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Basel [Switzerland], March 3 (ANI): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated compatriot Sameer Verma in the first round of the ongoing Swiss Open here on Wednesday. Srikanth secured an 18-21, 21-18, 21-11 win over Verma to progress to the next round of the tournament.

Srikanth defeated Verma 18-21, 21-18, 21-11 in the first round of the ongoing Swiss Open. Kidambi shifted gear after losing the first game and went on to win the next two games. On Tuesday, Indian mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa outclassed Indonesian pair of Hafiz Faizal and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja in the first round. Basel [Switzerland]: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated compatriot Sameer Verma in the first round of the ongoing Swiss Open here on Wed...

Badminton: As Olympic qualification period restarts, Indian shuttlers need good run at Swiss Open The pressure to amass points in the Race to Tokyo rankings will be on for some of the shuttlers who still stand a chance to earn quota places. PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Srikanth, Satwiksairaj-Chirag | AFP/Reuters Reigning world champion PV Sindhu will be eager to return to the podium while former winner Saina Nehwal seeks a return to form in the official season-opening event — S...

Ludhiana: The police arrested a drug peddler after 4,020 intoxicating pills were recovered from him on Friday. Raj Kumar, 46, a resident of Gopal Nagar, Haibowal Kalan, was nabbed from a checkpost in Division 5 area on a tip-off. Additional deputy commissioner of police-III Sameer Verma said, “The 4,020 pills were found in his car. Raj is a hairdresser and owns a salon on DMC Road. He would fix drug deals and make deliveries at his salon. Jagraon police had arrested Raj and his accomplices, B...

Glad to start year with wins at PBL and Syed Modi tournament, says PV Sindhu Glad to start year with wins at PBL and Syed Modi tournament, says PV Sindhu I Am Very Happy To Win This Trophy As This Is The First International Tournament In 2017 For Me. I Am Glad To Start This Year With Victories—first The PBL And Now This GPG. (Gregoria) Mariska Is An Upcoming Player And She Also Played Well, Sindhu PTI | Updated on: 29 Jan 2017, 08:47:24 PM Lucknow: Olympic s...

Badminton: Satwik-Ashwini reach career-high ranking of 19, Sindhu remains at No 7 in singles India’s mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa has broken into the top 20 of the BWF rankings for the first time. File image of Indian badminton players Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Reuters India’s mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa was rewarded for its impressive show at the recent-concluded Asia leg as...

New Delhi: India’s mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa was rewarded for its stupendous show at the recent-concluded Asia leg as it broke into the world’s top 20 in the latest BWF rankings announced on Tuesday. Satwik and Ashwini, who had become the first Indian mixed doubles pair to reach the semifinals of a world tour Super 1000 event at the Toyota Thailand Open, jumped 16 places to reach a career-best ranking of world number 19. The duo had stunned fifth se...

Following the disappointing outings at two Thailand Open tournaments recently, national top men’s singles player, Lee Zii Jia (pic) has to focus on building his self-confidence for the coming BWF World Tour Finals starting at Impact Arena, Bangkok on Wednesday

Sindhus slump, Satwiks rise, Srikanths promise: What we learned from two weeks in Thailand PV Sindhu suffered a tame defeat against Ratchanok Intanon.  Shi Tang/Getty Images After a slow start at the Yonex Thailand Open, some of Indias best badminton players put in impressive displays at the Toyota Thailand Open. While Indias wait for a World Tour 1000 title continues, there were some players who stood out. Here are the marks out of ten (only players who won a minimum of one match have been ma...

Ratchanok reaches badminton semi-finals Ratchanok reaches badminton semi-finals BADMINTON: Women’s singles star Ratchanok Intanon and mixed doubles duo Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai booked places in the semi-finals of the Toyota Thailand Open yesterday (Jan 22). Women’s singles fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand. Photo: Bangkok Post. They are Thailand’s only players remaining in the US$1 million (B30mn) tournament at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani. In yesterda...