Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) Actress Taapsee Pannu says she is proud to have Spanish badminton superstar Carolina Marin in her team Pune 7 Aces for the fourth edition of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League (PBL)….
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Rio silver medallist P.V.Sindhu on Wednesday encouraged people from various walks of life to step out and speak on harassment while distancing herself from the comments of senior shuttler Jwala…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) World Champion Carolina Marin and Rio silver medallist P.V.Sindhu were expectedly the most sought after “Icon Players” as the two 2018 world championship finalists were picked by Pune 7 Aces…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin was on Monday bought by debutant PBL franchise Pune 7 Aces, while Indian stars Saina Nehwal and P.V.Sindhu were picked up by Hyderabad Hunters and…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Lakshya Sen and Jakka Vaishnavi Reddy will lead the boys and girls team respectively at the Li Ning BWF World Junior Badminton Championships 2018, the Badminton Association of India (BAI)…
Huelva (Spain), Oct 6 (IANS) Spanish badminton superstar Carolina Marin, who recently captured an unprecedented third world title in the women’s singles category, said during a tribute event in her hometown that she does not…
Taiwan, Oct 5 (IANS) India’s campaign in the Chinese Taipei Open ended with Ajay Jayaram going down in the quarter-finals here on Friday. Jayaram lost to Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia 16-21, 9-21 in just…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Pune was introduced as the new team for the fourth edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) to make it a nine-teams league, it was announced on Friday. The Pune…
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Chavvi and Nazma from Chandigarh were crowned as winners of the Delhi edition of the inaugural Red Bull Shuttle Up, the first ever womens doubles tournament in the country, it…
Taiwan, Oct 4 (IANS) It was a mixed day for Indian shuttlers at the Chinese Taipei BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament as Ajay Jayaram advanced to the quarter-finals while Sourabh Verma bowed out here…
Taiwan, Oct 3 (IANS) Indian men’s singles shuttlers Ajay Jayaram and Sourabh Verma advanced to the second round of the Chinese Taipei Open here on Wednesday. Jayaram edged past Hashiru Shimono of Japan 18-21, 21-17,…
Seoul, Sep 28 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal bowed out of the Korea Open, losing to third seed Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the quarter-finals here on Friday. Okuhara took around one hour to…
Seoul, Sep 27 (IANS) Maintaing her winning spree, shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the quarter-finals of the Korea Open 2018 here on Thursday. The former World No. 1 shuttler registered straight set victories over South Korean…
Hyderabad, Sep 26 (IANS) Indias ace shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa on Wednesday announced the first ever exclusive womens doubles tournament in the country, Red Bull Shuttle Up. With the growing popularity of the sport, be it…
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu were conferred with the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award — by President Ram…
Changzhou (China), Sep 21 (IANS) India’s singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu lost their respective matches to crash out of the $1 million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here on Friday. In…
Changzhou (China), Sep 20 (IANS) India’s singles shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu advanced while mixed doubles and men’s doubles pairs bowed out of the $1 million China Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament here…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The Sports Ministry on Thursday approved the names of Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and ace weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu for the country’s highest sporting honour — Rajiv Gandhi Khel…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Wednesday doled out a cash incentive of Rs 1.6 crore to its 32 member associations for developing the sport…
Changzhou (China), Sep 18 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals while her compatriot Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the opening round at the $1 million China Open World Tour…