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NEW DELHI: At 6 feet 5 inches, Ayush Shetty doesn’t quite blend into a badminton court. He looms, he stretches the geometry of rallies, and when he unloads his attack from the backcourt, the shuttle seems to descend from a different altitude. Over the past two years, Ayush has quietly built a compelling case as…
PV Sindhu (Image credit: BAI Media) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu’s impressive run came to a halt on Saturday after she suffered a straight-game defeat to China’s Wang Zhiyi in the women’s singles semifinals of the season-opening Malaysia Open Super 1000.The two-time Olympic medallist struggled to maintain consistency against the world No. 2, committing a…
NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu continued her encouraging return to top-level badminton, advancing to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 on Friday in what is her first tournament after a prolonged injury layoff.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!World No. 18 Sindhu progressed after her quarterfinal opponent, Japan’s…
Surya Charishma Tamiri (X Photo) VIJAYAWADA: It has a unique son-of-the-soil feel — daughter, actually. An unheralded teen, with no significant victories, made a lasting impression at the Senior Nationals held in the city with her stunning exploits. Nineteen-year-old Surya Charishma Tamiri received no formal training at the academies in India’s big badminton hubs in…
Rithvik Sanjeevi and Surya Charishma Tamiri (Agency Image) Surya Charishma Tamiri and Rithvik Sanjeevi emerged as the new women’s and men’s singles champions respectively at the Senior National Badminton Championships, sealing their titles with composed performances on Sunday. In the women’s singles final, 19-year-old Surya, hailing from Vijayawada, recovered from a slow start to defeat…
BENGALURU: A 35-year-old man kicked a five-year-old boy while he was playing badminton with other children on Old Post Office Road in Thyagarajanagar, South Bengaluru, on December 14.The accused has been identified as Ranjith, also known as Ranjan, a resident of the same area. Ranjith worked as a gym trainer and quit his job. The…
India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a remarkable comeback to defeat Olympic silver medallists Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in their opening Group B match at the BWF World Tour Finals on Wednesday. The world No. 3 Indian duo, the only representatives from the country at the season-ending event,…
Sanskar Saraswat (Screengrab) Sanskar Saraswat of India secured his first Super 100 title by defeating fellow countryman Mithun Manjunath in the men’s singles final at the Guwahati Masters on Sunday.The 19-year-old from Jodhpur demonstrated exceptional skill and power, winning the all-Indian final 21-11, 17-21, 21-13 in a 50-minute match.In the women’s singles category, Tanvi Sharma,…
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar) Indian defending champions Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand advanced to the women’s doubles final at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament. They secured a straight-game victory over Malaysian pair Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting on Saturday.This was only their second tournament since Gayatri’s return…
Tanvi Sharma (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar) Young sensation Tanvi Sharma advanced to the semi-finals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament on Friday. The day saw mixed results for top seeds with India’s Unnati Hooda securing a victory while Singapore’s Jai Heng Jason Teh faced elimination in the quarterfinals.Sixteen-year-old Tanvi Sharma, following her victory…
