India lose badminton semi-final to England 3-0

Glasgow, July 28 (IANS) India lost to England 3-0 in the semi-finals of the badminton competition at the Commonwealth Games here late Sunday night.

India's men's and mixed doubles teams fought well over three games, but could not in cross the line and Parupalli Kashyap lost his singles match against Rajiv Ouseph in straight games, 21-16, 21-19.

Chris Adcock was the star of England's doubles victories. He first won the mixed doubles with wife Gabriel against Jwala Gutta and Dewalkar 21-16, 15-18, 21-11 and then the men's doubles with Andrew Ellis, beating Dewalkar and Pranav Chopra, 12-21, 21-13, 21-16.