Badminton
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All England Championships: Sindhu gets easy start; Saina, Srikanth draw tough first-round opponents
Saina Nehwal will face the in-form Mia Blichfeldt while Kidambi Srikanth has drawn Tommy Sugiarto in the opening round of the badminton tournament.
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Badminton: Tokyo Olympics qualification period extended till June after three tournaments postponed
The development came after the BWF decided to postpone two tournaments in Malaysia and Singapore Open from their earlier scheduled dates.
Press Trust of India
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Sindhu shifts base from Gopichand academy to help with Tokyo prep, says no differences with coach
She moved to the Gachibowli indoor stadium because it is more similar to the badminton venue that will be at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Trending
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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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Bengal is seeing a Sushant Rajput-style moral panic over BJP leader’s arrest with cocaine
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Day-night Test: Axar Patel’s brilliance exposes amateurish England’s stubborn unwillingness to learn
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Shortest completed Test match since 1935: Reactions to India's win after bizarre day in Motera
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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Badminton’s song of ice and fire: Tai Tzu Ying and Carolina Marin begin 2021 in sensational style
The two superstars competed in all three women’s singles finals in Bangkok as badminton returned to action in 2021.
Vinayakk Mohanarangan
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Badminton: Satwik-Ashwini reach career-high ranking of 19, Sindhu remains at No 7 in singles
India’s mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa has broken into the top 20 of the BWF rankings for the first time.
Press Trust of India
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Watch highlights: Tai Tzu Ying, Anders Antonsen win men’s singles titles at BWF World Tour Finals
The Taiwanese player blocked reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin’s bid for a hat-trick of titles in three weeks.
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Video
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Watch: Bison return to this Canadian territory for the first time in over a century
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi enjoys a swim with fishermen of Kerala
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Watch: Comedian Munawar Faruqui is back with a joke after spending over a month in prison
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Watch: Milan Fashion Week 2021 goes digital. Here’s how a fashion brand celebrated ‘normal life’
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Watch: Korean band BTS performs ‘Life Goes On’ on television show
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Badminton: Carolina Marin, Viktor Axelsen gun for World Tour Finals title
Marin will once again be facing off against top-ranked Tai Tzu Ying, while Axelsen will face fellow Dane Antonsen.
AFP
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Badminton World Tour Finals: Tai Tzu-ying prevails over Ratchanok, teen An Se-young beats Marin
In the emn’s singles, Victor Axelsen will play against second-ranked Chou Tien-chen from Taiwan while Anders Antonsen will be up against Wang Tzu-wei.
AFP
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Badminton: Olympic medallist Mathias Boe to coach Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
The Dane will coach the World No 10 Indian men’s doubles in the run up to the Tokyo Olympics.
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The Reel
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‘The Good Traitor’ trailer: A diplomat turns his back on his country to fight the Nazis
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Watch: Animated film ‘What Is Your Brown Number?’ satirises our obsession with fair skin
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‘Time to Dance’ trailer: Starring Sooraj Pancholi and Isabelle Kaif
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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‘Pagglait’ teaser: Sanya Malhotra-led drama will be streamed on Netflix on March 26
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It was a nightmare: Indian badminton star Prannoy recalls bio-bubble struggles during Thailand Open
Prannoy admitted that hard quarantine at times could be so lonely that one feels that he can no longer go out in the sun.
Press Trust of India
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Badminton World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu ends campaign with win, Srikanth suffers third straight loss
World champion PV Sindhu notched a 21-18, 21-15 win over world No 13 Pornpawee Chochuwong in her third and final match.
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Watch highlights: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth suffer second defeats in Badminton World Tour finals
With only the top two players from each group making it to the semi-finals, the two defeats all but sealed the fate of the Indian duo in the tournament.
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The Field
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Third Test: Bizarre match, below-par batting from both sides, says Kohli after India’s emphatic win
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ISL: Sunil Chhetri scores 100th goal for Bengaluru FC but Blues lose to Jamshedpur FC
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Athletics: Hima Das makes winning return with gold in women’s 200m at Indian Grand Prix II
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Tennis: Rafael Nadal pulls out of Rotterdam Open due to troubles with his back
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Third Test: Virat Kohli surpasses MS Dhoni for most Test wins as India captain on home soil