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Indonesia Open: HS Prannoy Storms Into Quarterfinals, Sameer Verma Bows Out
One of the heroes of India's epic Thomas Cup triumph, HS Prannoy continued his rich vein of form as he stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game win over Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus on Thursday. The 29-year-old from Kerala, who is desperately looking to break his five year title drought, dished out another impressive performance to outwit Ng Long 21-11 21-18 in a second round match that lasted 41 minutes.
Prannoy storms into Indonesia Open quarterfinals
Thomas Cup triumph, HS Prannoy continued his rich vein of form as he stormed into the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game win over Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus on Thursday. The 29-year-old from Kerala, who is desperately looking to break his five-year title drought, dished out another impressive performance to outwit Ng Long 21-11 21-18 in a second round match that lasted 41 minutes. It was Prannoy's fourth win over the 27-year-old, who is currently ranked 12th in the world.
Sameer Verma, Ashwini-Sikki Crash Out Of Indonesia Open Badminton
Indian shuttler Sameer Verma ended his campaign at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game loss to world number five Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the second round here on Thursday. The 27-year-old, a former world no. 11, went down 10-21 13-21 to sixth seeded Lee in a 43-minute men's singles match. This was Sameer's fifth loss to Lee in seven meetings.
Indonesia Open: Sameer Verma, Ashwini Ponnappa-Sikki Reddy lose
Sameer Verma ended his campaign at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with a straight-game loss to world number five Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the second round here on Thursday. The 27-year-old, a former world no.
If I stay as India coach, the league must start when I say: Igor Stimac
Stimac has set conditions for continuing as coach, stressing that the national team players must spend more times together and calling for changes in the domestic football. India completed their third-round qualifying campaign with a perfect note, blanking Hong Kong 4-0 for their third successive win in the group here on Tuesday and securing a place in football's continental showpiece tournament next year. The stellar show by Stimac-managed team has come against the backdrop of a court move, dismissing Praful Patel-led dispensation in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and appointing a three-member Committee of Administrators to run the affairs and draw up a new constitution of the federation.
Indonesia Open Badminton: PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth Bow Out
Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made a shock first round exit from the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event after suffering a straight-game defeat against China's He Bing Jiao, here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu lost 14-21 18-21 to Bing Jiao in the women's singles. Sindhu, a former world champion, has won two Super 300 titles -- the Syed Modi International and the Swiss Open -- this season. By virtue of this win, world No. 9 Bing Jiao, whom Sindhu had defeated at the Badminton Asia Championship, lead the Indian 10-8 on head-to-head record.
India coach Stimac hits out at AIFF after historic Asian Cup qualification
Igor Stimac has lashed out at the messy state of affairs grappling with the national federation (AIFF), a day after his side qualified for AFC Asian Cup for the second consecutive time. The AIFF is currently run by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) after the Praful Patel-led federation was found to have violated the National Sports Code.