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Error-Prone Kidambi Srikanth Goes Down In India Open Opener

Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the India Open Super 750 tournament with a straight-game loss to Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu after yet another erratic performance in New Delhi on Wednesday. A flurry of brilliant shots was sandwiched between a series of unforced errors during the 47-minute opening round clash as Srikanth went down 22-24 13-21 to world no. 18 Lee. Srikanth made a good start in the opening game, playing some fine strokes from the back court to keep his nose ahead. But Lee kept breathing down his neck and slowly came back to the groove and, following a tight battle, moved ahead from 17-17 to grab three game points.

Boy's heartbreak at not being allowed to see dad who has spent 12 years in jail for stealing a phone

Kayden Wright was nine months old the last time he saw his father. He is now 14 but hasn't seen dad Thomas White, 40, since he was given a controversial Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence in 2011.

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Wins, Error-Prone Kidambi Srikanth Goes Down In Opener

Celebrated Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of the men's doubles event at India Open Super 750 tournament but an erratic Kidambi Srikanth bowed out after a straight-game loss to Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu in New Delhi on Wednesday. World No. 2 Satwik and Chirag, who had finished runner-up at Malaysia Super 1000 last week in Kuala Lumpur, eked out a 21-15 19-21 21-16 win over Fang-Chih Lee and Fang-Jen Lee of Chinese Taipei.

Error-Prone Kidambi Srikanth Goes Down In India Open Opener

Star shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the India Open Super 750 tournament with a straight-game loss to Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu after yet another erratic performance in New Delhi on Wednesday. A flurry of brilliant shots was sandwiched between a series of unforced errors during the 47-minute opening round clash as Srikanth went down 22-24 13-21 to world no. 18 Lee. Srikanth made a good start in the opening game, playing some fine strokes from the back court to keep his nose ahead. But Lee kept breathing down his neck and slowly came back to the groove and, following a tight battle, moved ahead from 17-17 to grab three game points.

Don't Make Olympic Qualification Primary Goal, Focus On Process: Pullela Gopichand

Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday advised Indian players to not to obsess over Paris Olympic qualification, urging them to focus on the process without taking "unnecessary pressure". Paris berths will be sealed on April 28 when the Olympic qualification rankings are out with singles players inside the top 16 making the cut. "I think Olympics is still a long way. There are still about eight tournaments to play. I don't think it's right to go after that as a player," Gopichand told reporters. "I think it's too much pressure unnecessarily to start thinking about the race to Paris as a primary role.

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Don't Make Olympic Qualification Primary Goal, Focus On Process: Pullela Gopichand

Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday advised Indian players to not to obsess over Paris Olympic qualification, urging them to focus on the process without taking "unnecessary pressure". Paris berths will be sealed on April 28 when the Olympic qualification rankings are out with singles players inside the top 16 making the cut. "I think Olympics is still a long way. There are still about eight tournaments to play. I don't think it's right to go after that as a player," Gopichand told reporters. "I think it's too much pressure unnecessarily to start thinking about the race to Paris as a primary role.

Priyanshu Rajawat, HS Prannoy Enter Second Round Of India Open

Talented shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat shocked Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen in an all-Indian clash to join HS Prannoy in the second round of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament in New Delhi on Tuesday. Rajawat, world no. 30, rallied from a game down to edge out an erratic Sen, ranked 19th, 16-21 21-16 21-13 in a 75-minute opening round match in the national capital. It was a second straight first-round exit for Sen, which further jeopardises his Olympic qualification chances.

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Error-Prone Kidambi Srikanth Goes Down In India Open Opener

Boy's heartbreak at not being allowed to see dad who has spent 12 years in jail for stealing a phone

India Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Pair Wins, Error-Prone Kidambi Srikanth Goes Down In Opener

Error-Prone Kidambi Srikanth Goes Down In India Open Opener

Don't Make Olympic Qualification Primary Goal, Focus On Process: Pullela Gopichand

8 Atlet Pastikan Masuk Pelatnas PBSI

Don't Make Olympic Qualification Primary Goal, Focus On Process: Pullela Gopichand

Priyanshu Rajawat, HS Prannoy Enter Second Round Of India Open