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  1.5 crore for what, from whom? Ashwini Ponnappa slams reports claiming amounts received by players

  Other Sports | August 13, 2024 15:12 IST

  Indian shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa quashed reports claiming the amount of money received by the players for the Paris Olympics. The said report stated that Ashwini Ponnappa and her doubles partner Tanisha Crasto received INR 1.5 crore each from SAI's Mission Olympic Cell allocation.

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  High time players take responsibility: Padukone slams Indian shuttlers after no medals in Paris

  Other Sports | August 05, 2024 23:35 IST

  India badminton great Prakash Padukone came down heavily on the players for not taking responsibility after the Paris Olympics campaign for the shuttlers came to an end on Monday, August 5 without a medal. Lakshya Sen, India's last hope, lost his bronze medal match against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.

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  Paris 2024: Viktor Axelsen defends Olympic Gold in men's singles, joins Lin Dan in elite list

  Other Sports | August 05, 2024 22:20 IST

  Viktor Axelsen became only the second men's singles player to defend his Gold medal in the Olympics as he beat Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight sets in Paris on Monday, August 5. Vitidsarn had started well but Axelsen was just too good for his opponent as he joined Lin Dan in rare list.

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  Paris Olympics: India's Lakshya Sen to return empty-handed as Lee Zii Jia wins bronze medal match

  Other Sports | August 05, 2024 19:56 IST

  Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia beat Lakshya Sen in a comeback for the ages as after being one game down, the 26-year-old shuttler won the final two games to win the bronze medal as India's agony at the Paris Olympics. It was India's sixth fourth-placed finish in Paris with India's tally staying at three.

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  Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia head to head record ahead of bronze medal match at Paris Olympics 2024

  Other Sports | August 05, 2024 8:39 IST

  India's young shuttler Lakshya Sen's heroic run came to a halt in the semifinal against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen on Sunday. However, he still has a chance to win the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and will face Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia today. Here's the head-to-head record between them...

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  Lakshya Sen suffers agonizing loss to reigning champion Axelsen in Paris; in contention for bronze

  Other Sports | August 04, 2024 17:23 IST

  Lakshya Sen was leading the opening game by 16-11 but the two-time Olympic medalist Viktor Axelsen made a stunning comeback to take the first game by 22-20 and then dominated the rest of the men's singles semi-final match.

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  Paris Olympics Day 9 Highlights: Djokovic wins tennis Gold; Belgium, Australia eliminated in hockey

  Other Sports | August 05, 2024 1:08 IST

  India at Paris Olympics, Day 9 Live: India men's hockey team defeated Great Britain in a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals round but young badminton player Lakshya Sen and ace boxer Lovlina Borgohain suffered big defeats in their respective matches.

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  Lakshya Sen vs Viktor Axelsen: When and where to watch Indian shuttler's historic semifinal on TV?

  Other Sports | August 04, 2024 9:20 IST

  Lakshya Sen has struggled against Viktor Axelsen in the past. The 22-year-old Indian shuttler has registered a solitary win against Viktor in their eight meetings and the latter has won seven of them. Lakshya is ranked 22nd in the world whereas Viktor is second.

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  Lakshya Sen reaches men's singles semi-finals at Paris Olympics 2024 to script history

  Other Sports | August 02, 2024 22:39 IST

  Lakshya Sen became the first Indian male badminton player and third overall after Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu to reach the semi-finals of any badminton event at the Summer Olympics. He defeated Chinese Taipei's Tien Chen Chou in the men's singles quarter-final by 19-21, 21-15, 21-12.

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  PV Sindhu reacts after heartbreak in Paris Olympics; takes small break to evaluate journey ahead

  Other Sports | August 02, 2024 16:08 IST

  "I will continue, albeit after a small break. My body, and more importantly, my mind need it. However, I plan to carefully evaluate the journey ahead," PV Sindhu said after her heartbreaking defeat in the women's singles round of 16 at the Paris Olympics 2024.

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  Lakshya Sen vs Chou Tien Chen head-to-head record ahead of quarterfinal clash at Paris Olympics

  Other Sports | August 02, 2024 8:29 IST

  Lakshya Sen stormed into the quarterfinals of the men's singles event at the Paris Olympics after defeating compatriot HS Prannoy 21-12 and 21-6. Lakshya's quarterfinal berth has helped him equal India's best performance in men's singles at the Olympics.

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  Paris Olympics 2024: PV Sindhu's campaign ends with defeat to He Bing Jiao in straight sets

  Other Sports | August 01, 2024 23:39 IST

  It was India's third badminton defeat one after the other on Thursday, August 1 as PV Sindhu exited Paris Olympics prematurely in Round of 16. This will be the first Olympic Games campaign for Sindhu without a medal after winning a silver medal in Rio in 2016 and a bronze medal in Tokyo.

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  Paris Olympics: Lakshya Sen beats Prannoy in all-Indian clash in straight sets, enters quarters

  Other Sports | August 01, 2024 19:04 IST

  Lakshya Sen breezed past his compatriot HS Prannoy in the Round of 16 clash in men's singles of Badminton at the Paris Olympics. Lakshya continued his impressive run in the ongoing Olympics that saw him winning fourth match in straight sets in a row as he sustained India's medal hopes in the sport.

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  Paris Olympics 2024: India's top pair Satwik-Chirag suffer shock exit in doubles quarter-finals

  Other Sports | August 01, 2024 17:40 IST

  The world no.3 pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a shock defeat against Malaysia's unseeded pair of Soh Wooi Yik and Chia Aaron to miss out on the semi-finals of the Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday.

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  PV Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao head-to-head record in lead-up to Paris Olympics round of 16 clash

  Other Sports | August 01, 2024 17:55 IST

  PV Sindhu won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics by beating He Bing Jiao of China in straight games 21-13, 21-15. However, the head-to-head record is in favour of the Chinese shuttler.

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  Lakshya Sen vs HS Prannoy head-to-head record ahead of Paris Olympics round of 16 face-off

  Other Sports | August 01, 2024 8:53 IST

  Lakshya Sen entered the round of 16 with a spirited performance against the world rank No. three and the third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia. Lakshya made a phenomenal comeback after trailing behind in the first game.

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  'Matrix move, God level': Lakshya Sen's stunning no-look backhand shot goes viral - WATCH

  Other Sports | July 31, 2024 21:39 IST

  Indian ace shuttler Lakshya Sen won his third consecutive men's singles match in Group L at the Paris Olympics. During his 21-18, 21-12 win against Jonatan Christie, Sen played one of the most ridiculous shots by a shuttler recently that had everyone's jaw dropped to the floor.

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  Lakshya Sen causes major upset to beat Jonatan Christie at Paris Olympics; enters round of 16

  Other Sports | July 31, 2024 16:43 IST

  Lakshya Sen had only beaten Jonatan Christie only once in his career. Christie came into this game on the back of a favourable 4-1 head-to-head record over the Indian emerging shuttler.

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  PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy fight for place in round of 16 on day 5 of Paris Olympics

  Other Sports | July 31, 2024 10:10 IST

  PV Sindhu is the only Indian competing in the women's singles competition at the Paris Olympics. Sindhu will be in action against Kristin Kuuba of Estonia in her final group-stage fixture.

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  Inconsolable Ashwini Ponnappa sheds tears after early exit from 'last Olympics'

  Other Sports | July 31, 2024 9:00 IST

  The women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponappa and Tanisha Crasto lost their first match of the group-stage round to South Korea's Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong. The loss came in straight games 21-18, 21-10.