Three shuttlers in main draw

Indians shuttlers B Sai Praneeth,Anand Pawar and K Srikanth reached the main draw of the French Super Series.

Indians shuttlers B Sai Praneeth,Anand Pawar and K Srikanth reached the main draw of the French Super Series after notching contrasting victories in the mens singles qualifiers here today.

Seeded fourth in the qualifiers,Praneeth registered a 21-14 21-15 win over Finlands Ville Lang in the opening round before prevailing over local hope Lucas Corvee 21-12 21-15 in the second round.

Anand Pawar,however,had a difficult match early on when he had to toil hard to get it across local shuttler Brice Leverdez 21-17 23-21 in the first match. He then dug deep to eke out a thrilling 16-21 21-11 21-19 win over Joachim Persson of Denmark in the next round.

Story continues below this ad

Srikanth defeated Scot Evans 21-19 21-15 first and then notched up a hard-fought 18-21 21-18 21-11 victory over compatriot Sourabh Varma to seal his place in the main draw. Sourabh had won 21-8 21-12 against Matthieu Lo Ying in the opening round.

H S Prannoy lost 21-13 18-21 14-21 in the first round to Lucas Corvee. In the mens doubles,Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy B suffered a 7-21 8-21 loss to Denmarks Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding in the qualifiers.

us india trade talks, us india trade negotiations, us india tariffs, us india trade relations, trump modi trade talks, india us commerce ministry, us tariffs on india, india exporters relief package, us india economic relations, india us trade barriers, us india trade deal, india us trade meeting, rajesh agarwal commerce ministry, india us trade dispute, india us bilateral trade

Trade talks ‘positive’, govt says will intensify efforts to close US deal early

Business5 hr ago

India and the US have resumed trade negotiations after the US imposed tariffs on India for buying Russian oil. The sixth round of talks will focus on recognising India's red lines and possibly increasing energy purchases from the US. Other topics include easing patent rules, data flows, and giving US firms procurement access.

View all shorts

Live Blog