
Hong Kong: Ace Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa finished tied 29th, the best among the Indians, at the UBS Hong Kong Open trophy here on Sunday. Randhawa, who has been struggling with his form this season put together rounds of 70, 70, 70 and 69 to finish at one-under 279. World number two Rory McIlroy won the trophy, closing with a spectacular five-under-par 65 which included a dramatic closing birdie from...

11:37 PM, Dec 04, 2011

Hong Kong: Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Hong Kong Open Super Series after losing to Denmark's lower-ranked Tine Baun 16-21, 15-21 in the women's singles quarterfinals on Friday. Two-time All England champion Baun, seeded seventh, took just 29 minutes to beat fourth-seeded Saina. There was nothing much to separate the two in net and smash winners but the Dane won more rallies, which made the difference. The first game...

07:14 PM, Nov 18, 2011

New Delhi: Defending champion Saina Nehwal reached the quarter-finals without breaking much sweat but it was RMV Gurusaidutt who made heads turn on Thursday as he stunned world No. 9 Pengyu Du of China in a thrilling three-game match in the Hong Kong Super Series. A day after Ajay Jayaram sent packing world No. 6 Sho Sasaki of Japan, Gurusaidutt, who had to qualify to the tournament, emulated his team-mate...

10:40 PM, Nov 17, 2011

Hong Kong: Saina Nehwal moved into the second round of the Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open badminton tournament with a 21-4, 21-17 win over Tsz Ka Chan (Hong Kong) on Wednesday. Fourth-seeded Saina will next take on Jie Yao of the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Ajay Jayaram, who reached the last 16 at the World Championships stunned world No. 6 Sho Sasaki in his opening match of the men's singles event. Jayaram,...

08:06 PM, Nov 16, 2011

New Delhi: India's women's doubles player Jwala Gutta reckons qualifying for next year's Olympics is a realistic dream, but she does not want to put pressure on her young partner Ashwini Ponnappa by thinking about the London event right now. One half of the World Championships bronze-medalist pair, Jwala said she is very satisfied with the way the year has panned out for her, and that her focus was now...

11:46 PM, Nov 15, 2011

New Delhi: Saina Nehwal faces the task of overcoming a recent dip in form to defend the crown at the Hong Kong Open, which starts with the qualifiers on Tuesday. Saina had won three Super Series title - Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong - besides winning the Commonwealth Games gold and India Open Grand Prix last year. Come Wednesday, the world number four Saina will take on Hong Kong's Tsz...

12:13 AM, Nov 15, 2011

Jeev, who has led the Asian Tour Money List since his win in Volvo China Open, sealed the UBS Asian Tour Order of Merit. ...

11:14 PM, Nov 19, 2006