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Sai Praneeth announces retirement from international badminton | Badminton News – Times of India

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: Former World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth announced his retirement on Monday.The 31-year-old shuttler, who ended India's 36-year-old drought of a World Championships medal in 2019, said that he is happy for what he has achieved in his career."There are several ups and downs but I am happy with what I have achieved in my career.I know I could have done more but the fact that I will be remembered as one of the best singles players is quite satisfying," said Praneeth, who said that his biggest regret is not winning an Olympic medal."I have won some good tournaments. But my biggest regret is not winning an Olympic medal," added Praneeth, who is considered one of the artists of the game.Not performing over the last few months made Praneeth took this decision...
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Kidambi Srikanth wins; PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy out of Singapore Open | Badminton News – Times of India

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Kidambi Srikanth made a winning start but PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were ousted from the Singapore Open Super 750 tournament after suffering contrasting losses in the opening round here on Tuesday.Srikanth, a 2021 world championships silver medallist, beat Thailand's Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21-15 21-19 in the opening round of men's singles competition.The former world number one will meet either Japan's Kenta Nishimoto or Chinese Taipei's Chia Hao Lee next.Up against world number 1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, defending champion Sindhu fought hard before going down 21-18 19-21 17-21 in a little over an hour. Sindhu had also made a first-round exit from Thailand Open last week.Prannoy, who came into the tournament after claiming his maiden BWF title at Malaysia Masters, couldn...