Horsens (Denmark), April 24 (IANS) Former champions Indian men’s team kicked off their campaign with a convincing 4-1 win over Canada, while the women went down against European silver medallist Denmark 2-3 in their opening Group clash of the Thomas & Uber Cup 2026 in Horsens, Denmark, on Friday.Putting behind Lakshya Sen’s loss against world championships bronze medallist Victor Lai in the first match, all the other Indian players won their respective matches in straight games to get th…
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New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India suffered a blow ahead of the Thomas & Cup Finals as the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Joly and Gayatri Gopichand have withdrawn from the prestigious tournament due to Treesa’s injury. The Badminton Federation of India (BAI), however, named Shruti Mishra and Priya Konjengbam as replacements in the squad.The prestigious tournament will be held in Horsens, Denmark from April 24 to May 3. The upcoming Thomas Cup will mark the 34th edition of the tournament, whil…
Ningbo, April 9 (IANS) Ayush Shetty continued his fine form at the Badminton Asia Championships as he entered the quarterfinals after beating Chin Yu Jen of Taipie in straight games here on Thursday, while two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy concluded their campaigns with their respective second-round losses. Ayush, the US Open 2025 champion, registered a comfortable 21-16, 21-12 win over the Taipie shuttler in a match that lasted for 41 minutes.Ayush started off his campaign wit…
Qingdao, Feb 4 (IANS) Defending champions India women began their Badminton Asia Team Championship campaign in commanding fashion, registering a dominant 5-0 victory over Myanmar in their Group Y opener at the Qingdao Conson Gymnasium on Wednesday. The Indian team suffered a big blow before the start of the tournament as two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, played a major part in Team India’s triumph in 2024, withdrew from competition due to a niggle.After Sindhu’s exit, all the focus was on 17…