Badminton

Wuhan (China), April 28 (IANS) Star Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal defeated Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand in straight games in the pre-quarterfinals of the women’s singles category at the Asia Badminton Championship here on Thursday. The…

Wuhan (China), April 27 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu advanced to the second round, while Kidambi Srikanth and women’s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa crashed out of the Badminton Asia…

Singapore, April 17 (IANS) Thailand’s badminton star Ratchanok Intanon clinched her hat-trick of World Superseries titles when she beat Chinese Sun Yu in the final of the Singapore Open here on Sunday. The former world…

Singapore, April 17 (IANS) Thailand’s badminton star Ratchanok Intanon clinched her hat-trick of Superseries titles when she beat Chinese Sun Yu in the final of the Singapore Open here on Sunday. The former world champion…

Singapore, April 16 (IANS) Chinese badminton icon Lin Dan was stunned by world No. 56 Sony Kuncoro of Indonesia in the men’s singles semi-finals at the Singapore Open Superseries here on Saturday. Quick off the…

Singapore, April 16 (IANS) China’s World No.1 shuttler Chen Long was dramatically eliminated by Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long in the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open 2016 here. Ng put in a heroic performance…

Singapore, April 13 (IANS) Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddy were the only bright spots on a disappointing day for Indian fans as the pair reached the second round of the mixed doubles competition…

Kuala Lumpur, April 10 (IANS) Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, who beat world No.1 shuttler Chen Long of China to bag his 11th Malaysia Open title here on Sunday, is looking ahead to winning his…

Kuala Lumpur, April 10 (IANS) Home favourite Lee Chong Wei dismantled world No.1 shuttler Chen Long of China in straight games to win his 11th Malaysia Open title here on Sunday. Chong Wei lightened up…

Shah Alam (Malaysia), April 9 (IANS) Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost her sixth consecutive match against Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying to be knocked out of the Malaysia Open Superseries Premier semi-finals here on…

Shah Alam (Malaysia), April 9 (IANS) Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal lost her sixth consecutive match against Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying to be knocked out of the Malaysia Open Superseries Premier semi-finals here on…

Shah Alam (Malaysia), April 8 (IANS) Leading Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal entered the semi-finals, but compatriot P.V. Sindhu put up a disappointing show to crash out of the Malaysian Open Superseries Premier quarter-finals here on…

Shah Alam (Malaysia), April 7 (IANS) Star Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu registered contrasting victories to enter the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Malaysia Open here on Thursday. Saina hardly broke sweat as…

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Japan’s rising star shuttler Kento Momota and Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon emerged winners in the finals of the $300,000 India Open Superseries here on Sunday. Second seed Momota, 21, moved past…

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) India’s premier shuttler Saina Nehwal failed to get the better of Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China in the semi-finals of the $300,000 India Open Superseries here on Saturday. The…

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) India’s premier badminton star Saina Nehwal orchestrated a fight back to beat Sung Ji Hyun in the quarter-finals of the $300,000 India Open Superseries at the Siri Fort Sports Complex…

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu started their campaigns with spectacular wins in the women singles while the mixed doubles pair of Manu Attri and Ashwini Ponnappa also entered the pre-quarterfinals…

Auckland, March 25 (IANS) The Indian challenge came to an end at the $120,000 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold as all three badminton pairs went down in their respective quarter-finals at the North Shore…