Kashyap enters semis, Prannoy pulls out

SINGAPORE: Indian ace Parupalli Kashyap continued his impressive form, advancing to the semifinals of Singapore Open Super Series badminton tournament but young HS Prannoy was left ruing his luck as a foot injury saw him concede his quarterfinal match here on Friday.

Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap brushed aside France’s Brice Leverdez 21-6 21-17 in 30 minutes to set up a semifinal clash with Hong Kong’s Hu Yun on Saturday.

Prannoy, on the other hand, could not take the court after his foot injury -- suffered during his giant-killing act against Denmark’s Jan Jorgensen — aggravated and he had to give a walkover to Japan’s Kento Momota in another quarterfinal match.

GILL COMES OUT ON TOP NEW DELHI: The 2013 Asia-Pacific Rally Champion, Gaurav Gill, was the star attraction at the JK Tyre Arunachal Festival of Speed which concluded on Thursday. Living up to his reputation, Gill, driving a Volkswagen Polo, dominated the auto cross, rally sprint and the 8km hill climb to emerge overall winner with a total of 75 points.