Chennai, May 20 (IANS) All eyes will be on the under-19 girls singles top seed Pullela Gayatri Gopichand, daughter of India coach Pullela Gopichand, at the Sunrise All-India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament, starting here on…
Nanning (China), May 20 (IANS) Top-ranked Japan defeated Russia 3-2 in the men’s singles in their Group 1A opener at the ongoing Sudirman Cup, here on Monday. Japan, one of the favourites for the crown,…
Nanning (China), May 19 (IANS) China thrashed Malaysia 5-0 in the opening Group D tie of the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament here on Sunday. The Malaysian players looked good in the first two matches before…
Nanning (China), May 18 (IANS) Top shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will spearhead the Indian challenge at the prestigious Sudirman Cup which gets underway here on Sunday. India, who reached the quarterfinals twice in…
Guangzhou (China), May 14 (IANS) Playing badminton on the beach? Yes, it is now becoming real and official. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) launched a new outdoor game, AirBadminton, and a new outdoor shuttlecock, the…
Auckland, May 2 (IANS) H.S. Prannoy hogged all the limelight after he stunned Tommy Sugiarto in straight games to sail into the men’s singles quarter finals of the New Zealand Open badminton tournament on Thursday….
Auckland, May 1 (IANS) Young Chinese shuttler Wang Zhiyi caused a major upset in the ongoing New Zealand Open as the 19-year-old outclassed World no. 9 Saina Nehwal in a first round match here on…
Auckland, April 30 (IANS) Young Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen advanced to the main draw of the New Zealand Open after defeating compatriot Ajay Jayaram and Malaysia’s Teck Zhi Soo in his qualifying round matches on…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu, London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and world number 8 men’s singles shuttler Kidambi Srikanth will lead the Indian team at the 2019 Sudirman Cup…
Wuhan (China), April 25 (IANS) Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Sameer Verma on Thursday advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Badminton Asia Championship after winning their respective pre-quarterfinal matches. In women’s singles,…
Wuhan (China), April 24 (IANS) Ace India shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and Sameer Verma registered victories in their first round matches on Wednesday to advance to the pre-quarterfinal Badminton Asian Championship. However, it was…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday rubbished claims of Indian shuttlers H.S. Prannoy and B. Sai Praneeth that administrative goof-ups had robbed them of participation at the Asia…
Singapore, April 12 (IANS) Saina Nehwal’s disappointing show continued at the Singapore Open as the shuttler crashed out of the tournament while PV Sindhu entered the semi-finals here on Friday. Saina lost in straight games…
Singapore, April 11 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu advanced to the quarter-finals of the Singapore Open on Thursday beating Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-13, 21-19 in straight sets. Sindhu beat the world number 22 in just 39…
Kuala Lumpur, April 7 (IANS) Veteran Lin Dan won the all-Chinese final to take the men’s singles title at the Malaysia Open badminton tournament, here on Sunday. Lin, two-time Olympic champion, rallied from one set…
Kuala Lumpur, April 5 (IANS) The Indian challenge came to an end in the Malaysia Open 2019 as Kidambi Srikanth lost his quarter-final match to Olympic champion Chen Long of China here on Friday. Srikanth…
Kuala Lumpur, April 4 (IANS) Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu was knocked out of the Malaysia Open 2019 while Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the next round here on Thursday. In the women’s singles category, Sindhu…
Kuala Lumpur, April 4 (IANS) Ace India shuttler P.V. Sindhu was knocked out of the 2019 Malaysia Open as she lost in straight sets to South Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun in the second round here…
Kuala Lumpur, April 3 (IANS) Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy crashed out of Malaysia Open 2019 on Wednesday, while PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round. Saina, playing her first match…
Kuala Lumpur, April 3 (IANS) Ace India shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the ongoing Malaysia Open while HS Prannoy’s journey ended after losing his men’s singles affair. After…