
TOP INDIAN DOUBLES SHUTTLERS Jwala Gutta and Aswini Ponnappa were knocked out of the women's doubles quarterfinals at the 9,000-seater Istotara Senayan in Jakarta held earlier today.
TWO-TIME BRONZE-MEDALIST P V Sindhu stunned Olympic champion and former World No. 1 Chinese Li Xuerui in a hard-fought contest, while Saina Nehwal sailed into the women's singles quarterfinals after an easy win in the World Badminton Championship in Jakarta today.
TWO TIME BRONZE MEDALIST P V Sindhu stunned Olympic champion and former World No. 1 Chinese Li Xuerui in a hard-fought women's singles match to enter the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championship in Jakarta today.
SANIA MIRZA was recommended on Tuesday for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player ever to be named for the country's highest sporting honour.
Two-time bronze medallist, P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth started their campaign at the World Badminton Champion with contrasting victories in the women's and men's singles competition respectively in Jakarta, Indonesia today.
Top Indian shuttlers Parupalli Kashyap and H.S. Prannoy got off to winning starts at the World Championships with straight-game victories in men's singles at the 9,000-seater Istora Senayan in Indonesia on Monday. Doubles pairs of Pradnya Gadre-N.
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth will be at the forefront as a strong Indian badminton contingent look to create a flutter at the World Championships, starting in Jakarta tomorrow.
Double World Badminton Championships bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu is looking to bag a hat-trick this time around at the prestigious annual event which will be held in Jakarta from August 10 to 16.
Though India has sent a large 18-member contingent to the World Badminton Championships, its shuttlers will find it tough to earn medals when the annual tournament gets going in Jakarta on Monday.
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap says he is in the form of his life and is eager to make a mark at the World Badminton Championships in Jakarta from August 10 to 16.
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