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The multi-hyphenate artiste Farhan Akhtar, who is known for films such as ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, ‘Lakshya’, ‘Rock On!!’ and ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, is set to perform in Dubai with his band Farhan Live.

The performance is scheduled for September 1.

Farhan will be seen treating the fans to his most popular numbers, seamlessly blending rock, Bollywood hits, and soul-stirring melodies into an unforgettable musical experience.

Talking about the performance, Farhan said: “This is my first show at the Coca-Cola Arena and I am thrilled about it. The vibe in Dubai is simply unique and unlike anything else I have experienced. Performing in this stunning city has to be one of my highlights this year. I can’t wait to watch how Dubai embraces me and my music to bridge, connect, and unify at my forthcoming concert.”

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Yeosu (South Korea), July 23 (Ians) India’s men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy expressed happiness on winning their third Bwf Super 500 title of their career and especially at the way they played throughout the week in the Korea Open badminton championship.

Asian Champions Satwik and Chirag came from behind to beat World No. 1 Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto 17-21, 21-13, 21-14 in a thrilling three-game final on Sunday.

Satwik and Chirag, the world No. 3 pair, made a slow start to the match and fell 19-10 behind. They picked up their game as the match progressed and continued chipping away at the Indonesian pair’s lead but it was a bit too late to salvage the opening game.

In the second game, the Indians made a much better start and took an 11-8 lead going into the interval. They upped the ante after the restart and forced a decider.

Yeosu (South Korea), July 23 (Ians) Asian Champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came from behind to beat world no. 1 Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto 17-21, 21-13, 21-14 in a thrilling three-game final to clinch the Korea Open 2023 men’s doubles title, here on Sunday.

This is the third Super 500 title of Satwik and Chirag’s career so far after Thailand Open 2019 and India Open 2022. Overall, it is their seventh title on the Bwf World Tour.

It is also the third Bwf World Tour title in 2023 for the Indian duo, having won Swiss Open 2023 (Super 300) and Indonesia Open 2023 (Super 1000) earlier this year.

In the final on Sunday, Satwik and Chirag, the world No. 3 pair, made a slow start to the match and fell 19-10 behind. They picked up their game as the match progressed and continued chipping away at the Indonesian pair’s lead but it was a...

Yeosu (South Korea), July 23 (Ians) Asian Champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated world no. 1 Indonesian duo Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto 17-21, 21-13, 21-14 in a thrilling three- game final to clinch the Korea Open 2023 men’s doubles title, here on Sunday.

This is the third Super 500 title of Satwik and Chirag’s career so far after Thailand Open 2019 and India Open 2022.

It is their third Bwf World Tour title in 2023 as well, having previously won Swiss Open 2023 (Super 300) and Indonesia Open 2023 (Super 1000) earlier this year.

The star Indian men’s doubles pair had earlier marched into the final after defeating China’s Liang Wie Keng/Wang Chang 21-15, 24-22 in the semifinals on Saturday.

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Yeosu (South Korea), July 22 (Ians) The Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty marched into the final of the Korea Open 2023 badminton tournament after defeating China’s Liang Wie Keng/Wang Chang 21-15, 24-22 in the semifinals at the Jinnam Stadium, here on Saturday.

This was Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s first-ever win over the Chinese world No. 2 duo in three meetings. Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang got the better of the Indians at the All England Open and Malaysia Open, earlier this year.

Commonwealth Games gold medalist duo of Satwik and Chirag have already won the Swiss and Indonesia Open titles on the 2023 Bwf World Tour.

In the Korea Open final, they will face the winners of the other semi-final clash between Indonesian top seeds Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto and the Republic of Korea’s Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae on Sunday.

Yeosu (South Korea), July 21 (Ians) India’s men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the semi-finals of the Korea Open 2023 badminton tournament after beating Japan’s Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi at the Jinnam Stadium, here on Friday.

Satwik and Chirag, third seeds and world No. 3 in the badminton rankings, beat former world champions Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi 21-14, 21-17 in the quarter-finals, which lasted for 40 minutes.

It was the Indian duo’s fourth win over the former world No. 1 Japanese pair in five meetings.

In the quarter-finals, the Indian pair quickly took control of the first game with two separate runs of five consecutive points. From 5-5, the scores went to 15-6 in favour of Chirag-Satwik.

The Japanese duo bagged the next four points but the deficit proved too much to overcome as the Indians won the first game 21-14.

In the second game,...

Yeosu (S Korea), July 19 (Ians) Ace Indian shuttlers Pv Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth made an early exit from Korea Open, a Super 500 badminton tournament, after suffering losses in their respective opening-round matches, here on Wednesday.

Two-time Olympic medallist Pv Sindhu lost 18-21, 21-10, 13-21 to Pai Yu Po of Chinese in the women’s singles in her first official match under new coach Muhammad Hafiz Hashim. The Malaysian coach’s appointment was formally announced on Tuesday.

This was Sindhu’s sixth opening-round ouster in 12 Bwf World Tour tournament appearances this season.

In other women’s singles matches, Malvika Bansod lost 17-21, 7-21 to world no 4 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei. Ashmita Chaliha, meanwhile, succumbed 13-21, 12-21 to the reigning Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China.

Aakarshi Kashyap suffered a 12-21, 17-21 loss at the hands of Chinese shuttler Zhang Yi Man while Tasnim Mir fell 11-21, 18-21 to local player Kim Ga Yun.

Orleans (France), April 3 (Ians) Former World No 1 and London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal will lead the Indian challenge in the women’s main draw of Orleans Masters 2023 to be played here from April 4 to 9.

Saina, who has dropped to 31 in the Bwf Rankings, is the highest-ranked Indian woman player in the fray as two-time Olympic medallist P.V Sindhu, who lost in the final of the Madrid Masters 2023 on Sunday, has decided to give the event a miss. Men’s singles players Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and Hs Prannoy will also skip the Bwf Super 300 tournament.

However, the Indian fans’ focus will be on the Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who has been given the top seeding in the main draw.

Satwik and Chirag are ranked sixth in the latest Bwf Rankings and are returning to action after missing the Madrid Spain Masters, following...

Tokyo, Aug 27 (Ians) The Indian badminton men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy went down fighting to world No. 6 Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia 22-20, 18-21, 16-21 in the semifinal of the Bwf World Championships 2022 to settle for bronze at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday.

The loss of the young pair against the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medallists also ended India’s campaign at this year’s championships.

The Malaysian duo will face the Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the final on Sunday.

This was India’s 13th World Badminton Championships medal and the first in men’s doubles.

Chirag and Satwiksairaj, ranked seventh in the world, gave a gritty display to take the first game but could not keep up the pressure on their Malaysian counterparts thereon.

The Indian pair was leading by five points going into the...

Tokyo, Aug 27 (Ians) The Indian badminton men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy went down fighting to world No. 6 Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia 22-20, 18-21, 16-21 in the semifinal of the Bwf World Championships 2022 to settle for bronze at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday.

The loss of the young pair against the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medallists also ended India’s campaign at this year’s championships.

The Malaysian duo will face the Indonesian pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the final on Sunday.

This was India’s 13th World Badminton Championships medal and the first in men’s doubles.

Chirag and Satwiksairaj, ranked seventh in the world, gave a gritty display to take the first game but could not keep up the pressure on their Malaysian counterparts thereon.

The Indian pair was leading by five points going into the...

Tokyo, Aug 26 (Ians) India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday created history by becoming the first Indian pair to reach the semifinals of the men’s doubles event at the Bwf World Championships, thus ensuring a medal, here.

Chirag and Satwiksairaj beat reigning world champions and second seeds Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi 24-22, 15-21, 21-14 in a three-game thriller in the Bwf World Championships 2022 quarterfinals.

Of India’s 12 medals at the world championships, only one has come in the doubles when Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa won women’s doubles bronze in the 2011 edition.

Chirag-Satwik, the Commonwealth Games champions, will now take on sixth-seeded Malaysian duo Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the semifinals next.

“We’re so happy and excited. We want to finish this on a big note. It’s a revenge match for us tomorrow, we’ve never beaten them (Aaron Chia/Soh...

Tokyo, Aug 26 (Ians) India’s men’s doubles specialists Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy made history, overcoming Japan’s Yugo Kobayashi and Takuro Hoki 24-22, 15-21, 21-14 in the Bwf World Championships quarterfinals to assure themselves of a medal on Friday.

The duo has become the first men’s doubles player from India to secure a Bwf World Championships medal and only the second doubles pair after the women’s team of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa to secure a medal for the country in the prestigious tournament.

The Indian pair, who entered the tournament on the back of clinching gold at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games recently, upset the Japanese pair, ranked No.2 in the tournament.

The first game was a thriller as the defending champions gave a tough fight but Chirag and Satwiksairaj held their nerve. Though Chirag erred, allowing Japan to make the score-line 22-22, he atoned for...

Tokyo, Aug 24 (Ians) Ace Indian shuttler Hs Prannoy registered an upset victory over Japanese world No 2 Kento Momota to set up pre-quarterfinals clash against compatriot Lakshya Sen at Bwf World Championships 2022 but Kidambi Srikanth was knocked out in the second round, here on Wednesday.

Prannoy, who hadn’t beaten the Japanese ace in their previous seven meetings, won the clash 21-17, 21-16 in Momota’s backyard.

“I didn’t really expect it (the win). It’s always been tough to play him in the past as it’s the highest level of badminton. I knew I had to be very disciplined against him and it was really important to pace the game really well; to know which points to push and even which points I could lose,” said Prannoy after his win over two-time world champion Momota.

“His knowledge is still the best but this is a good win for...