Saina, Srikanth Tokyo hopes all but over

NEW DELHI: The Malaysia Open, one of badminton’s last two Olympic qualifying events, was on Friday postponed due to a surge in Covid-19 cases in the host country, dealing a severe blow to the qualification hopes of Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth. The $600,000 event was scheduled in Kuala Lumpur from May 25 to 30. Singapore Open, from June 1-6, is the last qualifying event now.