Top Indian shuttler P V Sindhu will not be shaking hands during next week's All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham and use the traditional 'Namaste' greeting instead following the coronavirus outbreak, the 24-year-old said. Seven Indian badminton players have pulled out of the Birmingham tournament over coronavirus fears.
Srikanth spent the early part of the lockdown in his home town, where he was unable to train at his normal level. It was an opportunity for him to reflect on life outside badminton.
But former national champions Abhinn Shyam Gupta and Chetan Anand crashed out in the first round.
Interestingly, this was Prannoy's first-ever win against Sen in three head-to-had meetings so far.
The BWF also shared its Standard Operation Procedure with member associations, saying any breach "can result in accreditation being revoked and participants not permitted to enter the venue."
The BWF said that it was also looking at options to host its annual general meeting and members' forum which were due to take place in Aarhus in August.
Team India will compete in 15 sporting disciplines as well as four disciplines in the para sports category.
Ace Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal on Thursday stormed into the quarter-finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships after their straight-game victories over their respective opponents in the women's singles event in Birmingham.
I don't want to respond to what her father has to say, if Sindhu says something, I will respond, Gopichand retorts to PV Sindhu's father's allegations of unsatisfactory training.
India have been drawn with top seeds and defending champions China, Thailand and hosts Finland for the upcoming Sudirman Cup badminton tournament, making it a tough Group A for the side to negotiate.
India's Saina Nehwal breezed into the women's singles World Badminton Championships final after beating local girl Lindaweni Fanetri in Jakarta, on Saturday.
In hockey, the women's team continued its inspiring run with a silver medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Here's a look at Indian athletes' performance on Monday, Day 4 of the Games.
Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal emerged the lone survivor at the US $400,000 All England Championship, thrashing Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour in straight-games to reach the second round even as compatriot PV Sindhu fell by the wayside in Birmingham.
Krishna and Vishnu had paired for the first time in this event and would be pleased with the results they managed.
None of the other three quarters boast of such a strong star cast but there would be a few mouth-watering opening round clashes to look forward to.
Indian athletes' performance on Day 9 of the Commonwealth Games.
Expectations from the Indian male shuttlers will also be high, given their exploits in recent months.
The Badminton Association of India is optimistic about China's participation in next month's India Open despite fears surrounding the deadly coronavirus as Chinese shuttlers are in quarantine for almost a fortnight in Europe.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday
Shafali Verma is by far the most decorated of the lot having already played in three World Cup finals at senior level.
The Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy clarified that it played no role in Saina Nehwal shifting from the Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad to Bengaluru to train under Vimal Kumar ahead of the Rio Olympics, saying the move was the "sole decision" of the ace shuttler.
'By the time Parineeti comes to Saina, the audience would be suffering from an overdose.'
Boxing and weightlifting federations were given 18 months time to set their house in order to be considered for the 2028 Games.
Pune born Sanjana is a trained engineer and now sportscaster.
India's badminton doubles specialist N Sikki Reddy on Saturday heaved a sigh of relief after returning negative for COVID-19 barely two days after testing positive for the contagious disease, saying she was "shocked" by the not-so-kind reactions her initial result attracted.
Indonesian favourite Taufik Hidayat swept to his seventh career win over Malaysia's Muhammad Hashim in the India Open men's final in Hyderabad on Sunday. French world number four Pi Hongyan won her first title for three years, the top seed rallying to a 17-21, 21-15, 21-14 victory over Malaysia's Julia Wong in the women's final.
India's top woman shuttler was given a scare by 15-year-old Sikki Reddy before posting a 23-21, 22-20 victory on the fifth and penultimate day of the Commonwealth Youth Games.
A summary of Indian athletes showing on Friday, Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
Join us in congratulating Sindhu on her historic achievement.
Leverdez, the world number 31, scored only his second win over Lee in nine matches and said playing without fear helped him in the 75-minute contest at the Emirates Arena.
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Chirag said "it is difficult to stay motivated" in such uncertain times.
P V Sindhu stormed into the quarter-finals of the women's singles badminton at the Olympics with an easy 21-15, 21-13 victory over Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt in Tokyo on Thursday.
The Infosys Foundation will provide a fund of Rs 16 crore, which will be spent for the next five years.
Check out India's schedule on Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Thursday.
The opening ceremony has been created by British screenwriter Steven Knight, who had produced the famous crime drama 'Peaky Blinders'.
Lakshya Sen has been in incredible form in the last six months.
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