Bangkok [Thailand], January 13 (ANI): Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth sailed into the second round of the ongoing Thailand Open after a comfortable win over compatriot Sourabh Verma on Wednesday.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 13 (ANI): Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Wednesday bowed out of the ongoing Thailand Open after he retired in the third game of his first-round match against Canada's Anthony Ho-Shue.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 13 (ANI): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday said that a doctor from the COVID-19 testing team attended the Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth "shortly" after the team member reported that Kidambi had a nosebleed following a coronavirus test.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 12 (ANI): Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth's experience at the Thailand tour has been far from pleasant as he shared pictures from his bleeding nose, following the 'unacceptable' treatment being meted out to the player while conducting coronavirus tests.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 12 (ANI): India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu on Tuesday crashed out of the ongoing Thailand Open in the opening round after losing the hard-fought match against Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt.
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Movie theatres in Malaysia are set to shut down once again as the country is currently dealing with the third wave of the coronavirus.
Bangkok [Thailand], January 12 (ANI): Shuttler Saina Nehwal on Tuesday said that she has not received her COVID-19 test report and was only told by the authorities that she has tested positive for the virus. The shuttler also said that rules state that the report should come in by five hours
Bangkok [Thailand], January 12 (ANI): Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal and badminton player HS Prannoy have tested positive for coronavirus. Both players, who were competing in the Thailand Open, have been taken to the hospital for further tests.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 10 (ANI): The Kanpur Zoological Park has been shut down until further orders in the view of the bird flu outbreak.
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): After thousands of birds died due to avian influenza across the country, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Saturday issued an advisory closing three recreational parks and Sanjay Lake.
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Indian hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and shuttler Kidambi Srikanth have both put fitness goals on top of their to-do list for the year 2021 as they look to succeed on the international stage after a coronavirus-wreaked 2020.
Kaula Lumpur [Malaysia], January 8 (ANI): Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday banned three Indonesian shuttlers from all badminton-related activities for life after being found guilty of offences related to match-fixing, match manipulation and betting.