Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s women badminton pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnapa lost their opening Group A match against the top seeds Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan in straight…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 10 (IANS) Hopes are high from Indian shuttlers at the Olympics as seven of them gear up to battle it out with the world’s top players for a medal. Four years…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) The Chinese badminton team, spearheaded by superstar Lin Dan, has arrived here on Monday, four days ahead of the Rio Olympic badminton competitions getting underway. Before their arrival here…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian women’s doubles shuttler Jwala Gutta assured on Thursday that she and her partner Ashwini Ponnappa will give their best at the upcoming Summer Olympics and will be aiming…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) With India’s largest contingent travelling to the 2016 Summer Olympics here, billions back home will hope that the blend of experience, youth and debutants participating in the Games will…
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) India’s veteran shuttler Jwala Gutta has starred in a brand-new campaign for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India where she calls upon the public to support real sports…
Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) Indiaâs star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been placed in Group G in the womenâs singles category while Kidambi Srikanth is placed in Group H in the men’s singles at the upcoming…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been seeded fifth while P.V. Sindhu got the ninth seeding in women’s singles at the upcoming Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro. In men’s singles,…
Bangkok, July 18 (IANS) Star Thai shuttler Ratchanok Intanon was on Monday cleared of doping allegations, paving the way for her to compete in next month’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Badminton World Federation…
By Abhishek Purohit New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India’s premier badminton star Saina Nehwal believes that her in-born go-getter attitude will help her overcome opponents, a couple of nagging injuries and pressure of expectations as…
Kuala Lumpur, July 14 (IANS) Promising shuttler Ajay Jayaram’s semi-final finish at the recently-concluded US Open Grand Prix Gold helped him rise two places to be back in top 20 in men’s singles of the…
El Monte (California), July 10 (IANS) Ajay Jayaram of India crashed out of the US Open badminton tournament after suffering a straight-game loss to Japan’s Kanta Tsuneyama in the semi-finals of the men’s singles category…
El Monte (California) July 9 (IANS) Fourth seed Ajay Jayaram stormed into the semi-finals of the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament to remain India’s lone hope as all the other shuttlers crashed out…
El Monte (California) July 8 (IANS) Promising Indian shuttlers Ajay Jayaram and Anand Pawar won their men’s singles matches to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open Grand Prix Gold but it was curtains for…
El Monte (California), July 7 (IANS) Indian shuttlers continued to shine at the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament with six of them advancing to the singles pre-quarterfinals here. However, R.M.V Gurusaidutt’s campaign…
El Monte (California), July 6 (IANS) Indian shuttlers, including H.S. Prannoy, B. Sai Praneeth and R.M.V Gurusaidutt, had a good day at the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament here. However, Harsheel Dani…
Calgary (Canada), July 4 (IANS) India had a double delight at the Canada Open as B. Sai Praneeth and the doubles pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy grabbed their respective title at the…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal rose one point to the No.5 spot in women’s singles while women’s doubles combination of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa slipped four places to be…
Calgary (Canada), June 30 (IANS) India had an easy outing at the $55,000 Canada Open badminton tournament as all the shuttlers entered the third round of their respective categories here. In men’s singles, top seed…
Calgary (Canada), June 29 (IANS) Indian shuttlers had a bright start to their journey at the Canada Open as Pratul Joshi, Harsheel Dani and R.M.V. Gurusaidutt moved into the second round of the $55,000 Grand…