Birmingham, March 3 (IANS) India’s former World Championship bronze medallist, Lakshya Sen, caused the biggest upset of the opening day of the All England Open 2026 badminton championship when he packed off top seed and defending champion Shi Yuqi of China in the men’s singles opening round in Birmingham on Tuesday.Sen, the 2022 finalist in one of the most prestigious badminton tournaments, overcame the reigning world champion 23-21, 19-21, 21-17 in an hour and 18 minutes.Also advancing to t…
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Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) The last few days have been as bad as a nightmare and an ordeal never experienced for Indian badminton legend PV Sindhu, as the two-time Olympic medallist was stranded in Dubai on her way to England because flights were cancelled due to the Middle East crisis triggered by the US-Israel attack on Iran.Sindhu, who was on her way to Birmingham to participate in the All-England badminton championship, was stranded in Dubai for a couple of days. With no avenues open for her onw…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu has returned home safely after being stuck in Dubai for three days after flight operations were suspended owing to escalating tensions in West Asia. Sindhu was travelling to Birmingham for the prestigious All England Open, which starts on Tuesday, and had a layover in Dubai on the way. But the two-time Olympic medallist was stranded at Dubai airport amid a major flight disruption triggered by the escalating conflict in the Middle East.”Bac…
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, who was left stranded at the Dubai Airport on Saturday en route to Birmingham as flight operations were suspended owing to escalating tensions between Iran and the US-Israel, shared her harrowing experience from Dubai and said the last few hours have been “extremely tense” as there were “sounds of interceptions and explosions” very close to where she and her team were holed up at Dubai Airport. Sindhu was travelling to Birmingham for the pre…
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) England cricketer Jonny Bairstow, who is touring Abu Dhabi with the England Lions in a coaching role, pleaded for help after airlines serving the Middle East cancelled and diverted flights after the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran. On Saturday evening, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer posted his statement on Iran, to which Bairstow replied in the wee hours of Sunday. “Can you get us home???” Bairstow tweeted. Later the 36-year-old expressed his frustration aft…
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) Indian badminton star PV Sindhu described a frightening ordeal after an explosion occurred close to the area where she and her team were sheltering at Dubai International Airport, forcing them to move to a safer location.Sindhu was travelling to Birmingham for the prestigious All England Open, which starts on Tuesday, and had a layover in Dubai on the way. But the two-time Olympic medallist stranded at Dubai airport amid a major flight disruption triggered by the escalati…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, who was left stranded at the Dubai Airport on Saturday en route to Birmingham in England as flight operations were suspended owing to escalating tensions between Iran and the US-Israel, is safe and hoping for things to settle down soon.Sindhu, who is travelling to Birmingham to participate in the prestigious All-England badminton championship from March 3-8, communicated with her fans via story on her Instagram page, thankin…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu was left stranded at the Dubai Airport on Saturday en route to Birmingham in England as flight operations were suspended owing to escalating tensions between Iran and the US-Israel. Sindhu is travelling to Birmingham to participate in the prestigious All-England badminton championship.Sindhu, the former World No.1 in women’s singles, put out a video on her Instagram story, showing a crowded airport as people wait for an updat…
Qingado, Feb 6 (IANS) India’s challenge in the Badminton Asia Team Championships being played at Qingdao, China, came to an end after the men went down 1-3 against Korea while the women lost 0-3 against favourites China in the quarterfinals on Friday.Having qualified second in Group C behind Japan, India depended on their singles strength against Korea in the men’s quarterfinal in the absence of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Lakshya Sen. And it looked like their strategy paid off when Ayush Shetty…
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…