Kidambi Srikanth assured of medal at badminton World Championships, storms into semi-finals

Kidambi Srikanth on Friday became the third Indian to win a medal in the badminton World Championships as he stormed past Netherlands’ Mark Caljouw to reach the semi-finals in Huelva, Spain. In a match that lasted just minutes, Srikanth beat Caljouw 21-8, 21-7. This was the first time that Srikanth was facing…

BWF World Championships 2021: PV Sindhu storms into quarters after hammering familiar foe Pornpawee Chochuwong

Reigning champion PV Sindhu marched on at the BWF World Championships 2021 with a dominant display on Thursday as she defeated 9th seed Pornpawee Chochuwang in the women’s singles Round of 16 at the Carolina Marin Stadium in Huelva, Spain. The 6th seeded Indian needed 48 minutes to beat her Thai opponent 21-14,…

Athletics U20 World Championships: India storm into 4 x 400m mixed relay final, finish 2nd overall in heats

HIGHLIGHTS India’s Abdul Razak Rasheed, Priya Mohan, Summy and Kapil qualified for 4x400m mixed relay final The Indian team won Heat 1 to earn a direct place in final, scheduled for Wednesday evening India finished the heats with 2nd best timing, only behind Nigeria India began the Athletics U20 World…