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Badminton Asia Championships 2026: Ayush reaches quarters; Sindhu, Prannoy knocked out  Ayush Shetty registered another straight-games win to reach the quarterfinals but P. V. Sindhu and H. S. Prannoy were eliminated in the round of 16 of the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 in Ningbo, China, on Thursday.The 20-year-old Ayush followed his opening-round upset of World No. 7 Li Shi Feng of China with a convincing 21-16, 21-12 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen, the player ranked 20th in the BWF Rankings, in 41 minutes.Ayush will take on 2024 champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia for a place in the semifinals.Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu went down 18-21, 8-21 to Chinese World No. 2 and two-time former winner Wang Zhi Yi in the Indian’s first event on the circuit in over two months.READ | Ayush Shetty stuns World No. 7 Li Shi Feng to enter round of 16Prannoy was ousted from the tournament after a 12-21, 19-21 loss to China’s Weng Hong Yang.The mixed doubles duo of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also suffered a straight-games defeat.Later in the day, Unnati Hooda, and the women’s doubles pair of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra will be in action.Indian Results (Round of 16)Women’s Singles: [2] Wang Zhi Yi (CHN)bt P. V. Sindhu 21-18, 21-8Men’s Singles: Ayush Shetty bt Chi Yu Jen (TPE) 21-16, 21-12; Weng Hong Yang (CHN) bt H. S. Prannoy 21-12, 21-19Mixed Doubles: [4] Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (MAS) bt Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto 21-13, 21-14Published on Apr 09, 2026  #Badminton #Asia #Championships #Ayush #reaches #quarters #Sindhu #Prannoy #knocked

Badminton Asia Championships 2026: Ayush reaches quarters; Sindhu, Prannoy knocked out

Ayush Shetty registered another straight-games win to reach the quarterfinals but P. V. Sindhu and H. S. Prannoy were eliminated in the round of 16 of the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 in Ningbo, China, on Thursday.

The 20-year-old Ayush followed his opening-round upset of World No. 7 Li Shi Feng of China with a convincing 21-16, 21-12 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen, the player ranked 20th in the BWF Rankings, in 41 minutes.

Ayush will take on 2024 champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia for a place in the semifinals.

Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu went down 18-21, 8-21 to Chinese World No. 2 and two-time former winner Wang Zhi Yi in the Indian’s first event on the circuit in over two months.

READ | Ayush Shetty stuns World No. 7 Li Shi Feng to enter round of 16

Prannoy was ousted from the tournament after a 12-21, 19-21 loss to China’s Weng Hong Yang.

The mixed doubles duo of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also suffered a straight-games defeat.

Later in the day, Unnati Hooda, and the women’s doubles pair of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra will be in action.

Indian Results (Round of 16)

Women’s Singles: [2] Wang Zhi Yi (CHN)bt P. V. Sindhu 21-18, 21-8

Men’s Singles: Ayush Shetty bt Chi Yu Jen (TPE) 21-16, 21-12; Weng Hong Yang (CHN) bt H. S. Prannoy 21-12, 21-19

Mixed Doubles: [4] Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (MAS) bt Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto 21-13, 21-14

Published on Apr 09, 2026

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Ayush Shetty registered another straight-games win to reach the quarterfinals but P. V. Sindhu and H. S. Prannoy were eliminated in the round of 16 of the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 in Ningbo, China, on Thursday.

The 20-year-old Ayush followed his opening-round upset of World No. 7 Li Shi Feng of China with a convincing 21-16, 21-12 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu Jen, the player ranked 20th in the BWF Rankings, in 41 minutes.

Ayush will take on 2024 champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia for a place in the semifinals.

Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu went down 18-21, 8-21 to Chinese World No. 2 and two-time former winner Wang Zhi Yi in the Indian’s first event on the circuit in over two months.

READ | Ayush Shetty stuns World No. 7 Li Shi Feng to enter round of 16

Prannoy was ousted from the tournament after a 12-21, 19-21 loss to China’s Weng Hong Yang.

The mixed doubles duo of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto also suffered a straight-games defeat.

Later in the day, Unnati Hooda, and the women’s doubles pair of Priya Konjengbam and Shruti Mishra will be in action.

Indian Results (Round of 16)

Women’s Singles: [2] Wang Zhi Yi (CHN)bt P. V. Sindhu 21-18, 21-8

Men’s Singles: Ayush Shetty bt Chi Yu Jen (TPE) 21-16, 21-12; Weng Hong Yang (CHN) bt H. S. Prannoy 21-12, 21-19

Mixed Doubles: [4] Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (MAS) bt Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto 21-13, 21-14

Published on Apr 09, 2026

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Deadspin | Sabres top Rangers, take sole possession of first in Atlantic Division <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28686771.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28686771.jpg" alt="NHL: Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Apr 8, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Buffalo Sabres left wing Zach Benson (6) deflects the puck into the net past New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) during the first period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>Zach Benson scored twice, and the Buffalo Sabres recovered for a 5-3 win against the host New York Rangers on Wednesday.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>Ryan McLeod and Jason Zucker each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (48-23-8, 104 points), who moved into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, Adam Fox had a goal and an assist, and Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves for the Rangers (33-37-9, 75 points), who had won two straight and five of their previous six games.</p> </section><section id="section-4"> <p>McLeod snapped a 16-game goal drought to give Buffalo a 1-0 lead at 4:40 of the first period. He received a feed from Zucker while skating down the right side and took it to the near circle before firing a snap shot that beat Shesterkin under his arm blocker side.</p> </section><section id="section-5"> <p>Benson made it 2-0 at 8:58. Rasmus Dahlin fired a shot from above the right circle, and Benson, battling at the crease, redirected it past Shesterkin’s right pad.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-6"> <p>Lafreniere cut it to 2-1 on the power play at 19:21. J.T. Miller fed Fox at the point, and Fox fired a quick shot that Lafreniere tipped by Luukkonen’s glove.</p> </section> <section id="section-7"> <p>Lafreniere struck again early in the second period to pull the Rangers even. Drew Fortescue intercepted the puck off a Buffalo turnover at the New York blue line and spotted Lafreniere for a breakaway, with the winger putting a snap shot over Luukkonen’s right arm at 2:57.</p> </section><section id="section-8"> <p>Fox’s wrist shot from the top of the slot on the power play beat a screened Luukkonen inside the right post to put the Rangers ahead 3-2 at 14:44.</p> </section><section id="section-9"> <p>Alex Tuch tipped a shot from Peyton Krebs from the blue line by Shesterkin’s glove at 5:51 of the third period to tie it 3-3.</p> </section><section id="section-10"> <p>Zucker made it 4-3 Sabres roughly a minute and a half later, collecting a loose puck on the doorstep and slipping it past a sprawled Shesterkin at 7:14.</p> </section><section id="section-11"> <p>Benson added an empty-net goal at 18:45 for the 5-3 final.</p> </section><br/><section id="section-12"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section> </div> #Deadspin #Sabres #top #Rangers #sole #possession #Atlantic #Division

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Deadspin | Surging Knights visit scuffling Kraken as they battle for playoff position <div id=""><section id="0" class=" w-full"><div class="xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0"><img src="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28682199.jpg" srcset="https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/28682199.jpg" alt="NHL: Vegas Golden Knights at Vancouver Canucks" class="w-full" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager"/><span class="text-0.8 leading-tight">Apr 7, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vegas Golden Knights forward Nic Dowd (26) and forward Cole Smith (22) celebrate Smith’s goal against the Vancouver Canucks in the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> </span></div></section><section id="section-1"> <p>At this time of the season, a glance at the standings doesn’t always tell the full story.</p> </section><section id="section-2"> <p>For example, take the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken — who are set to meet Thursday night in Seattle.</p> </section><section id="section-3"> <p>The Golden Knights (36-26-16, 88 points), winners of four straight games since John Tortorella replaced Bruce Cassidy as coach, are even with Edmonton in points atop the Pacific Division but are in second place because they have three fewer regulation wins.</p> </section><section id="section-4"> <p>The Kraken (32-34-11, 75 points) are clinging to their Western Conference playoff hopes despite six consecutive losses — the last five by multiple goals — and a 1-8-2 record over their past 11 games. The Kraken are in seventh place in the wild-card race. Eighth-place Calgary, with 73 points, already has been eliminated.</p> </section><section id="section-5"> <p>The Golden Knights are coming off a 2-1 victory Tuesday at Vancouver, the team that’s last in the NHL’s overall standings.</p> </section><section id="section-6"> <p>“Good teams win those games. Teams that don’t get there in the end lose those games,” Tortorella said. “To me, it’s a good sign for the hockey club.”</p> </section><section id="section-7"> <p>Fourth-liner Cole Smith scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, defenseman Brayden McNabb also tallied and goaltender Carter Hart made 10 saves.</p> </section><section id="section-8"> <p>“We’re doing a really good job of going north, and I think when you do that, you stay out of your end, you don’t play defense, you don’t mess around with the neutral zone, and then you end up playing more offense,” said Golden Knights center Nic Dowd, who assisted on the winning goal. “And then, in my opinion, our (defensemen) are doing a great job of allowing our forwards to play offense by pinching, keeping pucks in, making us go north. I think it starts in our back end.”</p> </section><br/><section id="section-9"> <p>Tortorella said he was encouraged that the Golden Knights won with their top point producers — Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner, Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev, Ivan Barbashev and Tomas Hertl — all kept off the scoresheet.</p> </section> <section id="section-10"> <p>“On a night where it was just a grind, we just stayed with it and we got a goal by a defenseman, we get a goal by Cole Smith, which I think is a really good sign for our team, not leaning on the top guys all the time,” Tortorella said. “Just stayed with it and we checked forward most of the night, certainly wasn’t pretty … we found a way to win.”</p> </section><section id="section-11"> <p>The Kraken have won both of their meetings with Vegas this season — 2-1 in Seattle on Oct. 11 and 3-2 on Jan. 31 in Sin City — with the teams also set to meet April 15 in Las Vegas.</p> </section><section id="section-12"> <p>Seattle is coming off a 6-2 loss Monday in Winnipeg and a 5-2 defeat Tuesday at Minnesota.</p> </section><section id="section-13"> <p>“It’s another loss, and it’s a 5-2 loss and another empty-net goal against, and I sit here and I say, ‘I thought we played a pretty good hockey game,'” Kraken coach Lane Lambert said. “And it’s like, ‘Really? You do?’ It’s another loss, but I do actually think we played pretty good (Tuesday). We out-chanced them and we just can’t get out of our own way.”</p> </section><section id="section-14"> <p>A Kraken turnover led to Minnesota’s tying goal 38 seconds into the second period. Seattle later appeared to regain the lead, but it had a goal disallowed on video review because of goaltender interference.</p> </section><section id="section-15"> <p>“I liked our first period, and then after that, I mean, we didn’t generate much,” said defenseman Brandon Montour, who scored one of Seattle’s goals.</p> </section><section id="section-16"> <p>“Same stuff,” he continued. “Turnover at the blue line, odd-man rush goal. A guy backdoor by himself, goal. Spin around in the slot to a guy backdoor by himself, goal. Empty net. I guess you could say another easy one for the opposing team. Mental mistakes that obviously have been hurting us for the last little bit.”</p> </section><section id="section-17"> <p>–Field Level Media</p> </section></div> #Deadspin #Surging #Knights #visit #scuffling #Kraken #battle #playoff #position

Deadspin | NHL roundup: Sabres win playoff series for first time in 19 years  May 1, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) celebrates with goaltender Alex Lyon (34) after their 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins in game six of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images   The visiting Buffalo Sabres scored two first-period goals and never trailed en route to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Friday, clinching their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series in Game 6.  Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson built a 2-0 lead in the opening frame before Zach Benson and Josh Norris added insurance tallies in the third as Buffalo advanced to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2007.  Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each dished out two assists while Alex Lyon made 25 saves for the Sabres, who won all three games played in Boston in the series.  David Pastrnak scored the lone goal and Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 shots in Boston’s losing effort.  Golden Knights 5, Mammoth 1  Mitch Marner scored two goals and had an assist as Vegas defeated Utah in Game 6 in Salt Lake City to win their first-round playoff series.  It was the sixth career three-point playoff game for Marner, tying his postseason high. Brett Howden scored a goal for the third straight game as Vegas advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth time in its nine-year history. Carter Hart made 22 saves for the Golden Knights, who will face the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference semifinals.   Kailer Yamamoto scored a goal and Karel Vejmelka finished with 21 saves for Utah, which was playing its first playoff series since the franchise moved from Arizona in April 2024.  Lightning 1, Canadiens 0 (OT)  Gage Goncalves scored the overtime game-winning goal to give visiting Tampa Bay a season-saving win over Montreal on Friday and force Game 7.  The deciding game of their Eastern Conference first-round set will be Sunday in Tampa. That clash has quite the affair to top in entertainment value. A thrilling Game 6 finally came to a close when Goncalves buried a loose puck amidst a scramble at 9:03 of overtime for his first career playoff overtime winner.  Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy had struggled to find his form during this series but delivered his best performance with 30 saves to post his eighth career playoff shutout. Montreal goalie Jakub Dobes stopped 32 shots in a fantastic goaltending duel.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #NHL #roundup #Sabres #win #playoff #series #time #yearsMay 1, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) celebrates with goaltender Alex Lyon (34) after their 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins in game six of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images

The visiting Buffalo Sabres scored two first-period goals and never trailed en route to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Friday, clinching their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series in Game 6.

Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson built a 2-0 lead in the opening frame before Zach Benson and Josh Norris added insurance tallies in the third as Buffalo advanced to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2007.

Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each dished out two assists while Alex Lyon made 25 saves for the Sabres, who won all three games played in Boston in the series.

David Pastrnak scored the lone goal and Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 shots in Boston’s losing effort.

Golden Knights 5, Mammoth 1

Mitch Marner scored two goals and had an assist as Vegas defeated Utah in Game 6 in Salt Lake City to win their first-round playoff series.


It was the sixth career three-point playoff game for Marner, tying his postseason high. Brett Howden scored a goal for the third straight game as Vegas advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth time in its nine-year history. Carter Hart made 22 saves for the Golden Knights, who will face the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference semifinals.

Kailer Yamamoto scored a goal and Karel Vejmelka finished with 21 saves for Utah, which was playing its first playoff series since the franchise moved from Arizona in April 2024.

Lightning 1, Canadiens 0 (OT)

Gage Goncalves scored the overtime game-winning goal to give visiting Tampa Bay a season-saving win over Montreal on Friday and force Game 7.

The deciding game of their Eastern Conference first-round set will be Sunday in Tampa. That clash has quite the affair to top in entertainment value. A thrilling Game 6 finally came to a close when Goncalves buried a loose puck amidst a scramble at 9:03 of overtime for his first career playoff overtime winner.

Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy had struggled to find his form during this series but delivered his best performance with 30 saves to post his eighth career playoff shutout. Montreal goalie Jakub Dobes stopped 32 shots in a fantastic goaltending duel.

–Field Level Media

#Deadspin #NHL #roundup #Sabres #win #playoff #series #time #years">Deadspin | NHL roundup: Sabres win playoff series for first time in 19 years  May 1, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) celebrates with goaltender Alex Lyon (34) after their 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins in game six of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-Imagn Images   The visiting Buffalo Sabres scored two first-period goals and never trailed en route to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Friday, clinching their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series in Game 6.  Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson built a 2-0 lead in the opening frame before Zach Benson and Josh Norris added insurance tallies in the third as Buffalo advanced to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2007.  Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each dished out two assists while Alex Lyon made 25 saves for the Sabres, who won all three games played in Boston in the series.  David Pastrnak scored the lone goal and Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 shots in Boston’s losing effort.  Golden Knights 5, Mammoth 1  Mitch Marner scored two goals and had an assist as Vegas defeated Utah in Game 6 in Salt Lake City to win their first-round playoff series.  It was the sixth career three-point playoff game for Marner, tying his postseason high. Brett Howden scored a goal for the third straight game as Vegas advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the sixth time in its nine-year history. Carter Hart made 22 saves for the Golden Knights, who will face the Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference semifinals.   Kailer Yamamoto scored a goal and Karel Vejmelka finished with 21 saves for Utah, which was playing its first playoff series since the franchise moved from Arizona in April 2024.  Lightning 1, Canadiens 0 (OT)  Gage Goncalves scored the overtime game-winning goal to give visiting Tampa Bay a season-saving win over Montreal on Friday and force Game 7.  The deciding game of their Eastern Conference first-round set will be Sunday in Tampa. That clash has quite the affair to top in entertainment value. A thrilling Game 6 finally came to a close when Goncalves buried a loose puck amidst a scramble at 9:03 of overtime for his first career playoff overtime winner.  Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy had struggled to find his form during this series but delivered his best performance with 30 saves to post his eighth career playoff shutout. Montreal goalie Jakub Dobes stopped 32 shots in a fantastic goaltending duel.  –Field Level Media   #Deadspin #NHL #roundup #Sabres #win #playoff #series #time #years

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the third T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand, being held at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, on May 2.

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH

The third T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website in India from 1:30 PM IST. However, there will be no live telecast of the match in India.

THE SQUADS

Bangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Saif Hassan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Rishad Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Nahid Rana.

New Zealand: Will Young, Tom Latham (wk) (c), Henry Nicholls, Dane Cleaver, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Ben Sears, Adithya Ashok, Blair Tickner, Ben Lister, William O’Rourke, Muhammad Abbas, Jayden Lennox, Dean Foxcroft, Nick Kelly.

Published on May 02, 2026

#BAN #3rd #T20I #LIVE #Updates #Bangladesh #seal #series #Zealand">BAN vs NZ, 3rd T20I LIVE Updates: Bangladesh looks to seal series against New Zealand  Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the third T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand, being held at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, on May 2.WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCHThe third T20I between Bangladesh and New Zealand will be live streamed on the        FanCode app and website in India from 1:30 PM IST. However, there will be no live telecast of the match in India.THE SQUADSBangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (c), Saif Hassan, Taskin Ahmed, Tanvir Islam, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahidul Islam Ankon, Rishad Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Nahid Rana.New Zealand: Will Young, Tom Latham (wk) (c), Henry Nicholls, Dane Cleaver, Josh Clarkson, Nathan Smith, Ben Sears, Adithya Ashok, Blair Tickner, Ben Lister, William O’Rourke, Muhammad Abbas, Jayden Lennox, Dean Foxcroft, Nick Kelly.Published on May 02, 2026  #BAN #3rd #T20I #LIVE #Updates #Bangladesh #seal #series #Zealand

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