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HS Prannoy stunned second seed Kento Momota in straight games to record a sensational win while reigning Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen also sailed into the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the World Championships in Tokyo on…

Unseeded H. S. Prannoy rose above expectations to shut the door on crowd favourite and two-time former world champion Kento Momota 21-17, 21-16 in a second round tie of the BWF World Championships Unseeded H. S. Prannoy rose above…

Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy produced one of his best performances in recent times to stun world no.2 Kento Momota in straight games at the ongoing BWF World Championships 2022 on Wednesday (August 24). Prannoy did little…

KUALA LUMPUR: Japan's Kento Momota suffered a heavy defeat in the Malaysia Open final Sunday against world number one Viktor Axelsen, the latest disappointing performance from the once undisputed king of badminton. The tournament marked the…

Japan’s Kento Momota was once badminton’s undisputed king but his career has gone into free fall ever since a car crash more than two years ago which left him badly hurt. There are now severe doubts that the 27-year-old former two-times…

By PTI NEW DELHI: Two-time defending champion Kento Momota of Japan on Wednesday withdrew from the BWF World Championships beginning on Sunday after failing to recover from a back injury. "BWF can confirm the…

File image of Kento Momota© AFPJapan shuttler Kento Momota has pulled out of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships 2021 which gets underway from Sunday in Huelva, Spain. Momota also withdrew from last week's BWF World…

NEW DELHI: Two-time defending champion Kento Momota of Japan on Wednesday withdrew from the BWF World Championships beginning on Sunday after failing to recover from a back injury. "BWF can confirm the unfortunate news that world No.2 and…

By AFP TOKYO: Japanese badminton star Kento Momota said Thursday he feared he might never play at an Olympics after a catalogue of career mishaps, but is feeling "positive" about the Tokyo Games. World number one…