Laura Collett lauds ‘unbelievable’ strength of GB eventing after Badminton win
Newly-crowned Badminton champion Laura Collett has hailed Britain’s “unbelievable” eventing strength after another spectacular performance.
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Thomas And Uber Cup: Indian Men's Team Starts Campaign With 5-0 Win Over Germany
The Indian men's badminton team began its Thomas Cup campaign in an emphatic manner, thrashing Germany 5-0 on Sunday. World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen started the proceeding with an easy 21-16 21-13 win over world no 64 Max Weisskirchen. The doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirsg Shetty had to dig deep as they were stretched to a three gamer by Jones Ralfy Jansen and Marvin Seidel.
PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Lead India's Quest For Medal At Thomas, Uber Cup Final
Focus will be on double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and World Championships bronze winner Lakshya Sen as the Indian badminton contingent resumes its quest for a medal at the Thomas and Uber Cup Final beginning on Sunday. No Indian men's team has ever won a medal in the Thomas Cup, having failed to reach the semifinal even once. But the women had two semifinal finishes in successive editions of the Uber Cup to clinch two bronze medals in 2014 and 2016. Last year, both the men's and women's teams signed off their campaigns at the quarterfinal stage.
I am in a dreamworld – Record-breaking Laura Collett wins Badminton title
Olympic gold medallist Laura Collett admitted she was in a “dreamworld” after winning her first Badminton Horse Trials title in record-breaking fashion.
Thomas And Uber Cup: Indian Men's Team Starts Campaign With 5-0 Win Over Germany
The Indian men's badminton team began its Thomas Cup campaign in an emphatic manner, thrashing Germany 5-0 on Sunday. World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen started the proceeding with an easy 21-16 21-13 win over world no 64 Max Weisskirchen. The doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirsg Shetty had to dig deep as they were stretched to a three gamer by Jones Ralfy Jansen and Marvin Seidel.
Nobody Is Tough, Everybody Is Beatable: PV Sindhu
Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu says she can't pick her toughest opponent in the international circuit as all are of the same standard and one has to be always alert irrespective of the world ranking of the player. "I feel nobody is tough and at the same time, anybody is beatable," she said during an interaction at the ongoing Goa Fest 2022 on Friday.
PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Lead India's Quest For Medal At Thomas, Uber Cup Final
Focus will be on double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and World Championships bronze winner Lakshya Sen as the Indian badminton contingent resumes its quest for a medal at the Thomas and Uber Cup Final beginning on Sunday. No Indian men's team has ever won a medal in the Thomas Cup, having failed to reach the semifinal even once. But the women had two semifinal finishes in successive editions of the Uber Cup to clinch two bronze medals in 2014 and 2016. Last year, both the men's and women's teams signed off their campaigns at the quarterfinal stage.
Ignored from TOPS core list, World No. 3 Para shuttler Kadam calls it 'unfair' selection, wants Thakur's intervention
Sukant Kadam on Saturday expressed his displeasure after being ignored from the TOPS Core list, saying he is disappointed at the "unfair" selection process and sought Sport Minister Anurag Thakur's intervention in the matter. Kadam, the World No. 3 and current national champion in the SL4 Category, didn't find a place in the TOPS Core List which was released on Friday by the Sports Authority of India. "I am so disappointed and discouraged with @Media_SAI currently world number 3 and national champion but it's not sufficient to be in #TOPScheme. Requesting Hon'ble @ianuragthakur sir to urgently look into this unfair selection," he tweeted.