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Mark Williams has slammed “idiot” Stephen Hendry for his comments over the Welshman practising with protege Jackson Page ahead of their secound-round clash at the World Snooker Championship.
Top shuttler B Sai Praneeth's hopes of making the Indian team for the upcoming major team events were dashed after he failed to top stage 2A group on day 3 of BAI's selection trials here on Sunday. Praneeth, ranked World number 19, suffered a 21-23 21-11 16-21 loss to fast-rising Kiran George, who had claimed the Odisha Open Super 100 title in January. Later in the day, Praneeth beat Ansal Yadav 21-16 21-9 to finish second best in stage 2A group at the K. D. Jadhav Hall inside Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex.
Danish legend Mathias Boe is likely to return for a second stint as the doubles coach of the Indian badminton team after Malaysia's Tan Kim Her declined the offer despite the Sports Ministry approving his appointment. Boe, a London Olympics silver-medallist and former world No. 1 doubles player, had trained the Indian doubles players, including Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. "We were very keen to get Tan Kim Her and also had got the approval of SAI and ministry but then he refused to accept the offer. So he is not coming as of now," Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary general Sanjay Mishra told PTI.
Federasi Bulutangkis Dunia (BWF) mendapat sokongan dana untuk menggelar sederet turnamen bergengsi. Jangka waktunya adalah tiga tahun.
Vimal Kumar wants the country's young women shuttlers to work on to produce results at international level. Vimal, who served as India's chief national coach from 2003 to 2006, said the upcoming women's singles players have the ability to do well but they should not be compared with the likes of Saina Nehwal or PV Sindhu. "Suddenly I can see a spurt in women's singles players, we can't be comparing them with Saina or Sindhu but they can easily come up with more exposure to international events," the 59-year-old told PTI on the sidelines of the selection trials at the K.
Danish legend Mathias Boe is likely to return for a second stint as the doubles coach of the Indian badminton team after Malaysia's Tan Kim Her declined the offer despite the Sports Ministry approving his appointment. Boe, a London Olympics silver-medallist and former world No. 1 doubles player, had trained the Indian doubles players, including Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. "We were very keen to get Tan Kim Her and also had got the approval of SAI and ministry but then he refused to accept the offer. So he is not coming as of now," Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary general Sanjay Mishra told PTI.
SINGAPORE: Singapore is set to send its largest contingent of 382 athletes to the upcoming 19th Asian Games, but without controversial marathoner Soh Rui Yong.
Mark Williams will be out to ‘destroy’ his protégé Jackson Page in their World Snooker Championship second round meeting, but also admits it will be difficult to play someone he considers like a fourth son.