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Australian Open: Sameer Verma crunches former world champion Loh Kean Yew with his reflex defense

June 14, 2024 6:58 am

On Thursday, surfacing at the Australia Open Super 500, Sameer Verma, known for one of the fastest defensive games, outgunned 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew on the Singaporean's best quality - speed.

A two-week league gave India’s badminton players chance to earn in lakhs. But a federation diktat sees them counting losses

August 31, 2023 7:14 am

Badminton Association of India stops players from competing in the Grand Prix Badminton League. It raises a question: Until their league is resurrected in the distant future, must players not make money till then?

Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of Australian Open; Sameer Verma, Mithun Manjunath in fray

November 14, 2022 4:56 pm

Srikanth had reached the semifinals in his last tournament at Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany. The Indian had finished at the last four at Korea Open and Swiss Open as well.

Malaysia Masters: Sindhu, Praneeth, Kashyap move to second

July 06, 2022 4:58 pm

The seventh seed Sindhu took close to an hour to knock out China's He Bing Jiao.

Sameer, Ashwini-Sikki lose in Indonesia Open

June 16, 2022 3:21 pm

India start the day on a bad note in Indonesia Open as Sameer Verma and the pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy bowed out the tournament.

HS Prannoy enters second round of Syed Modi badminton, Sameer Verma retires hurt

January 18, 2022 3:20 pm

Fifth-seeded India took just 36 minutes to get the better of Bosniuk 21-14 21-18 in his opening clash.

Denmark Open: Sameer shocks Anderson to enter quarterfinals, Lakshya bows out

October 22, 2021 12:24 pm

World No 28 Sameer, who had qualified for the World Tour Finals in 2018 after winning three titles, produced a sensational performance to outwit local hero Antonsen 21-14 21-18 in a 50-minute men's singles battle on Thursday.

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Chances 50/50 against Denmark if doubles crack their match: Sameer Verma

October 15, 2021 3:24 pm

India start as definite underdogs against the home team and title favourites at Aarhus and with Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen and Anders Antonsen are staring at a tough challenge in their quarters.

Thailand Open: Sameer Verma, mixed doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa sail into quarterfinals

January 22, 2021 8:37 am

Sameer Verma advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals at the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament after steam rolling Rasmus Gemke of Denmark in a second round match on Thursday.

Sameer Verma: The giant-killer under the radar

January 20, 2021 3:10 pm

Verma has the game to beat the top names - he's beaten Kento Momota, the last Indian to manage that. But needs an injection of confidence to stay convinced about his own ability.

The police said the trio from Chandigarh — Rohan (21), Sumit (22), and Mohit (19) — were dhol players by profession and had procured the weapons due to an old rivalry with local residents.

Suspecting affair, Odisha lecturer assaults wife and her friend, parades them on street

India1 hr ago

A lecturer of Commerce and his associate were arrested for assaulting his wife, garlanding her with slippers and parading her on the road with her male friend. The woman, who has been living separately from her husband, was assaulted and humiliated in public. The incident was recorded and shared on social media. Police have seized evidence and are investigating the matter.

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