Birmingham, March 7 (IANS) India’s top ranked men’s singles player Lakshya Sen continued his dream run at the All England Open 2026 as he packed off sixth seed and former champion Li Shi Feng in straights games to reach the semifinals here on Friday night. Sen, the 2022 All England finalist, defeated Li 21-13, 21-16 in exactly an hour to set up a last four clash against Canada’s Victor Lai, who got the better of Japan’s Koki Watanabe 18-21, 21-17, 21-15 in the other quarterfinals.The 24-…
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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 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 …