Saina begins with hard-fought win

Saina notched up a three-game victory over Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand to reach the pre-quarterfinals.

Kuala Lumpur: Top seed P.V. Sindhu of India stormed into the Gold final defeating Thailand's Sapsiree Taerattanachai at the Juara Indoor Stadium here on Friday. Sindhu got the better of third seed 21-17, 21-11 in the semifinal lasting 34 minutes.

MALAYSIA's women's singles challenge ended when a gritty Tee Jing Yi bowed out 20-22, 13-21 to Sapsiree Taerattanachai of Thailand in the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold. But national women's singles coach Wong Tat Meng was ...

China's Li Xuerui reacts during a news conference after a women's singles second round match against Thailand's Sapsiree Taerattanachai at the Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, on April 18, 2013. Li won 2-1 and ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Back-up shuttler Goh Soon Huat suffered a slight cramp and injured his hand yesterday. But it will not stop him from trying to keep the countrys good tradition alive in the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold when he faces Alamsyah Yunus of ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Mixed doubles shuttlers local ace Tan Aik Quan-Lai Pei Jing and Indonesias Vita Marissa-Praveen Jordan are continuing to experience magical moments on Malaysian soil. Yesterday, Aik Quan-Pei Jing reached their first-ever final in an ...

Fully stretched: Koo Kien Keat (left) and Tan Boon Heong in action against KLRCs Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif-Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari during the semi-finals yesterday. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star" width="400" height="391" / Fully stretched: Koo Kien Keat ...

After taking care of top seed Yuki Bhambri in the quarters, Vijayant Malik toiled hard but emerged victorious after 116 minutes against VM Ranjeet to reach the final of the $15000 ITF Futures event in Chandigarh on Friday. Playing at the CLTA ...

THERE was sheer dejection on the faces of World Championships-bound shuttlers Chong Wei Feng and Sonia Cheah after their shock defeats at the Malaysian Open Grand Prix Gold at Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara. The 25-year-old Wei Feng was sent packing ...