Category: Badminton

PV Sindhu has eased her way past teenaged Chinese shuttler Chia Hsin Lee 21-12, 21-16, to enter the second round of the prestigious China Open, in Fuzhou, China on Wednesday.

Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu advanced to the semifinals of the China Open after defeating local favorite Bingjiao in straight games at the USD 700,000 Super Series Premier event on Friday. Seventh seed Sindhu notched up a 22-20, 21-10 win over Bingjiao, who has won four titles – Bitburger Open, French Open, Japan Open and Swiss Open – this season in […]

Male singles shuttler Ajay Jayaram advanced to the quarterfinals after registering thrilling three-game wins over their respective opponents in the second round of the USD 700,000 China Super Series Premier on Thursday. Jayaram too had to work hard to surpass Wei Nan as he notched up a 20-22 21-19 21-12 win over the Hong Kong shuttler in a 56-minute clash […]

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu to the quarterfinals after registering thrilling three-game wins over their respective opponents in the second round of the USD 700,000 China Super Series Premier on Thursday. Sindhu survived a scare from Beiwen Zhang before notching up a 18-21 22-20 21-17 victory. Sindhu will next face Bingjiao, against whom she had lost in the second round […]

Saina Nehwal suffered a first-round defeat at the ongoing China Open after losing 16-21, 21-19, 14-21 to Thailand’s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk on Wednesday. This was Saina’s first tournament since her knee surgery – that took place soon after the Rio Olympics, where she had lost in the group stages. Lost in three sets .. against world number 13 from Thailand 🇹🇭 […]

Rio Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain was bagged by Hyderabad Hunters for Rs 61.5 lakh, becoming the costliest buy in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) auction for players held on Wednesday. The second highest bid went for South Korean woman shuttler Sung Ji Hyun, with Mumbai Rockets paying Rs 60 lakh for her.