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  Malaysia Open postponed due to COVID-19 surge; Saina, Srikanth's Olympic hopes take hit

  Other Sports | May 07, 2021 15:23 IST

  The decision came as a huge setback for London Olympics bronze-medallist Saina and men's star Srikanth's last hopes of Olympic qualification.

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  Major blow for Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth as Indian team withdraws from Malaysian Open

  Other Sports | May 06, 2021 18:59 IST

  The Badminton Association of India (BAI) had earlier said that it hopes to send players to Malaysia via Doha, Qatar.

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  Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth likely to travel to Olympic qualifiers via Doha

  Other Sports | April 29, 2021 21:03 IST

  Saina, who won India's first Olympic medal in the sport in 2012, is ranked 22nd while former world No.1 Srikanth is 20th. Both players need to be within the top 16 to secure qualification.

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  Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal's Olympic hopes threatened by Malaysia's travel ban

  Other Sports | April 28, 2021 20:01 IST

  The travel ban, which has been implemented in response to the worsening Covid-19 situation in India, has put doubts over whether the Indian contingent will be able to take part in the Malaysian Open, which will be held from May 25 to 30.

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  COVID-19 robbed us of freedom to train as per plans, says Kidambi Srikanth

  Other Sports | April 17, 2021 12:05 IST

  Going through multiple COVID tests and living in a bio-bubble have become the new normal for international athletes and Srikanth has experienced it all in the last few months.

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  Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth make winning starts; Kiran George stuns HS Prannoy in Orleans Masters

  Other Sports | March 24, 2021 22:30 IST

  Fourth-seeded Saina, who is desperately seeking ranking points to make it to her fourth Olympics, took just 21 minutes to crush Ireland's Rachael Darragh 21-9 21-5 in a women's singles opening round match 

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  Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap knocked out of men's singles in All England

  Other Sports | March 17, 2021 21:19 IST

  Seeded eight, Srikanth lost to Ireland's unseeded player Nguyen Nhat 11-21 21-15 12-21 on the opening day of the tournament.

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  Sindhu, Jayaram, Srikanth enter quarterfinals of Swiss Open

  Other Sports | March 04, 2021 17:53 IST

  Indian mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa also progressed to the quarterfinals, continuing their recent good run in international badminton.

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  PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth through to Round of 16 in Swiss Open

  Other Sports | March 03, 2021 23:41 IST

  Sindhu beat Yigit Neslihan of Turkey 21-16 21-19 in her first round match that lasted 42 minutes.

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  Kidambi Srikanth wins, Satwik-Ashwini pair registers stunning victory in Swiss Open opening round

  Other Sports | March 03, 2021 17:01 IST

  World No.13 Srikanth, an Olympic hopeful, will be up against either France's Thomas Rouxel or Canada's Xiaodong Sheng in the next round.

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  World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu ends with win, Kidambi Srikanth exits with defeat

  Other Sports | January 29, 2021 18:38 IST

  Sindhu, the Olympic silver medallist, notched up a 21-18 21-15 win over world number 13 Pornpawee Chochuwong in her third and final match after suffering defeats in the first two days.

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  BWF World Tour Finals: Kidambi Srikanth finishes dismal campaign with three losses

  Other Sports | January 29, 2021 14:45 IST

  The former world number one, after his three consecutive losses, finished last in Group B.

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  BWF World Tour Finals: Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu suffer 2nd consecutive loss

  Other Sports | January 28, 2021 14:59 IST

  Kidambi lost 21-19, 9-21, 19-21 to Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei, Sindhu suffered an 18-21, 13-21 loss to Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon.

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  Kidambi Srikanth loses to World No. 3 in opening match in World Tour Finals

  Other Sports | January 27, 2021 16:53 IST

  Srikanth squandered an opening game advantage, losing 21-15 16-21 18-21 to world number three Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a gruelling 77-minute contest.

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  PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth look to turn the tide at BWF World Tour Finals

  Other Sports | January 26, 2021 12:59 IST

  Sindhu, who had won the prestigious title in 2018, has been clubbed in Group 'B' alongside top-ranked Tai Tzu Yin.

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  Kidambi Srikanth resumes training after BAI gets mandatory quarantine time reduced

  Other Sports | January 24, 2021 19:23 IST

  Srikanth withdrew from the tournament after B Sai Praneeth, who he was sharing a room with, had tested positive for COVID-19.

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  Thailand Open: Sai Praneeth withdraws after testing COVID-19 positive, Srikanth forced to pull out

  Other Sports | January 20, 2021 11:10 IST

  Praneeth and Srikanth were among the frontrunners for the Thailand Open Super 1000 title.

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  PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth make impressive starts at Thailand Open

  Other Sports | January 19, 2021 11:24 IST

  World champion Sindhu showed great discipline and focus to see off world no.12 Busanan 21-17 21-13 in the women's singles opener.

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  Doctor attended to Kidambi Srikanth shortly after he reported bleeding: BWF

  Other Sports | January 13, 2021 18:57 IST

  The BWF in its statement also included the Badminton Association of Thailand's (BAT) version of the events.

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  Thaliand Open: Kidambi Srikanth progresses, P Kashyap retires midway

  Other Sports | January 13, 2021 17:09 IST

  Kashyap, a Commonwealth Games champion, was trailing 8-14 in the third game when he chose to retire after pulling his calf muscle.