IPL Auction 2020 Players List: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has released a list of 332 players who will go under the hammer in the upcoming auction scheduled to take place on December 19 in Kolkata. Players in the auction list ranked according to base price: 2 CR – Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Chris Lynn, […]
India India’s PV Sindhu lost the opening match of her BWF World Tour Finals campaign in Guangzhou on Wednesday. The defending champion was beaten in 3 games by higher-ranked Akane Yamaguchi. Sindhu’s title defence in Guangzhou got off to a good start as she took the first game 21-18. However, Yamaguchi forced a decider by […]
INDONESIA: The Indian contingent on Saturday has reached Jakarta for the 18th Asian Games. The contingent consists of 804 athletes and officials. The opening ceremony will be held at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) main stadium in Jakarta. The ceremony will start at 5.30 pm IST. The 18th Asian Games will stand as a reality check […]
Petaling Jaya Whether they like it or not, it is national men’s doubles shuttlers Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong’s time to deliver at the Asian Games in Indonesia. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Datuk Seri Norza Zakaria has thrown the gauntlet at V Shem-Wee Kiong to seize the moment in the absence of an […]
Kuala Lumpur In the absence of Lee Chong Wei, the national badminton squad are banking on the luck of the draw as the Indonesia Asian Games gets underway this week. Malaysia, seeded only fifth, will hope to avoid some of the bigger names in the first round of the knockout stage competition. Defending champions China […]
Jakarta Affectionately dubbed the “Minions” after the little yellow creatures from the 2015 animated movie, diminutive badminton duo Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo will hope to stand tall and win gold for hosts Indonesia at the Asian Games this month. Currently the world’s top ranked men’s doubles team, the pair are among some 11,300 athletes […]
Ho Chi Minh City India’s shuttler Ajay Jayaram lost to Indonesian Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in straight games in the final of the Vietnam Open 2018 on Sunday. World No.79 Rhustavito defeated No.93 Jayaram 21-14, 21-10 in 28 minutes to win the title at the Nguyen Du Cultural Sports Club. In the first game, Jayaram and […]
Vietnam India’s Ajay Jayaram stood a step away from his first title of the season as he made it to the finals of the Vietnam Open after defeating Japan’s Yu Igarashi in straight games in Ho Chi Minh City. The 30-year-old Indian, who is making a comeback after recovering from a hamstring injury he suffered […]
Hyderabad Losing a leg in a road accident did not deter a 29-year old Manasi Joshi from pursuing her badminton dream, as she aims for glory at the forthcoming Para Asian Games in Indonesia. The Mumbai-born special player is training at the famed P Gopichand Badminton Academy for the past one month honing her skills […]