Jakarta, Aug 22 (IANS) China failed to snatch its sixth consecutive gold medal in women’s badminton team event after losing to top-seeded Japan 1-3 in the 18th Asian Games final here on Wednesday. Top singles…
Jakarta, Aug 20 (IANS) India’s men’s badminton team lost 1-3 to hosts Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the 18th Asian Games here on Monday. H.S. Prannoy was the only Indian to have got a point…
Jakarta, Aug 20 (IANS) India crashed out of the Asian Games womens badminton team event on Monday after going down 1-3 to a formidable Japan in the quarter-finals here on Monday. India failed to emulate…
Mason (Ohio), Aug 16 (IANS) Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has moved a step closer to winning the only ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event that has eluded him in his career, rallying to defeat Frenchman Adrian…
Ho Chi Minh City, Aug 12 (IANS) Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram lost to Indonesian Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in straight games in the final of the Vietnam Open here on Sunday. World No.79 Rhustavito defeated No.93…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal slipped a place to move out of the top 10 of the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thursday. After her loss…
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Indian women’s singles star shuttler P.V. Sindhu may have missed out on her third consecutive major individual title but she sees a lot of positives with her consistent run, adding…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Badminton legend Prakash Padukone has no hesitation in calling four-time World Championship medallist P.V. Sindhu as one of the “greats” among Indian shuttlers even as he hoped that the Hyderabadi…
Madrid, Aug 7 (IANS) Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin said early on Tuesday that she hoped to win the Princess of Asturias Award, after becoming the badminton player with the highest number of world championships…
By Veturi Srivatsa There are similarities in Indias defeat in the Birmingham Test and Pusarla Venkata Sindhu losing the World Badminton Championships final. Both were expected to win, yet lost. Chasing 194 in the fourth…
Nanjing (China), Aug 5 (IANS) Indian women’s singles star shuttler P.V. Sindhu suffered yet another heartbreak in a major final as she lost to Rio Olympic champion Carolina Marin in straight games in her second…
Nanjing (China), Aug 5 (IANS) Indian women’s singles star P.V. Sindhu lost in her second consecutive final of the Badminton World Championships here on Sunday. Third seed Sindhu, who was a three-time World Championships medallist…
Nanjing (China), Aug 4 (IANS) Indian women’s singles star P.V. Sindhu overcame Japanese second seed Akane Yamaguchi in straight games here on Saturday to march into the second consecutive final of the Badminton World Championships….
Nanjing (China), Aug 4 (IANS) Indian women’s singles star P.V. Sindhu overcame Japanese second seed Akane Yamaguchi in straight games here on Saturday to march into the second consecutive final of the Badminton World Championships….
Nanjing (China), Aug 3 (IANS) Women’s singles star P.V, Sindhu was the lone Indian to enter the semi-finals of the Badminton World Championships, with Saina Nehwal, B. Sai Praneeth and the mixed doubles pair of…
Nanjing (China), Aug 3 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal and the mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa lost in the quarter-finals of the Badminton World Championships here on Friday. Saina, the 10th seed,…
Nanjing (China), Aug 2 (IANS) India’s Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu, B. Sai Praneeth and the mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa advanced to the quarter-finals, while Kidambi Srikanth suffered an upset in…
Nanjing (China), Aug 2 (IANS) Indian star Saina Nehwal defeated Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in straight games to enter the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Badminton World Championships here on Thursday. The 10th seeded Hyderabad…
Nanjing (China), Aug 1 (IANS) Indian stars Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu registered contrasting wins to enter the third round of the men’s and women’s singles at the Badminton World Championships here on Wednesday. Srikanth…
Nanjing (China), Aug 1 (IANS) Indian stars Kidambi Srikanth and P.V. Sindhu registered contrasting wins to enter the third round of the men’s and women’s singles categories respectively at the Badminton World Championships here on…