An se Young beat 25-year-old Chen Yu Fei of china 21-17, 10-21, 21-19 in a battling women's final. The all-england event contributes towards potential qualification. China has dominated Olympic badminton since 1992.
India's star shuttler suffers third first-round defeat of the year. She lost 17-21, 11-21 to china's Zhang Yi Man in straight games. The world no. 9 is a double Olympic medallist.
The top badminton players from across the globe are in Birmingham, England, UK for the All England Open starting Tuesday (14 March) the men's world and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen dropped the first game in his title defence against an inspired Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong, China. The Dane won the second 21-15 - including an incredible net drop shot for 19-14.
Asteroid 2023 DW is estimated to measure about 165 feet (50 meters) in diameter, or roughly the length of an Olympic-size swimming pool. It is expected to make a very close approach to Earth on Feb. 14, 2046. As of march 8, the european space agency's near-earth Object Coordination Centre predicts a 1-in-625 chance of a direct impact.
The agreement to pay former chief of staff Alistair Casey was signed by the federation that runs Olympic badminton in the united states. The agreement was supposed to have been confidential but was first reported on by ESPN.
Craig Fulton appointed chief coach of the Indian men's team. He will succeed Graham Reid, who led india to its first Olympic medal in 41 years. The 48-year-old played 191 matches for south africa between 1996 and 2005.
Novak Djokovic is determined to win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 36-year-old will likely play his final Olympic tournament in Paris next year. He will be turning 36 in may.
The 21-year-old won his maiden super 750 title, beating the Olympic champion in 3 games in new Delhi. Axelsen lost in 64 minutes to the world championships silver medalist 20-22, 21-10, 12-21.
Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei pulls out of India Open 2023 due to illness. World No. 3 had earlier defeated India's Saina Nehwal in the earlier round. Rio 2016 and 2020 Olympic champions Marin and Yamaguchi also out of competition. Defending champions Lakshya Sen and Satwaiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty had to bow out of the competition.
Balbir Singh Senior won three consecutive Olympic gold medals (1948 London, 1952 Helsinki, and 1956 Melbourne) During the golden age of Indian hockey, India won six back-to-back gold medals between 1928 and 1956. During this era, there were several other notable names in the team including Gurmit Singh Kular, Gurcharan Singh Garewal, Gurdev Singh.
The FIH men's hockey world cup gets underway in bhubaneswar and Rourkela on friday. India is pitted in group D along with England, Spain, and Wales. A resurgent Indian team, however, rewrote history winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
Indian badminton star player and double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu bowed out from the first round of the Malaysia Open 2023 after losing to three-time world champion Carolina Marin of Spain. Sindhu returned from a five-month injury lay-off as top Indian shuttlers at Malaysia Open which began from Tuesday.
Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saina Nehwal is among shuttlers who will skip the national badminton trials for the Asian mixed team championships. The pair will join double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu in the squad for the Asia meet.
The FIH Men's Hockey World Cup kicks off from January 13 in Rourkela, India. The Harmanpreet Singh-led side will begin their World Cup campaign against Spain on January 13 at the newly-built Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. India made their Olympic debut during the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam and struck gold in their very first outing.
We raise these questions on the show as politics erupts over the letter to Rahul Gandhi to consider suspending the Bharat Jodo Yatra if adherence to Covid protocols cannot be followed. BJP and Congress spokespersons share their views on the matter.
Emma Raducanu has appointed Sebastian Sachs as her new coach, British media reported. Sachs is the fifth person in 18 months to take up the role in the role. The 30-year-old guided Belinda Bencic to Olympic gold last year. He was also part of the coaching team of Victoria Azarenka.
Emma Raducanu has begun working with a new coach as she prepares for the 2023 season. Sachs is thought to be working with the British No 1 on a trial basis. The 30-year-old only had a brief playing career on the Futures tour. Sachs guided Belinda Bencic to Olympic gold in Tokyo last year.
FIH Men's Hockey World Cup will be jointly hosted by Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29 next year. India last won the World Cup 47 years ago in the 1975 edition in Kuala Lumpur. Zafar Iqbal, a member of the 1980 Olympic gold medallist team, said India are one of the favourites to lift the trophy.
Wiz Khalifa appeared on The Tonight Show on Wednesday night. He was promoting his Khalifa Kush weed brand. He also opened up about his ASMR habit and smoking with Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps. He performed his Multiverse single “Memory Lane” with his band.
Marco Odermatt says Roger Federer has always been a role model for him. The Swiss skier says he hopes to continue learning from the 20-time Grand Slam champion. OderMatt won the Swiss Sportsman of the Year award this week. The 25-year-old says he is brimming with confidence after his impressive 2022 season.
Roger Federer retired from tennis in the summer after 24 years of career. The 41-year-old announced that the Laver Cup would be his last ATP event. The former world number 1 had made a timid return in 2021, reaping nine wins and four losses. Olympic gold medalist Marco Odermatt has expressed his admiration for Federer.
HS Prannoy stuns Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen in final Group A match of BWF World Tour Finals 2022. Indian shuttler defeated Axelsen 14-21, 21-17, and 21-18 in 51 minutes in Bangkok. World No. 11 finished last on the Group A points table despite taking at least one game in each of his three matches.
HS Prannoy defeated world number 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark by 14-21, 21-17, and 21-18 in his last game of the BWF World Tour Finals. The Indian shuttler had already been knocked out of the tournament after losing his first two matches.
Alexander Zverev suffered a gruesome ankle injury during the 2022 French Open semifinals against Rafael Nadal. The German star tore all three of the lateral ligaments in his right ankle. The 25-year-old was set to play in the Davis Cup in September but was forced to opt out. The 2020 Olympic gold medalist is now back in action at the Diriyah Tennis Cup exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia.
Jennifer Capriati broke out as a 13-year-old in 1990 and became the youngest-ever player to reach the top 10 of the WTA rankings at the age of 14. By 1993, she had reached three Grand Slam semifinals and won Olympic gold in Barcelona. However, after a disappointing defeat to Georgia's Leila Meskhi in the first round of the 1993 US Open, she struggled with her mental health. The American had a tough time in the late 1990s but saw a resurgence in the early 2000s.
Alexander Zverev reveals he was once told he would never make it in tennis with diabetes. The 25-year-old was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at a very young age. The Olympic champion is now one of the best players in the men's tennis. He has launched a foundation to help other kids in need of insulin and medicine.
HS Prannoy has been clubbed in Group A along with Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, Japan's Kodai Naraoka and China's Lu Guang Zu. Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu missed the event due to an injury. The tournament was moved from Guangzhou, China, due to the rise in COVID-19 infection.
Nick Bollettieri died on Sunday night at his home in Florida after a series of health issues. He coached the likes of Andre Agassi, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Jim Courier, Monica Seles and Maria Sharapova. Eight-time Grand Slam singles champion and Olympic gold medalist Agassi penned a heartfelt tribute to his former coach.
Hubert Hurkacz has revealed his choice between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in a promotional video ahead of the Diriyah Tennis Cup. The three-day exhibition event will start in Al Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday (December 8) The Pole is one of five top-10 players in the field, with Stefanos Tsitsipas (#4), Daniil Medvedev (#7), Andrey Rublev (#8) and Taylor Fritz (#9) Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, Cameron Norrie, Stan Wawrinka, Dominic Thiem, Matteo Berrettini, Dominic Stricker complete the field.
H.S. Prannoy will feature in the Group A of the BWF World tour finals. Olympic Champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, Kodai Naraoka of Japan and Lu Guang Zu of China will also feature in Group A. The tournament has been moved from Guangzhou, China to Bangkok, Thailand after rise in Covid cases.
Major Dhyan Chand Singh was a former player and captain of Indian field hockey. He is considered to be one of the best players in the field of India and world hockey. His birth date is celebrated as National Sports Day in India. He has been a member of the Indian hockey team that won the Olympic gold medal three times.
The Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen tells his story and the challenges he faced growing up a Chinese American figure skater. The World Record Book of Racist Stories' by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar is a collection of hilarious and absurd intergenerational stories about their family's everyday experiences of racism.
Apoorva, who goes by the username ‘the.rEbel.kId’ on Instagram, shared a video from her convocation ceremony. The video shows her walking onstage to receive her graduation certificate from chief guest and Olympic medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Many have criticised the college student for disrespecting Rathod Sir and also her father.
BWF World Tour Finals have been shifted from Guangzhou to Bangkok due to COVID-19. Season-ending event will now be held at the Nimibutr Arena in Bangkok from December 7 to 11. HS Prannoy will be India’s only representation at the tournament. Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu pulled out of the tournament on Sunday.
PV Sindhu has withdrawn from the BWF World Tour Finals as she is yet to fully recover from a stress fracture on her left ankle. The double Olympic medallist has been out of action since winning the gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Sindhu's father tells PTI that the star shuttler will focus on getting fully fit and has informed Badminton Association of India.
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu pulls out of season-ending BWF World Tour Finals. Sindhu has been nursing a stress fracture on her ankle since August. She is focused on giving herself extra time to recover ahead of a busy 2023 season. Season-ending tournament will be held in Guangzhou, China from December 14.
Barisan Nasional’s Sungai Buloh candidate Khairy Jamaluddin teamed up with former world number one shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei for a friendly badminton match. Hundreds sat by the sidelines to watch the three-time silver Olympic medallist in action.
Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu leapfrogged for gold medalist Carolina Marin to move to the 5th spot in the BWF rankings. The Indian shuttler, who won gold in the women's singles category at the Games, missed the world championships in Tokyo due to an injury.
APIndia's top badminton players minus two-time Olympic bronze medallist P.V Sindhu will be battling it out for top honours in a strong field in the french open. Lakshya Sen will face compatriot Kidambi Srikanth in the opening game of the event. The top-ranked Indian in the men's singles draw, the other in the fray with a total prize fund of USD 675,000.
Leading Indian shuttlers lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, H.S Prannoy, and Saina Nehwal will spearhead the country’s Indian challenge in the BWF Denmark Open 2022. In the men’s singles, world no.8 Lakshea Sen is the highest-ranked Indian and will start his campaign against world No.6 and Olympic medallist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting of Indonesia.
Alexi Pappas, a Greek-American distance runner, completed the 44nd running of the London Marathon on Oct. 2 as a guide runner. She and her partner, Lisa Thompson, also completed the 2022 Boston Marathon together. Her memoir is a beautifully written series of essays from pappas’ life experiences.
Steffi Graf is one of the best tennis players to step foot on the court. The 22-time Grand Slam champion from Germany established herself as an extraordinary player during her teenage years. In 1988, at the age of 19, she won all four Grand Slam titles and the Olympic gold medal. She became the World No. 1 when she was just 17 years old.
PV Sindhu has been out of action since winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in August. The two-time Olympic medallist sustained a stress fracture on her left ankle. Sindhu is hopeful of making a comeback with the BWF World Tour Finals 2022.
The 58-year-old former player was impressed with the high level of competition at the ongoing 36th national games. He said the event would help build a formidable team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
P V Sindhu is hoping to make a comeback at the season-ending World Tour Finals in December. Double Olympic medallist suffered a stress fracture on her left foot on way to Commonwealth Games gold medal in August. The 27-year-old said mental health of sports persons is being ignored and it is important to talk about it.
The five-time world champion and two-time Olympic champion is one of the best badminton players in the world. He is unpredictable because he will take the shuttle on one route and then abruptly change it. His ability to anticipate is perhaps his greatest competitive edge.
AllJapan took its third straight loss of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup on Monday, going down 67-53 to France following a final-quarter scoring drought. The result leaves Tokyo Olympic silver medalist and world No. 8 Japan fifth in group B with a 1-3 record ahead of its last group-stage game against world no. 3 host Australia.
Two-time Olympic medalist P V Sindhu will not participate in the National Games. She is on the path to recovery after sustaining an ankle injury during the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The ace shutter will be present at the opening ceremony in Gujarat.
Juan Martin Del Potro has always had a special relationship with the US Open. He was blocked only by an extraordinary Novak Djokovic, forced to skip the New York Slam against his will in 2022. In the mosta amazing wins of Delpotro there are also two Olympic medals (a bronze in London in 2012 and a silver in Rio in 2016)
Taiwan's top male singles and doubles badminton players advance into second round of Japan Open. World No. 6 Chou Tien-chen beats world No. 15 Lee Cheuk Yiu 18-21, 21-17, and 21-15 in 75 minutes at Super 750 tournament. Olympic gold medalists Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin defeated by compatriots Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han.
Major Dhyan Chand joined the British Indian Army at the age of just 16 years in 1922. During his international career, he scored more than 400 goals. Under his leadership, India won three successive gold medals at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. His performance in the 1936 Berlin Olympic final is considered to be among the best hockey performances of all time.
Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday. The 25-year-old beat china's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14. China has won a total of 15 women’s singles world titles – five times more than any other country.
Former badminton champion claims she was forced to throw her semi-final in 2000 to increase the chances of a gold medal for one of her compatriots. The former world number one says she was pushed by the team management to lose her match against Gong Zhichao so as not to tire her too much. She stopped short of naming individual coaches or management staff she claims instructed her to lose the match.
Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz leads a group of players eager to collect a maiden major in new york. He beat third-seeded Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round on his way to becoming the youngest man to reach the quarter-final at Flushing Meadows. The 18-year-old has enjoyed a successful 2022 beating Casper Ruud in the Miami Open final and Olympic gold medallist Alexander Zverev to clinch the title in Madrid.
Carolina Marin aiming for a record fourth world title and gold at 2024 Paris Games. Spanish badminton star injured her knee in May last year but returned to action in May this year. The 29-year-old is making up for lost time at the Worlds in Tokyo this week. She will play world number one Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the quarterfinals.
Saina Nehwal begins her 12th BWF World Championships campaign on Tuesday. She faces Ngan Yi Cheung of Hong Kong in the first round in Tokyo. The 2015 Olympic bronze medallist returns at the mega event for the first time since 2019. Saina leads the head-to-head 3-1 with Cheung.
2-time Olympic medallist and freshly-crowned Commonwealth Games champion PV Sindhu pulled out of the upcoming World Badminton Championships owing to a stress fracture injury. Coach Park Tae-Sang also posted on his social media handle that he will be leaving for his home country, Korea, in this span, to undergo treatment for a back injury.
Olympic medalist Tony Jeffries is joined by author and former Men's Health fitness director B.J. Gaddour C.C.S. He demonstrates seven exercises which will help you hone your speed and strength. The more size you build, the more that may count as non-functional muscle which gets in the way of your speed.
Eight-time champions India rewrote history at the Tokyo Games last year by winning an Olympic hockey medal after 41 years, defeating Germany 5-4 in the bronze medal contest. But since then it has been a mixed bag for the Manpreet Singh-led side as it failed to defend its Asian Champions Trophy title in Dhaka. India will play Germany in the double-leg tie on at the Kalinga Stadium here on March 12 and 13 before locking horns against Argentina on March 19 and 20.
The Indian hockey team won six successive Olympic golds at the Summer Games. Led by the legendary Dhyan Chand, the Indians dominated the sport. India's hockey fortunes started to dwindle post the advent of astroturf in the 1980s. The game, mired in organisational chaos, needed a catalyst for change at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
