Saturday, September 6, 2025
spot_img

Uber Cup: Ashmita, Priya-Shruti give India 2-0 lead over Canada

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img
Chengdu (China), April 27: Ashmita Chaliha (world rank 53) beat former Commonwealth Games champion Michelle Li (world rank 25) of Canada in straight games 26-24, 24-22 at the Uber Cup 2024, here on Saturday.

Priya and Shruti Mishra also won their opening match against Jeslyn Choi and Catherine Chow 21-12, 21-10 to give Indian women a 2-0 lead in their first Group stage tie against Canada.

The women’s team is placed in Uber Cup Group A and will take on Singapore after Canada, and China, the most successful team in the event’s history with 15 titles, on April 30.

The women’s team qualified for the Uber Cup 2024 after winning a historic gold medal in the Badminton Asia Team Championships earlier this year.

IANS

 

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

Man killed in shark attack at Sydney beach

Sydney, Sep 6: A surfer has died after being attacked by a shark at a beach in northern...

Canada admits Khalistani extremists’ operations, fund raising on its soil: Report

Ottawa, Sep 6: The Canadian government has officially flagged concerns over terror financing linked to Khalistani extremists and...

4 kgs granja seized, two arrested by Ri Bhoi police

Nongpoh, September 6: Ri Bhoi Police in Meghalaya seized almost four kilograms of ganja and arrested two men...

CBI may move SC against HC verdict in ‘white ink case’

SHILLONG, Sep 5: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to move the Supreme Court to challenge...