Early exits at Japan Open and Denmark Open proved costly for ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal as she lost her World No.1 crown to All England and World champion Carolina Marin of Spain.
Digvijay Singh's steady four-under 68 earned him the best finish among Indians as he signed off tied 37th, while Gaganjeet Bhullar and Rahil Gangjee turned in identical final-round cards of 69 to rise to 44th spot in the Asian Tour International Chonburi (Thailand) on Sunday.
China's crown at the All England championships in Birmingham slipped at the weekend when they ended with just two of the five titles, their most modest showing since 2002.
Anup Sridhar and Saina Nehwal were knocked out in the first round of the All England Badminton Championships.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Former MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has agreed to pay 35 million euros (26 million pounds) to Italy's tax agency after coming to an agreement following a lengthy probe.
The film will be directed by Anurag Basu, and will go on the floors in May.
Born Jaycee Chan Jo-Ming, this 26-year old American actor, singer, composer, lyricist and guitarist is the son of Hong Kong's famous martial arts star Jackie Chan.
Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat tumbled out of the Malaysian Open Super Series after losing 21-18 21-16 to Indonesian compatriot Simon Santoso in the second round on Thursday.
World No 1 Saina Nehwal is all set to defend her women's singles title at the Australian Open super series .
World number one Naomi Osaka was beaten in her opening match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday, losing to France's Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-3 on her return to competitive action after winning last month's Australian Open.
Did Xi deliver a message to Modi at Mamallapuram, which though couched in a velvet glove was time-bound? What was that message? It is clear Indian/Israeli/US spy satellites would not have missed detecting Chinese troop movements towards the Ladakh-Tibet frontier. Then why did some important functionaries in the Government of India choose to only ask the Russians about this in April 2020? Was Russian reassurance of Chinese troop movements being part of a routine exercise the reason that the Leh-based XIV Corps did not mobilise itself for its annual summer exercises near the LAC? A fascinating excerpt from Iqbal Chand Malhotra's new book Red Fear: The China Threat.
The hot favourites beat Asian rivals Indonesia 3-0 to retain their world team badminton title.
How the sharp move in the Rupee has affected Futures markets in India.
GoAir on Monday said it plans expansion and has ordered 20 A320 aircraft .
The 25-year-old World Championships quarter-finalist says the money his employers Bharat Petroleum and Bangalore-based SKL Software gives him is not enough to train and play abroad.
The Indian ace beat Muhd Hafiz B Hashim of Malaysia and stormed into the men's singles quarter-finals at the World Badminton Championships.
China beat South Korea 3-1 on Sunday to win the Thomas Cup men's badminton team title for the third time in a row. The Chinese won the Uber Cup women's title for the sixth consecutive time on Saturday after beating Indonesia 3-0.
Images from the third day at the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, in New York, on Wednesday:
China shrugged off badminton's biggest Olympic scandal to sweep all five titles at London four years ago but the Asian super-power is trying to keep a lid on expectations of another bumper gold medal haul at the Rio de Janeiro Games. The peerless team that set up the 'Great Haul of China' in London will line up almost unchanged at Rio, anchored by men's singles great Lin Dan and women's champion Li Xuerui. So strong were the Chinese in 2012 that they swept the titles without the reigning world champion women's doubles pairing of Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang, who were expelled from the tournament in disgrace.
Indonesia stormed back from 0-2 down to beat England 3-2 and reach the Sudirman Cup final for the seventh time in 10 editions since the inaugural event in 1989.
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Indian Coast Guard officials and their counterparts in Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency, after two-days of talks, finalised a Memorandum of Understanding that would be signed after endorsement by the respective governments.
Has Rahul Gandhi put his foot into his mouth on Pakistan?
Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was disappointed after being called for a series of what he termed "ridiculous" service faults during his pre-quarterfinal match against China's Huang Yuxiang at the All England Championship.
Singapore plans to develop a Special Economic Zone in India and has suggested forming a study team for greater cooperation in banking sector as part of efforts to enhance economic ties.
The Indian ace beat ninth seeded Sung Hwan Park of Korea to enter the semi-finals of the German Open.
The Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Saturday proposed to start 46 new trains in the Rail Budget for 2005-06.
The Indian shuttler lost to Olympic champion Taufiq Hidayat in the quarter-finals.
An Olympic quota place pocketed, Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (56kg) ended his campaign with a silver medal after losing in the final of the Asian/Oceania Qualifying Tournament Qian'an, China on Friday. The 22-year-old Assamese, who is a World Championship bronze-medallist, went down 0-3 to Thailand's Chatchai Butdee in the summit clash. Butdee is the reigning Asian champion. Shiva had booked his ticket to Rio de Janeiro by making the finals yesterday after beating Kazakhstan's Kairat Yeraliyev. Meanwhile, it was a heartbreak once again for L Devendro Singh (49kg), who missed a second opportunity to qualify for the Olympics. The Commonwealth silver-medallist, who lost in the semifinals a day prior, went down in the box-off for the Olympic slot on Friday.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) have opted against giving twice Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei a wildcard for the world championship, leaving Malaysia in an awkward selection position.
By late Saturday evening the Chinese had amassed 103 golds from 244 on offer at the Asian Games.
China's charge at the Asian Games continued, with the team scooping up a phenomenal 22 gold medals including the men's badminton team crown.
World Champions China beat India 5-0 in the men's team event at the Doha Asian Games.
Arpi deserves to be complimented for the commitment and hard work that have gone into this production. The frustrations of seeking reliable documentation from the catacombs of the Indian bureaucracy did not deter him from going after the best information available, and the result is one that he can take much satisfaction in. Ambassador Prabhat P Shukla, Member Advisory Council, Vivekananda International Foundation, reviews Claude Arpi's The End of an Era: India Exits Tibet.
Kidambi Srikanth, the centre of attention in the Rio Olympics on Wednesday, can take heart from Hyderabad city mate P V Sindhu for his men's singles quarter-final clash against Chinese badminton icon Lin Dan.
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