Sudirman Cup: India beat Bulgaria to secure promotion to Group 2May 14th, 2009 GUANGZHOU - India trounced Bulgaria 3-0 in a Group 3 play-off to secure a promotion to Group 2 of the Sudirman Cup badminton championship here Thursday. This is the first time that India qualified to Group 2 of the world mixed team badminton championship since the tournament started in 1989.
Sudirman Cup: India blank Scotland, to meet Bulgaria in play-offMay 13th, 2009 GUANGZHOU - India blanked Scotland 5-0 to finish at the top of Group 3B and will face Bulgaria in the play-off for promotion to Group 2 in the Sudirman Cup badminton championship here Wednesday. A depleted Indian side made it to the play-off in the last edition in 2007, but lost to France to remain in Group 3 of the world mixed team badminton championship.
India blank Ukraine in Sudirman Cup badmintonMay 12th, 2009 GUANGZHOU - India blanked Ukraine 5-0 in their second Group 3B league tie of the Sudirman Cup badminton here Tuesday. India had defeated Australia 4-1 in the first match Monday and are now leading the four-team Group with two wins in two matches.
India blank Ukraine in Sudirman Cup badmintonMay 12th, 2009 GUANGZHOU - India blanked Ukraine 5-0 in their second Group 3B league tie of the Sudirman Cup badminton here Tuesday. India had defeated Australia 4-1 in the first match Monday and are now leading the four-team Group with two wins in two matches.
India confident of promotion to Group II in Sudirman CupMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Saina Nehwal is aware that she has a key role to play as India fight for a promotion to Group II in the Sudirman Cup badminton, that gets underway in Guangzhou, China, from Sunday. As someone who always revels under pressure, World No.
Australia pulls out of Davis Cup tie against IndiaApril 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Tennis Australia (TA) announced Saturday that its team will not go to Chennai for the Davis Cup tie against India next month because of security concerns. This may result in a one year suspension of the team from the competition.
Australia's pullout will not impact Commonwealth Games: Olympics bodyApril 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has said that Australia's pullout from Davis Cup in India next month will not impact the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, and asked the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to take stringent action against Tennis Australia (TA) for defying the apex body. TA Saturday refused to send its team for the May 8-10 tie in Chennai after the ITF board turned down its appeal to shift it out of India.
Kashyap loses in quarters of Asian Badminton ChampionshipApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's campaign in Asian Badminton Championship ended Friday with Parupalli Kashyap losing to China's Bao Chunlai in the men's singles quarterfinal in Suwon, Korea. Kashyap gave a tough resistance to the fourth seeded Chinese, but went down 21-15, 9-21, 16-21 in 47 minutes.
Jwala, Shruti will have to play together till May: BAIMarch 29th, 2009 HYDERABAD - India's top women's doubles combination Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurian may have decided to split, but they will have to play together till May, said Badminton Association of India (BAI) Sunday. Gutta and Shruti have played together for a decade and are currently ranked 27 in world.
English players' absence not felt in Indian OpenMarch 26th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The pull-out by English badminton players Carl Baxter and Rajiv Ouseph from the Indian Open on security grounds will have no adverse impact on the high profile tournament. The second edition of the Yonex-Sunrise Indian Open Grand Prix began at Gacchibowli Indoor Stadium here Wednesday and the Badminton Association of India (BAI) said they are confident of the tournament's success.
Indian challenge ends in German Open badmintonMarch 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian challenge in the Yonex German Open badminton came to an end with Chetan Anand bowing out in the quarterfinal against China's Weijie Gong. Anand, seeded second, won the first game but then lost steam to go down 21-19, 19-21, 12-21 Friday.
Deepika Padukone to be face of Mallya's Formula One TeamFebruary 10th, 2009 MUMBAI - Industrialist Vijay Mallya, chairman of Force India Formula Team, has roped in actress Deepika Padukone to be the face of his team. Deepika said, if she could manage time from her busy Bollywood schedule, she would love to be one of the team's 'speed divas' and travel around the world for the Formula One Grand Prix event 2009.
Saina Nehwal aims to be World No.1 by 2010January 20th, 2009 PUNE - India's badminton star Saina Nehwal feels she can beat the world's best after her recent success at the international stage and is aiming to become World No 1 by 2010. Saina, who is currently ranked No 10, said she will be looking to climb five places by the end of this year.
Saina to compete in PSPB badminton meetJanuary 19th, 2009 PUNE - India's top shuttlers, including world No. 10 Saina Nehwal would be seen in action at the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board's Inter-unit badminton tournament here from Wednesday.
Diju, Gutta upset top seed in Korea Super Series badmintonJanuary 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's V.Diju and Jwala Gutta Thursday upset top seed Nova Widianto and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia 21-10, 21-16, 21-9 to move into the mixed doubles quarterfinal of the Yonex Korea Super Series badminton tournament in Seoul. Diju and Gutta will now meet eighth seed Wijaya Rendra and Meiliana Jauhari of Indonesia for a place in the semi-final.
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