Daily round-up, Aug 26: Loh Kean Yew eliminated from World Championships; Malaysia's 2023 budget brought forward; and whether you should mask up on a plane
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Singapore's Loh Kean Yew beats Hong Kong's Angus Ng, advances to World Championships quarter-finals
SINGAPORE: Reigning badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew put in a commanding performance on Thursday (Aug 25) and remains in the running to defend his title after advancing to the quarter-finals of the World Championships.
Loh Kean Yew begins title defence by beating Spain’s Abian in first round of World Championships
SINGAPORE: Badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew began his title defence on Monday (Aug 22) with a straightforward win over Spain’s Pablo Abian.
Badminton: Amid a tough 2022, world champion Loh Kean Yew is in search of his ‘better self’
SINGAPORE: Just a year ago, Loh Kean Yew was ranked 40th in the world.
Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew beaten in Commonwealth Games quarter-finals, Yeo Jia Min advances
SINGAPORE: Badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew crashed out of the Commonwealth Games men’s singles event on Saturday (Aug 6) after losing to Malaysia’s Ng Tze Yong in the quarter-finals.
CWG 2022: India win medals in judo and weightlifting on Day 4, entry in finals of team events secured in badminton and table tennis
Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 as Indian judoka Shushila Devi won the silver medal in the women -48kg category, her second in CWG history. On the fourth day of the multi-sports event, India clinched three medals -- one silver and two bronze. Besides Shushila, Vijay Kumar also won a bronze in the Men's 60kg division to give India a second medal in judo on the day. These were India's first medals outside the six in weightlifting that they have won so far, which include three gold.
CWG 2022: India shuttlers begin title defence against Pakistan
Pakistan at the Arena Birmingham on Friday. Unlike cricket or hockey, where the atmosphere is electric, the Indian shuttlers are expected to ease past Pakistan. While the Indian squad boasts of big names, Pakistan have struggled to field a team. It is learnt that their federation has named only a four-member squad with world No. 175 Mahoor Shehzad being their highest-ranked player, in women's singles. None of the other players figure in top-500. India should top Group 1. Pakistan, Australia and Sri Lanka are the other teams in the group.
Emotional Ginting ends slump to win Singapore Open
Badminton Open on Sunday. After taking down world champion Loh Kean Yew in the semi-final, Ginting, the world number six, continued to display the same attacking style to end the giant-slaying run of Naraoka. The world number 43's passage to the final saw him stun world number eight Jonathan Christie, India's H.S.