Prannoy beat world No. 49 Ygor Coelho of Brazil 21-10, 23-21 in a match that lasted for 47 minutes in his round of 32 clash at the BWF Super 500 competition.
Indian badminton players Priyanshu Rajawat and Lakshya Sen advanced to the second round of the Indonesia Open 2024 BWF Super 1000 tournament in Jakarta on Tuesday.
The Indian women's pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand made it into the semi-final after beating Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong of South Korea on Friday.
Sindhu earned her spot in the pre-quarters by defeating world No. 21 Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt of Denmark 21-12, 22-20. Following the first-round victory in 44 minutes, Sindhu will face former Olympic champion and rival Carolina Marin of Spain in the second round.
Proposals from athletes Eldhose Paul and Kishore Kumar Jena and badminton player HS Prannoy were also approved. TOPS will provide assistance to Eldhose to compete in two international events in France. Kishore Kumar Jena, his coach and physiotherapist will be given financial assistance so th
The fifth-seed Prannoy is currently India's highest-ranked singles shuttler. But despite his status as world number nine, he will be starting in the qualifiers.
The sports fraternity took to their official social media handles to wish their mothers on the auspicious occasion of Mother's Day, celebrated annually to honour maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society.
akshya Sen continued his domination of Asian Games gold medalist Li Shi Feng and the rest of the Indian squad pushed overwhelming favourites and hosts China in all the matches but ended up on the wrong side of the 1-3 score line in the quarterfinals of the BWF Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 in Che
With the quarterfinal spot already assured, the Indian team took on multiple-time champions Indonesia in the last group clash, looking to find the right balance ahead of the knock-out stage.