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…
Calgary (Canada) June 27 (IANS) Defending champions Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa will aim to shed off their inconsistent run in the run-up to the Rio Olympics when they take the court at the $55,000…
Hanoi, June 20 (IANS) Vietnam’s national badminton championships kicked off Monday night in Vietnam’s northern Thai Nguyen province, drawing the participation of 162 athletes nationwide. The athletes are from 22 delegations across the country, including…
Kuala Lumpur, June 20 (IANS) With slightly over one month away from the Rio Olympic Games, Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia is surely an odds-on bet for the men’s singles badminton crown which has been…
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Star shuttler Saina Nehwal’s second Australian Open title propelled her two rungs up to the sixth spot while Kidambi Srikanth also rose similarly to No.11 in the latest Badminton World…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) London Olympics bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal said she wants to emulate star batsman Virat Kohli’s aggressive approach in her matches. The Rio-bound shuttler, who recently clinched her second Australian…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) President Akhilesh Das Gupta on Sunday announced a reward of Rs 10 lakhs for Saina Nehwal for winning the Australian Badminton Open Superseries women’s singles…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Saina Nehwal on winning the Australian Badminton Open Superseries. “Congratulations @NSaina (Saina Nehwal) for the stupendous victory. The entire nation is very proud…
Sydney, June 12 (IANS) Indian star Saina Nehwal captured second Australian Badminton Open Superseries title in three years after overcoming Chinese Sun Yu in the women’s singles final here on Sunday. World No.8 Saina lost…