New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu continued to be the top-ranked Indian shuttler, after retaining the No.3 spot even as her compatriots Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth rose a few…
Jakarta, July 4 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu was the lone bright spot in an otherwise disappointing day for India at the Indonesia Open badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Barring Sindhu, who advanced…
Jakarta, July 3 (IANS) H.S. Prannoy stunned Chinese legend Lin Dan to join Saina Nehwal in the second round of the $1,250,000 Indonesia Open badminton championships here on Tuesday. The Indian eighth seed Prannoy overcame…
Kuala Lumpur, July 1 (IANS) Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei and Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying bagged the men’s and women’s singles title respectively in the Malaysian Open badminton tournament here on Sunday. Lee beat Kento Momota to…
Kuala Lumpur, June 30 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the Malaysia Open came to an end as seasoned Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu suffered defeats in their respective singles semi-finals here on Saturday….
Kuala Lumpur, June 30 (IANS) The Indian challenge in the Malaysia Open came to an end as seasoned Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu suffered defeats in their respective singles semifinals at Bukit Jalil…
Kuala Lumpur, June 30 (IANS) Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei, who beat world No. 1 Victor Axelsen at the Malaysian Open badminton tournament, said he wants to maintain his form and play the 2020 Olympic…
Kuala Lumpur, June 29 (IANS) Malaysian veteran shuttler Lee Chong Wei, who beat world No.1 Victor Axelsen at the Malaysian Open here on Friday, said he wants to maintain his form and play the 2020…
Kuala Lumpur, June 29 (IANS) Seasoned Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the $700,000 Malaysia Open semi-finals after registering straight game victories in their respective women’s and men’s quarter-final matches in Bukit…
Kuala Lumpur, June 28 (IANS) India’s P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarter-finals but Saina Nehwal fell in the second round of the Malaysia Open badminton championships here on Thursday. Third seed Sindhu…
Kuala Lumpur, June 28 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal fell to Japanese second seed Akane Yamaguchi in straight games in the second round of the Malaysia Open badminton championships here on Thursday. Saina, 28, lost 15-21,…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand’s daughter Gayatri on Wednesday broke into the senior national side as the Badminton Association of India (BAI) named a strong 20-member squad spearheaded by World…
Kuala Lumpur, June 27 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the second round but B. Sai Praneeth and the young men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy exited the Malaysia Open…
Kuala Lumpur, June 26 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal advanced to the second round, as Sameer Verma and the mixed doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddy exited the Malaysia Open badminton championships…
Hyderabad, June 24 (IANS) Siril Verma and Ashmita Chaliha overcame stiff competition from their respective opponents to finish on top of the podium at the Yonex Sunrise All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament at the…
Rose Hill (Mauritius), June 10 (IANS) Indian shuttlers Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker beat Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq and Fathimath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq of Maldives in straight games to win the women’s doubles title at…
Bhubaneswar, June 8 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Foundation to set up a world-class academy in the state. Gopichand and Sports secretary Sourav Garg…
Jakarta, May 31 (IANS) Junior World No.10 Lakshya Sen and World No.4 Vaishnavi Jakka Reddy will lead the Indian bandwagon at the upcoming edition of the Badminton Asia Junior Championship starting here from July 14….
Hyderabad, May 30 (IANS) In the presence of national team coach Pullela Gopichand, around 150 kids from across Telangana took part in a two-day badminton tournament for under 13 boys and girls in singles and…
Bangkok, May 26 (IANS) Japan beat Thailand 3-0 in the final of Uber Cup 2018 on Saturday, wining their first tournament title since 1981. For the first order, Japanese player Akane Yamaguchi defeated Thailand’s top…