Badminton
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HS Prannoy credits Pullela Gopichand for making India a badminton powerhouse
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Parupalli Kashyap wins Austrian Open International Challenge
Other Sports | Feb 25, 2018, 12:17 PM ISTKashyap, a former National champion and second seed, saw off Cheam 23-21 21-14 in a 37-minute clash.
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PV Sindhu aims to top badminton rankings by the end of 'big year' 2018
Other Sports | Feb 20, 2018, 05:45 PM ISTLooking ahead, Sindhu said the key was to keep fit, both mentally and physically to figure in the mandatory 15 tournaments that each player needs to play every year.
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Asia Team championship: PV Sindhu wins but India lose to Japan; progress to quarters
Other Sports | Feb 08, 2018, 01:24 PM ISTSindhu extended her domination over world No.2 Akane Yamaguchi with a straight-game win.
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PV Sindhu leads India to 3-2 win over Hong Kong at Asia Badminton Team Championship
Other Sports | Feb 06, 2018, 03:56 PM ISTSindhu proved her mettle as she first claimed the singles match and then combined with N Sikki Reddy to win the second doubles game in Malaysia.
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PV Sindhu's defeats can't be termed as failures: Pullela Gopichand
Other Sports | Feb 01, 2018, 04:36 PM ISTGopichand said his main target this year is to ensure that his wards deliver at big-ticket events such as the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.
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Prakash Padukone bestowed with life time achievement award by BAI
Other Sports | Jan 30, 2018, 07:54 AM ISTThe 1980 All England Champion said he played the sport only for the love of it and never thought about any remunerations.
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New badminton rule announced; PV Sindhu unhappy with its timing
Other Sports | Jan 01, 2018, 04:17 PM ISTThe BWF had earlier received a lot of flak after it made it mandatory for top shuttlers to play at least 12 tournaments in a revamped schedule for 2018.
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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth eye maiden Dubai Super Series Final title
Other Sports | Dec 12, 2017, 12:38 PM ISTWorld No.4 Srikanth has been placed in Group B of men's singles event along with Chou Tien Chen (world No.7) and Shi Yuqi (world No.8), apart from Axelsen.
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Shuttler Ajay Jayaram pulls out of China and Hong Kong Open
Other Sports | Nov 09, 2017, 09:46 PM ISTAjay Jayaram had reached the finals of 2015 Korea Super Series. He had won the Dutch Open twice and finished runners up twice in the tournament.
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HS Prannoy, Praneeth make winning start at French Open series
Other Sports | Oct 25, 2017, 06:51 PM ISTMixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy suffered a 15-21 12-21 loss to fourth-seeded Indonesians Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir.
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Denmark Open: HS Prannoy stuns Lee Chong Wei; Saina, Srikanth too reach quarters
Other Sports | Oct 20, 2017, 11:08 AM ISTUS Open champion HS Prannoy will next face Korea's top seed Son Wan Ho, Srikanth will meet current world champion Viktor Axelsen, while Saina will square off against Japans Akane Yamaguchi.
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Want to win every match I play, says Kidambi Srikanth
Other Sports | Oct 17, 2017, 04:13 PM ISTThe 24-year-old will head into Denmark Open as eighth-seed after making two quarterfinal finishes at Glasgow World Championship and Japan Open.
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Teenage shuttler dies while training at Kolkata SAI Centre
Other Sports | Sep 25, 2017, 01:00 PM ISTNiharendu Mallick, who had joined SAI's 'Come and Play' course in April, was doing shadow practice on Saturday when he fell unconscious on the floor.
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Japan Open: Srikanth, Prannoy lose; Pranaav-Sikki reach semi-finals
Other Sports | Sep 22, 2017, 03:46 PM ISTUS Open champion H S Prannoy also suffered a 15-21 14-21 loss to China's second seed Shi Yuqi in 45 minutes to crash out in the last-eight stage in Japan Open Super Series.
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PV Sindhu zooms to second spot in BWF rankings
Other Sports | Sep 21, 2017, 10:45 PM ISTChinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying retained her top spot. London Olympics bronze winner Saina Nehwal was static at the 12th spot.
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All eyes on PV Sindhu as Japan Open begins; Srikanth, Saina return to the mix
Cricket | Sep 18, 2017, 07:31 PM ISTSindhu avenged her World Championship heart-break by beating Nozomi Okuhara in a pulsating summit clash of Korea Open to claim her second super series title of the season.
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PV Sindhu seals semifinal spot, Sameer Verma sinks at Korea Super Series
Other Sports | Sep 15, 2017, 04:15 PM ISTThe World Championship silver-medallist recovered from a mid-game slump to stave off the challenge from World No. 19 Minatsu Mitani of Japan 21-19 16- 21 21-10 in a match that lasted 63 minutes.
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Parupalli Kashyap, Ashwini-Satwick reach main draw of Korea Open
Other Sports | Sep 12, 2017, 05:06 PM ISTThe London Olympics quarterfinalist, Kashyap will face Chinese Taipei's Hsu Jen Hao in the main draw of Korea Super Series.
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Top shuttlers including PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will participate in Senior Nationals, says BAI chief
Other Sports | Sep 11, 2017, 07:13 PM ISTBAI chief said he had a meeting with the senior players and they have voluntarily given their nod to participate in the National Championship.