Kidambi Srikanth, 49th in the men's singles badminton rankings, won the first game but squandered the lead to lose 19-21, 21-14, 21-18 to Japan's Kenta Nishimoto, the world No. 12 and third seed, in an hour and 18 minutes.
Srikanth, on the comeback trail after a challenging injury phase, sealed a straight-game victory 21-18, 21-9 in a commanding display of experience and resilience, wrapping up the victory in just 43 minutes.
Kondapalli's remarks come in response to the Deputy Army Chief's statement that China shared live data on India's assets and Turkey provided drones to Pakistan.
Three Indian shuttlers produced dominant displays to move into the quarterfinals at the ongoing Canada Open 2025, with Kidambi Srikanth, Shriyanshi Valishetty, and S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian all registering straight-game wins in their respective Round of 16 clashes.
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth defeated his compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat and marched into the second round of the Canada Open 2025 badminton tournament in Ontario on Wednesday.
The arrest followed the detention of T. Prasad, a functionary of the AIADMK IT wing, who is suspected of having supplied the banned substance to the actor.
Srikanth will be keen to build on his runners-up result at the Malaysia Masters, where he became only the second man in history to ever make it to the final of a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament after beginning from the qualifying rounds.
On Friday, Prahlad Sriram of Tamil Nadu also secured the title in the Groms Boys (U-16) category. Organized by the Surfing Swami Foundation and hosted by Mantra Surf Club under the aegis of the Surfing Federation of India, the national championship once again highlighted Tamil Nadu's dominan