innings: End of over No.13, Bangladesh 55 for 1: After getting off to a good start to their innings, Bangladesh lost Shahriar Nafees for 29 off Kyle Jarvis bowling. Trying to work the ball on the leg side, Nafees bat face closed early and he gets...
01:29 PM, Apr 18, 2013
At least four persons were killed and seven others injured on Monday when militants, including suicide bombers, stormed a government complex in the restive Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan, officials said. At least two explosions and heavy gunfire were heard after the militants barged into Khyber House, the office of the political administrator of Khyber tribal region. ...
02:11 PM, Feb 18, 2013
Mahindra Satyam, a software services provider, said it acquired a majority stake in Brazil's Complex IT, a provider of consultancy on the use of SAP AG's business management software, for an undisclosed sum. ...
12:00 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Defending champions England lost to New Zealand by 13 runs in their warm-up game. ...
10:56 PM, Jan 29, 2013
Chasing 202, the hosts won by eight wickets thanks to solid innings from the top four. ...
05:49 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Pune FC were held to a goal-less draw by a 10-man Sporting Clube de Goa in an I-League Round 17 encounter. ...
10:18 PM, Jan 20, 2013
A constable with the Chandigarh Police was arrested and suspended after a girl complained that he had misbehaved with her, police said Sunday. Constable Joginder Singh was also placed under suspension. ...
09:17 PM, Dec 30, 2012
The ICC has released the schedule and format of the tournament to be held in Mumbai from January 31 to February 17. ...
05:27 PM, Dec 03, 2012
The shifting of the match scheduled from November 3-5 was necessitated as there were a lot of security issues. ...
02:05 PM, Oct 17, 2012
The MCA had recently requested the BCCI to shift the game to DY Patil Stadium, saying that there was no fence on the boundary of the Bandra Kurla Complex ground. ...
09:55 PM, Oct 15, 2012
England are to reach Mumbai on October 29 and will prepare for the four-Test series. ...
02:17 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Panaji: The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has suggested including Goa as part of the Tiger Reserve complex complimenting the sanctuaries in Maharashtra and Karnataka, which would help the coastal state in conserving wild cats. The Dehradun-based Institute, which submitted its report on the status of wildlife in Goa to the state forest department, has established that tiger occupancy in Goa is about 322 square kilometres. Goa can be potentially...
01:03 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Mumbai: A minor fire broke out in the First International Financial Centre (FIFC) building in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex on Friday morning. The building is situated near the American school. Six fire engines have been sent to the building to douse the flame and two more are expected to be sent. Authorities say there are no casualties till now. The fire broke out at around 10:45 am on the 11th...
11:48 AM, Sep 07, 2012
Mumbai: A fire that broke out in the cargo complex of the Mumbai International Airport on Sunday evening. Four fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the flames at the cargo complex. Sources said that it is a minor fire. No causality has been reported in the fire so far. The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. ...
07:18 PM, Jul 29, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: An expert committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Culture will arrive in the capital this month to review the prospects of converting the Tagore theatre complex into Rabindra Bhavan. "The committee led by theatre personality Sanjana Kapoor and comprising top officials of the Department of Culture is expected to arrive by mid-July, said A Firoz, Director, Information and Public Relations Department, (I&PRD). The I&PRD, which implements the development...
11:39 AM, Jul 04, 2012
New Delhi: A fire broke out early on Sunday morning at the CRPF headquarters in the CGO complex in New Delhi. The fire was reported around 6:45 am from the ground floor of the four-storeyed building and five fire tenders were rushed. Fire officials said that the fire engulfed the public relations section of the force and a number of books, documents and other material has been destroyed. There were...
09:40 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Mumbai: Global banking major Citigroup has struck the biggest property deal in recent years in the country by paying a hefty Rs 985 crore for six floors in the upcoming First International Financial Centre (FIFC) Tower at the coveted Bandra-Kurla Complex to house its headquarters. Two Citigroup entities - Citibank NA and Citigroup Global Markets - signed the deal to acquire 2,97,000 sq ft space which is six floors of...
07:37 AM, Apr 26, 2012
Washington: A US Navy F/A-18D fighter crashed soon after take-off into an apartment complex in Virginia on Friday, sending fireballs into the sky, heavily damaging half-a-dozen buildings and injuring nine people. All the injuries, including those to the F/A-18 crew, were minor, officials said, but the search of the Mayfair Mews apartment complex was not complete. Both crew members ejected from the aircraft before it crashed into the buildings in...
05:30 AM, Apr 07, 2012
Mumbai: The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), India's premier nuclear facility in Mumbai and also most vulnerable to a possible terror attack was on top of the list of sensitive buildings surveyed and video-taped by 26/11 terror attacks planner David Coleman Headley. Headley surveyed the BARC complex for a possible terror strike. Intelligence agencies have now reported, despite stepped-up security after the Mumbai terror attacks, at least 25 intrusions have...
06:36 PM, Mar 28, 2012
