Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Two time Olympic champion in the badminton men’s singles event Lin Dan faced a little difficulty defeating his Russian opponent Vladimir Malkov here at the ongoing Rio Olympics. A…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) India’s men’s badminton doubles duo of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy crashed out of the Rio Olympics after going down in straight games 13-21, 15-21 to China’s Chai…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) India’s women’s badminton doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa bowed out of the Rio Olympics after going down to Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek of the Netherlands…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) India’s women’s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa bowed out of the Rio Olympics after going down to Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek of the Netherlands in…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian shuttler Kidambri Srikanth edged past Lino Muzon of Mexico in straight games 21-11, 21-17 in the campaign opening Group H match in the men singles event here. The…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Women singles shuttlers raised Indian hopes as both Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu won their opening matchs, while both the Indian pairs faced defeats in the Rio Olympics here…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal beat local hope Vicente Lohaynny 21-17, 21-17 in her opening Group C match in the women singles event here on Thursday. Saina got a…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) India’s P.V. Sindhu thrashed Hungarian Laura Sarosi 21-8, 21-9 in straight games in a Group M match of women’s singles badminton at the Rio Olympics here on Thursday. The…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 11 (IANS) World No.21 Indian pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy lost their opening Group D match against the second seeded pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of…
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…