Year-Ender 2020: From MS Dhoni 1929 Bomb to Maria Sharapova's Heartfelt Goodbye - Top-10 Sports Retirements in 2020
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Aditya Chauhan December 22, 2020 5:35 PM IST
With no farewell game or goodbye speech in front of their millions of followers, several sportspersons decided to call time on their careers in COVID-hit 2020.
India.com Sports Desk July 4, 2020 12:09 PM IST
Nicknamed 'Super Dan', the superstar retires with an incredible 666 singles career wins and just 128 defeats.
IANS August 20, 2019 4:42 PM IST
Prannoy, who has a reputation of producing big upsets when on a song, defeated 11th seeded Dan 21-11, 13-21, 21-7 in a match that lasted for 62 minutes.
IANS May 2, 2019 4:42 PM IST
India's H.S. Prannoy defeated Tommy Sugiarto in the men's singles quarterfinals at the New Zealand Open badminton tournament.
PTI November 2, 2018 11:26 AM IST
World No. 64 Subhankar took 45 minutes to upstage the current World No. 12, who has five World Championship titles and two Olympic gold medals in his kitty. The Indian won crucial points in both games which were closely fought.
India.com Sports Desk October 19, 2018 9:46 AM IST
The 25-year old Indian avenged the quarterfinal loss of Rio Olympics with a hard-fought win over the Chinese superstar, Srikanth will take on compatriot Sameer Verma in the quarterfinals on Friday.
India.com Sports Desk October 17, 2018 6:49 PM IST
Srikanth needed 35 minutes to get the better of local hope Vittinghus 21-16 21-10 in the opening round of the USD 7,75,000 tournament.
PTI Feeds July 3, 2018 4:24 PM IST
Other Indians in the fray, Sai Praneeth and Saina Nehwal, are scheduled to play later in the day.
PTI Feeds August 29, 2017 12:42 PM IST
The 33-year-old "Super Dan" said that he would immediately return for China's National Games and then play at next month's Japan Open.
Indo-Asian News Service March 1, 2017 2:59 PM IST
Chen Long and Lin Dan won their respective matches at German Open
Press Trust of India November 18, 2016 12:29 PM IST
Ace Chinese badminton player Lin Dan has apologised for an extra-marital affair he had when his wife was pregnant, shortly after his "intimate" photos with a model went viral on social media.
India.com Sports Desk August 17, 2016 7:19 PM IST
The Indian fans at Rio were visibly disappointed. With Kidambi's loss, the chances of India winning a medal at Rio Olympics 2016 has further shrunk. However, Kidambi's effort is worth appreciation.
Indo-Asian News Service August 17, 2016 7:32 PM IST
Five-time world champion Dan edged World No.11 Srikanth 21-6, 11-21, 21-18.
India.com Sports Desk August 17, 2016 3:59 PM IST
The quarterfinal match of Men's Single Badminton between Srikanth Kidambi and Lin Dan would be played today. Stay tuned for the live updates of the match.
India.com Sports Desk August 17, 2016 4:53 PM IST
Only five days of competition now remain in Rio Olympics 2016. United States of India has maintained a clear definite lead with 77 medals. Meanwhile, India is yet to open its account.
India.com Sports Desk August 17, 2016 4:24 PM IST
Srikanth Kidambi would square off against Chinese legend Lin Dan in what is considered to be most competitive match yet at Rio Olympics 2016. Catch the live streaming here.
Indo-Asian News Service March 28, 2015 6:52 AM IST
Five-time World champion Lin Dan suffered a shocking loss against eighth seed Tommy Sugiarto, while leading Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Sriaknth entered the semi-finals of the $275,000 Yonex Sunrise India Open Superseries here on Friday.
Press Trust of India March 25, 2015 10:11 PM IST
Revered across the globe, two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan today said he is training hard everyday to be at his best to achieve a record third gold at the Rio Games Games next year.
Indo-Asian News Service March 24, 2015 3:42 AM IST
Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth is hoping for a men's singles final against two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan at the $275,000 India Open Super series, which commences here on Tuesday.
Indo-Asian News Service March 10, 2015 3:19 AM IST
The fifth edition of the $275,000 India Open Super Series will kick off here from March 24 with the cream of world badminton vying for the titles at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.
Indo-Asian News Service March 5, 2015 3:57 PM IST
Five-time champion Lin Dan beat Wei Nan 21-14, 12-21, 21-16 to reach the last 16 of the All England Open Badminton Championships here.
Indo-Asian News Service March 5, 2015 8:50 AM IST
Returning to the world's oldest badminton tournament for the first time since 2012, Chinese superstar Lin Dan said that he will try to win the title for the sixth time.
Indo-Asian News Service November 17, 2014 9:11 PM IST
Newly-crowned China Open champion Kidambi Srikanth Monday said he never took the victory for granted and never believed that he could pull it off until he won as he knew that his opponent in the final -- two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan of China -- could make a comeback at any point.
Indo-Asian News Service September 27, 2014 11:37 AM IST
Malaysian Lee Chong Wei, the World No.1, breezed past Parupalli Kashyap of India 21-12, 21-11 to sail into the next round in the men's singles.