Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen’s hopes of making the cut at Paris received a boost as he grabbed the 15th position in the latest Olympic Games Qualification rankings following his semifinal finish at last week’s French Open badminton tournament. The 22-year-old from Almora reached a career-best ranking of world number six in November 2022 but … Read more
Facing tough opponents in the first round, Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Srikanth Kidambi bowed out of China Masters Super 750 on Wednesday in Shenzhen. Both Sen and Srikanth were up against higher-ranked, seeded players in the round of 32. Sen lost 21-19, 21-18 in a 59-minute battle against home favourite Shi Yu Qi, the … Read more
TENNIS Asian Games silver medallist Ramkumar Ramanathan warded off a tough challenge from third seed Digvijay Pratap Singh in an all-Indian final to emerge champion in the ITF Dharwad Men’s World Tennis Tour here on Sunday. The fourth seed Ramanathan beat Digvijay 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to pocket the winner’s cheque of USD 3600 and … Read more
Star Indian shuttler H S Prannoy has pulled out of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament due to a back injury that troubled him during his maiden bronze medal-winning run at the recently-concluded Asian Games. The 31-year-old Indian had battled excruciating back pain to secure India’s first medal in men’s singles in 41 years at … Read more