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Badminton Asia Championship 2025: Another Disappointing Day For Indian Shuttlers

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  The Indian shuttlers had a disappointing outing as most of them were knocked out in the 2 nd round of the prestigious Badminton Asia Championship 2025 played at Ningbo, China on 10 th April. Kiran George went down fighting to Kulvant Vitisdarn of Thailand. The first game was a closely fought affair as both players got alternate points. It ebbed and flowed till the end before Kiran won the first set with a narrow scoreline of 21-19. Kulvant showed his domination in the second game putting enough pressure on Kiran, winning it easily by 21-13. The third game began on an even keel with both players fighting for each point. During the mid-game break, Kulvant had a slender lead. After the break, it was a tough fight before the Thai player showed his class to take points in succession to win the deciding game by 21-16. It was a superb performance by Kiran who showed great fighting spirit to take Kulvant right down the wire. Pranshu Rajawat suffered a straight-game loss to Kodai ...
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Badminton Asia Championship 2025: Disappointing Day For Indian Shuttlers

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  The Indian shuttlers had a disappointing day with the likes of Kiran George, Pranshu Rajawat & PV Sindhu making it in the second round of the Badminton Asia Championship 2025 played at Ningbo, China on 9 th April. HS Prannoy opened the day for the Indian contingent. He suffered a three-game loss to Lu GZ of China. The first game saw Lu putting on an excellent display of badminton putting enough pressure on the Indian by winning the first set easily at 21-16. Prannoy made a strong comeback with a great display putting enough pressure on Lu winning the second game easily at 21-12. The third game was a one-sided affair as Lu played attacking badminton winning with a commanding scoreline of 21-10. Lakshya Sen’s poor form continued with a straight-game loss to Lee C-h of Chinese Taipei. The first game was a closely fought affair as Sen lost with a scoreline of 18-21. Sen looked out of sorts in the second game losing easily by 10-21. There were some joys for men’s Indian s...
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ICC ODI Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2025: Scotland Women Stuns West Indies

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  It was a historic moment for Scottish Cricket as they defeated favorites West Indies in their opening match of the ICC World Cup qualifiers played at Lahore City Cricket Association Stadium, Lahore on 9 th April 2025. West Indies captain Hayley Mathews won the toss and decided to field first. Abbi Aitken Drummond & Darcey Carter got off to a cautious start keeping the scoreboard ticking with lovely shots. At the end of the first 10 overs, the Scotland openers made 41 for 0. West Indies captain Mathews struck dismissing Drummond with a simple catch to Alleyne. The Scotland openers put on 48 runs for the opening wicket. Mathews struck two more times in quick succession getting rid of Kathrine Bryce & Darcey Carter to leave Scotland struggling. Ailsa Lister and Sarah Bryce steadied the ship keeping the momentum going. A superb piece of run out by Chinelle Henry ended the innings for Lister. Lister and Sarah Bryce added 31 runs for the 4 th wicket. Sarah Bryce & M...
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IPL 2025: Priyansh Arya Stole The Show

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  Punjab Kings registered their 3 rd win of IPL 2025 with a thrilling 18-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a high-scoring thriller played at Mullanpur on 8 th April. PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bat first. Priyansh Arya showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on CSK bowlers. The hosts lost quick wickets of Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer & Marcus Stoinis cheaply inside the first six overs. Priyansh Arya looked in sublime touch smashing CSK bowlers all over the park keeping the momentum for PBKS. PBKS raced away to 75 for 3 at the end of the first six overs. Priyansh displayed attacking strokes keeping the momentum going. He completed his fifty off just 19 deliveries. They lost two more quick wickets of Nehal Wadehra & Glenn Maxwell to leave the hosts in trouble. Priyansh showed his class with power-hitting taking on Noor Ahmad and R Ashwin. He was given a reprieve as Mukesh Chaudhary stepped on the boundary line while taking ...
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Badminton Asia Championships 2025: Indian Shuttlers Participation

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  The Badminton Asia Championship 2025 will see the top Asian shuttlers taking part in the prestigious tournament starting from 8 th April in Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo. It will be a tough challenge for the Indian shuttlers as they are struggling for form this year so far. HS Prannoy, Kiran George, Pranshu Rajawat, and Lakshya Sen will be taking part in the men’s singles section. HS Prannoy will face Lu GZ of China in the first round. Lakshya Sen would take on Lee C-h of Chinese Taipei. Sen will look to prove his worth with a top-quality performance against the 2025 All England Badminton Championship silver medalists. Pranshu Rajawat will take on Wangchareon of Thailand in the first round. The women’s singles will see PV Sindhu, Malvika Bansod, Akarshi Kashyap, Anupama Upadhyaya in action. It will be a tough challenge for the likes of Kashyap, Anupama & Malvika Bansod. Kashyap would take on Han Yue of China while Anupama would face Intanon of Thailand...
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IPL 2025 Match 14: Gujarat Titans Hands RCB Their First Defeat

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  Gujarat Titans showed their skills with a dominating win over RCB played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 2 nd April 2025. GT captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for visitors as Arshad Khan got rid of Virat Kohli with a simple catch to Prasidh Krishna at deep square leg. Mohammed Siraj delivered a lovely delivery getting rid of Paddikal to leave RCB in trouble. After being smacked for a 105 m six, Siraj came back strongly to dismiss Phil Salt shattering the stumps. Liam Livingstone struggled against disciplined GT bowling while Rajat struggled. At the end of the first six overs, RCB ended at 38 for 3. Soon after the field restrictions, Rajat Patidar also perished trying to hit a big shot leaving RCB in big trouble at 42 for 4. Jitesh Sharma looked in decent touch keeping the scoreboard ticking. On the other hand, Livingstone played attacking shots and went lucky with dropped chances. Sai Kishore got the breakthrough f...
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IPL 2025 Match 9: Gujarat Titans Continue Their Winning Streak Against MI

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  Gujarat Titans registered their opening win of IPL 2025 with a resounding 36-run win over Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 29 th March. MI captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan got the team to a flying start putting pressure on Trent Boult & Deepak Chahar. Sai and Gill kept the momentum going for GT not allowing MI bowlers to settle. At the end of the first six overs, GT openers raced to 66 for 0. Hardik Pandya produced the magic dismissing GT captain Gill with a simple catch to Naman Dhir. Gill and Sudharsan added 78 runs for the opening wicket. Jos Buttler looked impressive with his shots against Santer and pacers keeping the momentum going for GT. After the second timeout, Mujeeb struck getting rid of Buttler with a good catch by Rickleton. Buttler and Sai added 51 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Sai looked calm, reaching his fifty off 33 deliveries. Sai and Sherfane Rutherford looked good w...
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