India’s PV Sindhu & Sameer Verma Reach Hong Kong Finals

 November 26, 2016   R K Gupta

India’s PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma earned the distinction of entering women and men’s singles finals of 2016 Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open on Saturday.  While Sindhu played a vastly improved game compared to her quarterfinal on Friday, Sameer sprang HK Open’s biggest surprise by outlasting Denmark’s world no.3 Jan O Jorgensen. In the other […]

Saina Goes Down Fighting But Sindhu Labors Through to Semifinal of Hong Kong Open

 November 26, 2016   R K Gupta

Saina Nehwal fought another 3-game battle in Hong Kong on Friday before losing in the quarterfinals to local star Cheung Ngan Yi after 71 minutes. Trying to make a comeback at the top echelons of world badminton, Saina never gave up until the end. After losing the first game tamely, the Indian steadied herself and […]

Indian badminton players reach Hong Kong Super-series quarterfinals

 November 25, 2016   R K Gupta

Saina Nehwal surpassed her own expectations by reaching the quarterfinals of the Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Super-series tournament on November 24. Other Indian shuttlers joining the former world no.1 in the quarterfinals were; PV Sindhu in women’s singles and Sameer Verma and Ajay Jayaram in men’ singles. If the two Indian women could win their […]

Spinners hand India an emphatic win over England

 November 22, 2016   Vignesh Aravind

It took only one and half sessions to complete the formalities.The wicket of skipper cook off the last ball on fourth day demoralised the whole team. Resuming at 87 for the loss of two wickets England only managed to add another 61 runs. Ashwin and jadeja were the wreckers in chief. Shami and the debutant Jayant Yadav played […]

Sindhu Sizzles and Secures 2016 China Open Amid A Huge Chinese Denial on Sunday

 November 20, 2016   R K Gupta

Sindhu played like a winner from start. Buoyed by her semifinal triumph against Sung Ji Hyun on Saturday, India’s PV Sindhu kept her composure on an even keel, despite the crowd rooting for her Chinese opponent Sun Yu. Except in the middle of the second game, when she squandered a 4-point lead at 14-10 and allowed […]

Sindhu Storms Into 2016 China Open Final Meets Sun Yu For the Title

 November 20, 2016   R K Gupta

On Saturday, India’s PV Sindhu showed great tenacity in her semifinal match against Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun. Sindhu lost the first game without any fight and she was down three match points in the second. But the Indian held on grimly, wiped off the deficit and won the hard-fought game to force the decider. The […]

2016 China Open: Saina Nehwal’s Return to Action Begins on a Losing Note Sindhu Enters SF

 November 19, 2016   R K Gupta

Not too long ago, Saina Nehwal was a feared name among women in world’s badminton circuit. She won the China Open in 2014 by defeating Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi and finished Runner-up in 2015 after losing to China’s Li Xuerui. But the 2016 season hasn’t been kind to her. The only major event that the Indian […]

Indian players who scored 100 runs in their 50th test cricket match

 November 18, 2016   Kridangan Statistics Team

MSN in India now a possibility, says Bartomeu

 November 2, 2016   Abhishek Das

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has announced that the Catalan club plan to play a friendly in India within the next three years as they continue to look for new ways to grow their global brand. Outside of Spain, the club now has offices in both Hong Kong and the United States and they also […]

Mishra spins a web around Kiwis to give India a astounding win

 October 30, 2016   Vignesh Aravind

Bowlers led India to a significant win in a series decider match at Dr Y.S.Rajashekara Reddy stadium in VisakhapatnamAfter half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli  New Zealand  were set  a competitive target of 270, India’s spinners led by Amit Mishra’s 5 for 18 rolled the hosts out for a paltry 79. After winning the […]