Fullerton, June 24 (IANS) India’s women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand made a winning start to their campaign at the US Open 2026 badminton tournament, battling past Spain’s Paula López and Lucía Rodríguez to reach the second round on Wednesday.The Commonwealth Games medallists, ranked 58th in the world currently, registered a hard-fought 21-12, 14-21, 21-13 victory at the Titan Gym in California to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF Super 300 event. Treesa and…
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Macau, June 19 (IANS) Ashmita Chaliha continues her strong run in the Macau Open BWF World Tour Super 300 with a convincing win over Korea’s Kim Min Sun to reach the women’s singles semi-final here on Friday.Ashmita defeated Kim 21-16, 21-18 in just 37 minutes to set up a last-four clash against another Korean, Park Ga Eun, who received a walkover in the quarterfinals from second seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan of Thailand.The opening game between Ashmita and Kim was a neck-and-neck affair till …
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will lead a 24-member Indian contingent at the Australian Open 2026, with experienced campaigners HS Prannoy and rising star Ayush Shetty hoping to make a strong impression when the BWF Super 500 tournament gets underway in Sydney on Tuesday.India, however, will miss some of its star performers, as defending men’s singles champion Lakshya Sen pulled out of this year’s tournament, while former world No 1 Kidambi Srikanth, who bagge…
Kuala Lumpur, May 21 (IANS) India’s Ashmita Chaliha continued her impressive run at the Malaysia Masters, storming into the women’s singles quarterfinals with a 21-13, 21-16 win over Malaysia’s Goh Jin Wei at the Stadium Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.Starting from the qualifiers, Ashmita looked in complete control against the World No. 55, dominating the opening game with a comfortable win. Although Jin Wei attempted a fightback in the second game, the Indian shuttler never allo…
Bangkok, May 13 (IANS) India experienced a mixed day at the Thailand Open on Wednesday as P. V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced comfortably to the second round, while rising star Ayush Shetty bowed out after a spirited fight. Former world champion Sindhu barely broke a sweat in her opening-round clash, dismantling Chinese Taipei’s Tung Ciou-Tong 21-9, 21-12 in just 33 minutes. The sixth seed controlled the rallies from the outset, mixing sharp placement with aggressive court coverage to s…
Orleans (France), March 20 (IANS) India’s Tanvi Sharma produced a strong performance to reach the semifinals of the Orleans Masters 2026 on Friday, the young shuttler defeating sixth seed Natsuki Nidaira of Japan in straight games, 21-14, 21-14, in a 43-minute encounter.She will next face a tough challenge against fifth seed and Olympic bronze medallist Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the semifinals, as she eyes her second final appearance at a BWF Super 300 event.India’s Hariharan Amsakarunan an…
Orleans (France), March 19 (IANS) India’s Tanvi Sharma and the men’s doubles duo of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun delivered strong performances to advance to the next stage on the second day of the Orleans Masters 2026 in France.World Junior Championships silver medallist Tanvi, who registered a notable win over second seed Supanida Katethong of Thailand on Day 1, set up an all-India Round of 16 clash at Palais des Sports on Thursday. She defeated fellow emerging youngster Anmol Kharb i…
Jakarta, Jan 22 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters 2026, where she will face top seed Chen Yu Fei inJakarta on Friday, as men’s singles star Lakshya Sen and women’s singles player Anmol Kharb also advanced to the next stage.Former World Championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth, and men’s doubles pair Hariharan Amsakarunan/M.R Arjun, too exited the BWF World Tour event.With Chen leading their head-to-head 7–6, the quarter…
Jakarta, Jan 22 (IANS) Former world champion PV Sindhu and Paris Olympic semi-finalist Lakshya Sen reached the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters after securing easy wins in their respective second-round matches here on Thursday.While Sindhu clinched a 21-19, 21-18 win over Line Kjaerfeldt of Denmark in her pre-quarterfinal in 43 minutes, Lakshya secured a 21-10, 21-11 win over Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan in a match that lasted over half an hour.This was Sindhu’s sixth win over Kjaerfeldt i…
Jakarta, Jan 21 (IANS) Former world champion PV Sindhu faced a tough first-round match but ultimately secured a straight-games victory over Japan’s Manami Suizu in the opening round of the Indonesia Masters here on Wednesday. Sindhu had a surprising start in the first game, trailing 2-11 at the mid-game break. She had to defend four game points but managed to win the game 22-20, scoring six consecutive points. In the second game, she led throughout but couldn’t establish a comfortable lead over …