Bangkok: India’s World No. 13 men’s singles player, B. Sai Praneeth has pulled out from the ongoing Toyota Thailand Open after tested positive for Covid-19. The news has been confirmed by Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday. Continue reading Free Passage for Daren Liew into Thailand Open Second Round After Sai Praneeth Tested Positive for Covid-19
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Saina Nehwal Cleared to Play After Dramatic Twist in COVID-19 Saga
Bangkok: One of the biggest suprises on day one of the YONEX Thailand Open was that World No. 20 Saina Nehwal of India had been tested positive for COVID-19, and had to withdraw from the tournament earlier Tuesday. Her first round opponent, Kisona Selvaduray of Malaysia able to advance to the second round without breaking a sweat. Another suprise was India’s No. 6 seed PV Sindhu was upset by unseeded Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-16, 24-26, 13-21. Continue reading Saina Nehwal Cleared to Play After Dramatic Twist in COVID-19 Saga
Kento Momota Tests Positive for COVID-19, Japanese Team Withdraws from Thailand Open
Tokyo: World No. 1 men’s singles player Kento Momota was diagnosed with the COVID-19 at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, prompting the entire Japan team to pull out of upcoming 3 badminton tournaments that will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, said Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Sunday. Continue reading Kento Momota Tests Positive for COVID-19, Japanese Team Withdraws from Thailand Open
Anders Antonsen Announces He Tested Positive for COVID-19
Copenhagen: Anders Antonsen got disappointing news for badminton fans around the world as the World No. 3 from Denmark announced he was tested positive for COVID-19 via Instagram on Wednesday. Continue reading Anders Antonsen Announces He Tested Positive for COVID-19
Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prannoy, Pranaav Jerry Chopra and RMV Gurusai Dutt Test Positive for Covid-19
New Delhi: Some of us might have watched the movie – “Four Weddings and a Funeral”, a 1994 British romantic comedy film that featured irresistibly breezy humor, and winsome performances from Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell. Believe it or not, right now, we could rephrase the movie title a little bit to “A Wedding and Four Covid-19 Positives”. Continue reading Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prannoy, Pranaav Jerry Chopra and RMV Gurusai Dutt Test Positive for Covid-19
PV Sindhu: I RETIRE
New Delhi: Badminton fans around the world almost fell off their chair when India’s reigning women’s singles World Champion PV Sindhu posted message below on her Twitter on Monday. Continue reading PV Sindhu: I RETIRE
Lakshya Sen Pulls Out of SaarLorLux Open After His Father Tested Positive for COVID-19
Saarland: The 19-year-old defending champion, Lakshya Sen, had to withdraw from the 2020 SaarLorLux Open, a BWF Tour Super 100 event in Saarbrucken, Germany, after his father, DK Sen, who was also his coach, was tested positive for Covid-19. Continue reading Lakshya Sen Pulls Out of SaarLorLux Open After His Father Tested Positive for COVID-19
BAM Imposes COVID-19 Movement Restrictions on Malaysian Badminton Players
Kuala Lumpur: After the Philippines and Indonesia were struggling to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia has now become the new hotspot in Southeast Asia for the coronavirus as the country faced a sharp uptick in Covid-19 cases with total reported new cases hit a highest daily rise of 691 last Tuesday. Continue reading BAM Imposes COVID-19 Movement Restrictions on Malaysian Badminton Players
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Plans Return to Training After Tested COVID-19 Positive
New Delhi: India’s World No. 10 men’s doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy who was tested COVID-19 positive on August 27, 2020, has been discharged from hospital and is set to return to training at the Gopichand Academy early October. Continue reading Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Plans Return to Training After Tested COVID-19 Positive
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: India’s World No. 10 men’s doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy was tested positive for Coronavirus. Rankireddy who has yet to join the India national team in Hyderabad was found positive in both his first and second COVID-19 tests. Continue reading India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy tests positive for COVID-19