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Basel, March 14 India's Tharun Mannepalli put up a valiant fight before losing to Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in a thrilling three-game quarterfinal at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here.The world No. 43 Indian lost 19-21, 21-19, 13-21 to Ginting, who is returning from...

March 13, New Delhi – The Indian men's pair of Satwik Sairaj Ranki Reddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the Swiss Open ahead of their quarter-final match due to Ranki-Reddy's shoulder problem.Ranki Reddy and Shetty were scheduled to face Denmark's Christian Faust Kjaer and Rasmus Kjaer in the...

Basel, March 13 Top-seeded Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the Swiss Open here on Friday ahead of their quarterfinal clash after a shoulder issue troubled the former.Rankireddy and Shetty were scheduled to clash with Denmark's Christian...

March 13, New Delhi – Young Indian badminton player Tharun Mannepalli advanced to the second round of the Swiss Open tournament after his opponent, Kenta Nishimoto, retired in Basel.The 24-year-old Mannepalli, ranked 43rd in the world, was leading 16-21, 21-16, 7-2 when the fifth-seeded...

March 13, New Delhi – Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will face off against Christian Faust Kjaer and Rasmus Kjaer of Denmark in the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open.Satwik and Chirag demonstrated remarkable composure against the Japanese duo of Hiroki Okamura and Kyohei...

Basel, March 12 Indian shuttler Kiran George was eliminated in the men's singles pre-quarterfinals after losing to Hong Kong's Jason Gunawan, while young Tharun Mannepalli advanced to the second round after his opponent Kenta Nishimoto retired in the deciding set at the Swiss Open here.George...

Basel, March 12 Indian shuttler Tharun Mannepalli advanced to the men's singles second round after his opponent, Kenta Nishimoto of Japan, retired in the deciding game at the Swiss Open here.Mannepalli, ranked 43rd in the world, was leading 16-21, 21-16, 7-2 when the fifth-seeded Nishimoto...

Basel, March 11 Kiran George produced a stunning straight-game victory over former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, in a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the Swiss Open here on Wednesday.Kiran, ranked 42 in the world, defeated the third seed Loh 23-21, 21-19 in his opening round...

Bangkok, March 11 Indian shuttlers had a disappointing day at the Swiss Open as several players, including Ayush Shetty and Tanvi Sharma, were eliminated in the opening round of the Super 300 tournament here on Wednesday.In men's singles, Ayush Shetty, the US Open champion, lost 18-21, 19-21...

Basel, March 10 The Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand retired due to injury while trailing 7-13 in the first game against Hu Ling Fang and Jheng Yu Chieh of Chinese Taipei in their first-round match at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Tuesday...

Basel, March 9 Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu will miss the Swiss Open as she recovers from the three-day ordeal in Dubai, while H S Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth will lead the Indian challenge at the USD 250,000 tournament starting here on Tuesday.Sindhu had to withdraw from the All...

Mumbai, March 3 – The past few days have been a nightmare for PV Sindhu, the Indian badminton legend, as she was stranded in Dubai on her way to England due to flight cancellations caused by the US-Israel attack on Iran.Sindhu, who was on her way to Birmingham to participate in the All-England...