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Lakshya Sen bows out of Thailand Open | Badminton News

Danijones5 months ago02 mins

NEW DELHI: Star shuttler Lakshya Sen faced a disappointing exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament in Jakarta on Friday, losing to Denmark’s Anders Antonsen in the quarterfinals of the men’s singles event. The world no.14 put up a valiant fight but ultimately succumbed to a 22-24, 18-21 defeat against the fifth-ranked Antonsen in a grueling match that lasted just over an hour.With the defeat, India’s challenge ended at the tournament. The first game was a closely contested affair, with neither player willing to give an inch. Antonsen took an early 4-0 lead, but Sen fought back to level the scores at 5-5 and then extended his lead to 15-11. However, the Dane used his reach and tired out Sen with long rallies to level the scores at 16-16. The two players fought tooth and nail till 22 points before the Indian faltered to hand the first game to his opponent.The second game was equally intense, with both Sen and Antonsen playing their hearts out until 18 points. However, it was Sen who faltered in the end, committing a few unforced errors while Antonsen kept his cool to win three straight points and seal the match in his favor.With this victory, Antonsen improves his head-to-head record against Sen to 3-2. He will now face Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn, the eighth seed, in the semifinals of the tournament.(With inputs from PTI)

PV Sindhu continues to stay winless against Carolin Marin since 2018, knocked out of Singapore Open – India TV

Danijones5 months ago03 mins

Image Source : GETTY PV Sindhu India’s Badminton star PV Sindhu has crashed out of Singapore Open in the second round losing to her nemesis Carolina Marin in a thrilling encounter. In fact, Sindhu was very close to winning the match and was leading 18-15 in the deciding set only to squander it and go down 20-22 in the final scoreline. This is the sixth consecutive time that Sindhu has lost to Marin since 2018. She last won against Spanish arch-rival back in the quarter-final of Malaysia Open in 2018. Marin is now dominating the head to head record against Sindhu leading 12-6. The thriller of a game between the two superstars lasted for 68 minutes with the final scoreline reading 13-21, 21-11, 22-20. Meanwhile, India’s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist duo of Treesa and Gayatri kept the tricolour flying with a stunning upset win over world no.2 Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee of the Republic of Korea 21-9, 14-21, 21-15 in 59 minutes. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are ranked 30th in the world and will now face Olympic bronze medallists Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong of South Korea in the quarter-final on Friday (May 31). Another Indian, HS Prannoy, has also bowed out of Singapore Open. Ranked 10th in the world rankings, Prannoy lost to Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 21-13, 14-21, 21-15 in the three-game thriller in 1 hour and 18 minutes. This is the fourth time in six matches that Prannoy has lost to the 11th ranked Japanese player. Results for Indian badminton players today at Singapore Open: PV Sindhu lost to Carolina Marin – 13-21, 21-11, 22-20 – in second round HS Prannoy lost to Kenta Nishimoto – 21-13, 14-21, 21-15 – in second round Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand won against Baek Ha Na-Lee So Hee – 21-9, 14-21, 21-15 – in second round and advanced to quarter-finals

Today’s top 10 trending news stories – India TV

Danijones5 months ago03 mins

Image Source : GETTY IMAGES India TV Sports Wrap. England aim to finish the ongoing T20I series against Pakistan on a high. The fourth T20I of the bilteral contest will be played at The Oval in London. On the other hand, PV Sindhu braces herself to meet Carolina Marin in the ongoing Singapore Open. All of that and much more in today’s sports wrap. Today’s Top 10 Trending Sports News Stories England to play Pakistan in T20I series finale England will be up against Pakistan in the fourth T20I at The Oval on Thursday. PV Sindhu to face Carolina Marin Sindhu will meet Carolina Marin in a round of 16 fixture at the Singapore Open. HS Prannoy to lock horns with Kenta Nishimoto Prannoy will take the court against Japan’s Nishimoto in a round of 16 match of the Singapore Open. Iga Swiatek ends Naomi Osaka’s hopes at Roland Garros Swiatek, the toop seed, beat Osaka 7-6, 1-6, 7-5 to advance to the third round of the French Open. Stefanos Tsitsipas moves into third round at Roland Garros Tsitsipas defeated Daniel Altmaier of Germany in a four-set thriller to advance to the third round. Rishabh Pant turns emotional after participating in first net session with Team India following car crash Rishabh Pant expressed his emotions after making his return to India colours. T20 World Cup warm-up game between Oman and Afghanistan gets washed out Rain played spoilsport in the T20 World Cup warm-up fixture between Oman and Afghanistan. Scotland to play Uganda in T20 World Cup warm-up match Scotland will take the field against Uganda in a warm-up fixture on Thursday. R Praggnanandhaa registers first-ever classical win over world number one Magnus Carlsen Grand Master Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu registered his first-ever victory over the reigning world No. 1 Grand Master Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the ongoing Norway Chess 2024 tournament. Security amped up in New York following reports of threat to India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup encounter Extensive security measures are being adopted ahead of India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup encounter amid reports of threats.