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…
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Kuala Lumpur, May 22 (IANS) Indian shuttler Ashmita Chaliha’s campaign at the Malaysia Masters came to an end after she lost to former European Games champion Line Kjaersfeldt of Denmark in the women’s singles quarterfinals here on Friday. With Chaliha’s exit, India’s challenge also concluded at the BWF Super 500 tournament. Chaliha, 71st in the badminton rankings, won the opening game but eventually went down against the 23rd-ranked opponent 23-21, 18-21, 11-21 in 61 minutes.The Indian youn…
Bangkok, May 14 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Thomas Cup bronze medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty prevailed in the Thailand Open, a BWF Super 500 badminton tournament, after their respective second wins here on Thursday. World No. 12 Sindhu registered an easy straight-games 21-13, 21-15 win over Danish shuttler Amalie Schulz in a match that lasted for just 28 minutes.This was Sindhu second straight game win in this tournament after the former world champion d…