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PV Sindhu Wants Hafiz Hashim As Coach In Olympic Medal Race

Indian badminton superstar PV Sindhu is trying to hire the services of former All England Open champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim of Malaysia in her pursuit for an Olympic gold at next year's Paris Games. The two-time Olympic medallist has written to the Sports Authority of India (SAI), seeking its approval to train under the Malaysian as part of the Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). "I think SAI will approve her proposal. She is an elite player for India and is likely to be the only woman singles badminton player to qualify for Paris Olympics," former national coach Vimal Kumar told PTI.

HS Prannoy Loses To Ng Ka Long In Quarterfinals Of Taipei Open

Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy suffered a straight-game loss to Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus in the quarterfinals to end country's campaign at the Taipei Open Super 300 tournament on Friday. The world No. 9 Indian didn't quite find his rhythm, going down 19-21 8-21 to fifth seed Ka Long in a lop-sided contest. Coming into the match with a 6-5 head-to-head record, third seed Prannoy matched his rival in the beginning but as the match wore on, he crumbled. Both the shuttlers didn't yield much as they engaged in a tight game, leading to a close affair in the first part of the opening game.

HS Prannoy Loses To Ng Ka Long In Quarterfinals Of Taipei Open

Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy suffered a straight-game loss to Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus in the quarterfinals to end country's campaign at the Taipei Open Super 300 tournament on Friday. The world No. 9 Indian didn't quite find his rhythm, going down 19-21 8-21 to fifth seed Ka Long in a lop-sided contest. Coming into the match with a 6-5 head-to-head record, third seed Prannoy matched his rival in the beginning but as the match wore on, he crumbled. Both the shuttlers didn't yield much as they engaged in a tight game, leading to a close affair in the first part of the opening game.

HS Prannoy Advances To Taipei Open Quarterfinals

Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy waltzed into the quarterfinal of the Taipei Open after recording a comfortable straight-game win over Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto in Taipei on Thursday. Prannoy, the country's top-ranked men's singles player, took 36 minutes to dispatch former world championship bronze medallist Sugiarto 21-9 21-17 in the BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament. The world number nine will play Hong Kong's fifth seed Angus Ng Ka Long in the last eight stage.

HS Prannoy Advances To Taipei Open Quarterfinals

Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy waltzed into the quarterfinal of the Taipei Open after recording a comfortable straight-game win over Indonesia's Tommy Sugiarto in Taipei on Thursday. Prannoy, the country's top-ranked men's singles player, took 36 minutes to dispatch former world championship bronze medallist Sugiarto 21-9 21-17 in the BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament. The world number nine will play Hong Kong's fifth seed Angus Ng Ka Long in the last eight stage.

Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Rise To Career-High World No 3 Ranking

Fresh from winning their maiden Super 1000 men's doubles title, star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty achieved a career-best world number three in the latest BWF ranking issued on Tuesday. The Commonwealth Games gold medallists upstaged reigning world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in straight games to win the Indonesia Open, becoming the first pair from the country to claim a Super 1000 event on Sunday. The Indian duo is in the middle of a dream 2023 having won two World Tour titles already, besides the Swiss Open alongside a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.

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Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Rise To Career-High World No 3 Ranking

Fresh from winning their maiden Super 1000 men's doubles title, star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty achieved a career-best world number three in the latest BWF ranking issued on Tuesday. The Commonwealth Games gold medallists upstaged reigning world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in straight games to win the Indonesia Open, becoming the first pair from the country to claim a Super 1000 event on Sunday. The Indian duo is in the middle of a dream 2023 having won two World Tour titles already, besides the Swiss Open alongside a gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships.

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PV Sindhu Wants Hafiz Hashim As Coach In Olympic Medal Race

HS Prannoy Loses To Ng Ka Long In Quarterfinals Of Taipei Open

HS Prannoy Loses To Ng Ka Long In Quarterfinals Of Taipei Open

HS Prannoy Advances To Taipei Open Quarterfinals

HS Prannoy Advances To Taipei Open Quarterfinals

Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Rise To Career-High World No 3 Ranking

Harsher penalties for ActiveSG accounts that use bots to book facilities

Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Rise To Career-High World No 3 Ranking