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Prannoy loses the final but tweaks in diet, training prove effective
Prannoy finished as the runner-up at Swiss Open, which was his first BWF Tour final since since the US Open in July 2017.
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BWF Worlds: Srikanth, Lakshya chase history in captivating SF duel
The winner will be the first ever Indian male finalist at the BWF World Championships.
news - in badminton
Srikanth, Lakshya to meet in Worlds SF; Sindhu, Prannoy lose
Defending champion PV Sindhu was beaten by World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the quarter-final, with HS Prannoy also defeated by Loh Kean Yew in the last eight.
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BWF Worlds: Fearless Lakshya Sen comes of age in slugfest against Zhao
In 67 minutes on Friday, Lakshya went from being a promise that could be, to a racket-flinging victor waiting for his applause.
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Lakshya, Srikanth and Prannoy reach quarters, Sindhu to face Tai
Sindhu face Tai Tzu Ying next, while Srikanth faces Mark Caljouw in the quarterfinals
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Prannoy joins Srikanth and Lakshya in Worlds pre-QFs
Prannoy faces either Luis Enrique Penalver of Spain or Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in the pre-quarterfinals
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BWF Worlds: Lakshya learns the art of rallies to enter third round
With many top-ranked players missing, Lakshya Sen has a real chance to make a run deep into the World Championships.
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BWF World Championships: Prannoy wins, but Indian doubles teams lose
Despite Carolina Marin and Nozomi Okuhara's absence, PV Sindhu isn't short on rivals looking to be World Champion themselves.
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World C'ships: Who can stop Sindhu from defending her crown?
Despite Carolina Marin and Nozomi Okuhara's absence, PV Sindhu isn't short on rivals looking to be World Champion themselves.
news - in badminton
Carolina Marin pulls out of BWF World Championships
'We have also taken the decision of not having a formal date of comeback to competitions until we are 100% sure my knee is fully recovered,' says Marin.
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World C'ships: Marin's return sets up SF against Sindhu
ESPN takes a look at what the Indian contingent can expect at the BWF World Championships, taking place in Huelva from December 12-19.
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Hungry Lakshya Sen keen to show he belongs in big boys' club
. "I may look up to some of these guys," says Lakshya, "but when we are on opposite sides of the court, we are equals. I want to win as much as they do."
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World Tour Finals: Sindhu, Srikanth sidestep landmines in Bali
ESPN takes a look at what the Indian contingent can expect at the BWF World Tour Finals in Bali.
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Agus leaves; Srikanth, Sai stranded without a coach
Agus Dwi Santoso has quit from his role as Indian men's singles coach, ESPN understands.
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Srikanth downs Prannoy, faces Dane hurdle on road to final
Srikanth has gone 32 months without reaching a final. He faces Anders Antonsen in the semifinal of the Indonesia Masters Super 750.
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Battling back injury & limited training, Prannoy slays Axelsen
Prannoy, who had not progressed past the second round in any tournament in 2021, now faces Kidambi Srikanth in the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters Super 750.
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Kidambi Srikanth starts from scratch on his long road back to the top
"It's just about constant keeping at it and trying to improve every day," says Srikanth, "It's still a long road ahead."
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Odisha to host BWF Super 100 event
The event will be held from from January 25-30 next year.
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BWF French Open preview: Struggling Srikanth, rusty Sindhu headline Indian contingent
ESPN takes a look at what the Indian contingent can expect at the BWF French Open Super 750.
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Teen phenom An Seyoung blows away PV Sindhu's quest for maiden Denmark Open title
"[An]'s an all-rounder, she dives a lot...you think the shuttle is down but she's picked it," said Sindhu, after the match.
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PV Sindhu loses to An Se Young in Denmark Open quarters
South Korea's An beat Sindhu 21-11, 21-12.
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Sen falls in Denmark yet remains Indian badminton's brightest hope
After sparring with Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen, Lakshya Sen has much to learn to deliver on his promising Badminton career.
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Sindhu looks to begin new Olympic cycle with maiden Denmark title
The absence of Tai Tzu Ying, Carolina Marin and Chen Yufei makes Sindhu the title favourite at Denmark Open.
Badminton
Tokyo Paralympics: Pramod Bhagat wins historic badminton gold
Meanwhile, Manoj Sarkar won bronze in the same event after defeating Japan's Daisuke Fujihara 22-20, 21-13.
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Indonesia shows its love for gold medal winners
A new house, a meatball restaurant and five cows are just some of the gifts awaiting Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu when they return from Tokyo.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113
USA - 88
CHN - 71
ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 USA | 39 |
 CHN | 38 |
 JPN | 27 |
Silver
| USA | 41 |
| CHN | 32 |
 ROC | 28 |
Bronze
| USA | 33 |
| ROC | 23 |
 GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7
McKeon - 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Dressel | 5 |
 McKeon | 4 |
| McKeown | 3 |
Silver
| Scott | 3 |
| Ledecky | 2 |
| Yufei | 2 |
Bronze
| McKeon | 3 |
 Melnikova | 2 |
| Nagornyy | 2 |
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Neeraj Chopra headlines India's 37-member contingent for athletics in 2022 Commonwealth Games
High jump national record holder Tejaswin Shankar and Federation Cup long jump gold medallist Jeswin Aldrin have been excluded from the squad
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Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe among recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom
Gymnast Simone Biles and U.S. women's national team star Megan Rapinoe will be presented with the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by Joe Biden in a ceremony next week, the White House announced.
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Police conduct raids across Europe, seize evidence from Bahrain cycling team suspected of doping
Police conducted numerous raids across Europe this week, one of which resulted in the seizure of more than 450 capsules of unidentified substances from a Bahrani cycling team suspected of doping.
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Jeswin Aldrin offered trial, day after being left out of India's World Championships squad
The long jumper was left out owing to his dip in form and inconsistency, the Athletics Federation of India said.
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Sweden's Armand Duplantis improves own outdoor pole vault world record at meet in Stockholm
Sweden's Armand Duplantis improved his own outdoor world record in the pole vault on Thursday by clearing 20 feet, 2 1/2 inches at the Stockholm Diamond League meet.
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Neeraj Chopra headlines India's 22-member contingent for World Athletics Championships
17 men and 5 women will represent India at the Worlds which will be held in Oregon, USA, from 15 July - 24 July
