Shuttler Sai Praneeth qualifies from main draw in Japan
September 18th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 18 (IANS) India's B. Sai Praneeth qualified for the main draw of the men's singles at the Japan Open Superseries here Tuesday.The 20-year-old won both his qualification rounds ... Read more...
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Olympic badminton: Hidayat to revive rivalry against Lin Dan
July 31st, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Indonesian ace shuttler Taufik Hidayat didn't wait too long before joining his old foes defending champion Lin Dan of China and World No.1 Lee Chong Wei ... Read more...
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Lin Dan to lead China’s challenge in Thomas Cup
May 18th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Wuhan (China), May 18 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist and four-time World Champion Lin Dan will lead the Chinese men's badminton team to capture its record fifth consecutive title at the ... Read more...
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Kashyap upsets Boonsak to sail into quarters in Denmark
October 29th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Odense (Denmark), Oct 29 (IANS) India's Parupalli Kashyap upset third-seeded Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 21-9, 21-19 to move into the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open Super Series badminton tournament.Unseeded Kashyap, who has ... Read more...
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Saina in third round of world badminton (Lead)
August 25th, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Aug 25 (IANS) India' Saina Nehwal squashed a strong challenge from Chinese Taipei's Chen Hsiao Huan to enter the third round of World Badminton Championships here Wednesday.
World Number 2 and second ... Read more...
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Saina, Aditi in quarters, Kashyap falters in Badminton Asia Championships (Lead)
April 15th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal and Aditi Mutatkar sailed into the quarterfinals of women's singles while Parupalli Kashyap bowed out after a close fight to leave the men's draw ... Read more...
Taufik is flustered by heavy security cover
April 14th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Indonesian great Taufik Hidayat finds the unprecedented security at the Badminton Asia Championships here "disturbing."
The tournament, which is a test event for the October 3-14 Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Saina, Jwala-Diju join semifinals of World Series Masters
December 4th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Johor Bahru, Dec 4 (IANS) India's Saina Nehwal scored an emphatic 21-13, 21-19 victory over Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk to reach the semi-finals of the World Super Series Masters Finals badminton here Friday.
There ... Read more...
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World Badminton men’s, women’s final to be all Chinese affair (Lead)
August 15th, 2009 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, Aug 15 (IANS) Led by 'Super' Lin Dan, a strong field of Chinese players stormed into the finals of the World Badminton Championships here Saturday, underlining the country's dominance ... Read more...
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Olympic champion Taufik having a good time at Hyderabad (World Badminton Championships diary)
August 12th, 2009 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Veteran Indonesian Taufik Hidayat, who won the Indian Open here in March, is enjoying his time at the World Badminton Championships.The Athens Olympics champion, who is ... Read more...
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Jwala, Diju lose in Indian Open final
March 29th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) India's mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Diju Valiyaveetil faltered in the finals, going down to Indonesian Flandy Limpele and Vita Marissa in the $120,000-dollar Indian Open ... Read more...
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English players’ absence not felt in Indian Open
March 26th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS) The pull-out by English badminton players Carl Baxter and Rajiv Ouseph from the Indian Open on security grounds will have no adverse impact on the high profile tournament.
The ... Read more...
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World No. 1 Lee knocked out of Indian Open
March 25th, 2009 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) The Yonex Sunrise Indian Open badminton championship got off to a sensational start with World No. 1 Malaysian Chong Wei Lee being knocked out by unseeded Chinese ... Read more...
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Sridhar, Nehwal lead India’s challenge in Singapore badminton
May 13th, 2008 - 8:23 pm ICT by admin
Singapore, May 13 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler Anup Sridhar and National Champion Saina Nehwal will spearhead India's challenge at the $200,000 Aviva Open Singapore badminton tournament to be held here June 10-15. ... Read more...
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