Arundhati Pantawane and Arun Vishnu as they formed another ‘Indian badminton couple’ by tying the nuptial knot at the VCA Jamtha Club House on Saturday. Ranchi National Games gold medallist Arundhati of Nagpur and Kerala’s multiple-time national doubles champion Arun were engaged at Calicut last year. Arundhati and Arun have been training together at the Hyderabad-based Gopichand Badminton Academy for […]
» Read moreAustralia named uncapped fast bowlers Scott Boland and Joel Paris on Monday to a 13-man squad for the first three one-day internationals against India this month. Boland has been on the periphery of the Test team for the current series against the West Indies, while West Australian Paris has been named for the first time in the national ODI squad. […]
» Read moreLeander Paes looks lean and fit as ever. It’s the Olympic year and Leander Paes declares that nothing tastes sweeter than winning a medal for the country. But his smile turns into a momentary frown when reminded of the controversies ahead of London Olympics in 2012 that led to a poor show by India in tennis. “I hope that we […]
» Read moreIndian badminton’s poster girl and Awadhe Warriors icon player Saina Nehwal on Saturday withdrew from the first match of the re-christened Premier Badminton League (PBL) fearing injury. Saina’s pullout came as a big disappointment to her fans here, who had turned out at the NSCI to witness the World No. 2 shuttler in action for the only time in the […]
» Read moreIndia’s highest ranked male shutter, Kidambi Srikanth, pulled off an upset victory over former world No 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, but his team Bengaluru Top Guns went down 2-3 to Hyderabad Hunters in the Premier Badminton League clash on Sunday. Hyderabad had wrapped up the tie even before world No 5 Lee’s battle against world No 9 Srikanth […]
» Read moreSix weeks after completing one of the greatest seasons in tennis history, Novak Djokovic begins his 2016 campaign and warm-up for his Australian Open defence in Qatar. The Serbian, also current holder of Wimbledon and the US Open, heads a strong field at the Qatar Open starting in Doha on Monday, which also includes Rafael Nadal, Tomas Berdych and defending […]
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