Kuala Lumpur What a smashing start from national men’s doubles pair Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi at the Celcom Axiata Malaysian Open. Playing in only their first competitive match together in two months, the national No. 2 pair created one of the biggest upsets of the day when they sent world No. 3 and second […]
Malaysia India’s Saina Nehwal sailed into the second round of the USD 700,000 Malaysian Open badminton with a convincing 21-12 21-16 win over Yip Pui Yin of Hong Kong on Tuesday. The London Games bronze medal needed 42 minutes to register a 21-12 21-16 win. Saina, who had won gold at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, has […]
Kuala Lumpur Rejuvenated after a month-long break, India’s top shuttlers, including PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, will resume their quest for glory when the south-east Asia leg of BWF world tour begins with the $700,000 Malaysian Open on Tuesday. Srikanth and Sindhu had skipped the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in May to regain full fitness ahead of the hectic […]
Petaling Jaya World No. 6 Carolina Marin of Spain is ready to use next week’s Malaysian Open as part of her build-up towards the World Championships in Nanjing from July 30-Aug 5 as she aims to become the women’s singles world champion for a third time. The 24-year-old Marin has not taken part in any […]
Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy today slipped three and five places to be placed at the seventh and 13th spots respectively in the latest BWF world ranking. In women’s singles, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal continued to remain static at the third and 10th spot respectively. 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli […]
PETALING JAYA National mixed doubles pair Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying claimed their second title of the year after triumphing in the US Open. The Rio Olympics silver medallists notched a 21-19, 21-15 victory over Germany’s Marvin Emil Seidel-Linda Efler at the California State University in Fullerton on Sunday (June 17). Peng Soon-Liu Ying won […]
Fullerton Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram is through to the semi-finals of the US Open Super 300 tournament after recording a straight-game victory over South Korea’s Heo Kwang Hee in the quarter-finals on Friday. Ajay, who was ranked as high as 13th in the world in September last year before plummeting to his current placement of […]
Fullerton Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open after defeating Brazil’s Ygor Coelho in a thrilling three-game match in the World Tour Super 300 tournament here. Jayaram, who is on a comeback trail following a long injury lay-off, recovered from an opening game loss to see off Brazil’s Ygor Coelho 19-21 21-12 21-16 […]
Member nations voted this morning at FIFA’s 68th Congress in Russia to determine where the 2026 World Cup will be held. By a landslide score of 134-65, the United bid of Canada, the United States, and Mexico was declared victorious over the bid from Morocco. One member voted for neither. This is the first time the World Cup tournament has been awarded by […]