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New Delhi: Whether the Paris Olympics low was lingering months on, or it was the right hamstring that was protected with multiple kinesic tapes, PV Sindhu was a pale version of her fighting best at the All England badminton championships…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the criminal proceedings against Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen, his brother Chirag, parents and coach in a case where the ace shuttler is accused of fabricating his birth certificate to…

New Delhi, Former Commonwealth Games badminton champion Parupalli Kashyap has expressed strong support for Pullela Gopichand's recent comments on the challenges faced by middle-class families, emphasising that his coach's remarks…

New Delhi, With an aim to attract new audience to the sport and make the matches shorter, the Badminton World Federation is set to trial a new 3x15 scoring system in selected competitions for at least six months, starting April this…

Dehradun: The crowd erupted in cheers as Uttarakhand shuttlers Aditi Bhatt and Angel Punera clinched the deciding doubles match against Gujarat’s Tasnim Mir and Shreya Lele, handing the home team a resounding start in the women’s team…

Dehradun: The crowd erupted in cheers as Uttarakhand shuttlers Aditi Bhatt and Angel Punera clinched the deciding doubles match against Gujarat’s Tasnim Mir and Shreya Lele, handing the home team a resounding start in the women’s team…

Dehradun: The crowd erupted in cheers as Uttarakhand shuttlers Aditi Bhatt and Angel Punera clinched the deciding doubles match against Gujarat’s Tasnim Mir and Shreya Lele, handing the home team a resounding start in the women’s team…

Dehradun: The crowd erupted in cheers as Uttarakhand shuttlers Aditi Bhatt and Angel Punera clinched the deciding doubles match against Gujarat’s Tasnim Mir and Shreya Lele, handing the home team a resounding start in the women’s team…

India's campaign came to an early end at the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament after Lakshya Sen and the star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out in the second round here on Thursday.…

New Delhi: After losing the India Open first round to Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei last week, Lakshya Sen had said that it “just wasn’t his day”. The worrying matter is that India’s top men’s singles shuttler hasn’t had many ‘good days’…

The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has barred 15 junior players after they were found guilty of age-fudging — a perennial issue across sports in India — in the last 18 months. Image for representation purpose only. (Shutterstock)…

For many elite athletes across sports, a lot has changed since them peaking at the Paris Olympics. Not that much for Viktor Axelsen or An Se Young. Gold medallists at the French capital five months ago, they continue to stamp their…

New Delhi: For the entire 37-minute duration of their men’s doubles semi-final, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty played like the contest rested on a knife’s edge. When it was sharp, every drop and smash looked spectacular. But…

New Delhi: Danish shuttler Mia Blichfeldt has slammed the playing conditions at the $950,000 India Open being held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex after falling ill during her stay in the national capital the past week. Mia…

Denmark’s World No. 23 badminton player, Mia Blichfeldt, has lambasted the playing conditions and environmental challenges at the India Open Super 750 tournament, held at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. Her sharp criticism has…

There is a reason why Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty call Tan Kim Her their ‘daddy’. It was after all the Malaysian coach who first paired them up, even though it was against their wishes, a decade ago. (L-R) Chirag Shetty,…

New Delhi: There was an unusual lull at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium here on Friday. With crowd favourite PV Sindhu and Kiran George getting knocked out in the quarter-finals, fans were feeling a little disappointed at the $950,000 India…

Jan 17, 2025 08:20 PM IST India doubles coach Arun Vishnu is leaving the national setup to start a badminton academy in Nagpur with his wife, Arundhati Pantawane. India doubles coach Arun Vishnu has decided to end his stint…

Mulyo Handoyo roared in laughter the moment he was asked about Taufik Hidayat. “It’s been so long now but people still ask me about him,” said Handoyo. Indonesian coaching great Mulyo Handoyo. (Getty Images) Hidayat and Handoyo formed…

New Delhi, Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinals, while Kiran George delivered a gritty performance under pressure to keep the home flag flying in men's singles at the India Open badminton tournament here…

NEW DELHI: Till Monday evening, Kiran George didn’t even know if he would be playing at the $950,000 India Open. Having not got a direct entry into the men’s singles draw due to his low world ranking (No.38), the 24-year-old was relaxing…

NEW DELHI: Till Monday evening, Kiran George didn’t even know if he would be playing at the $950,000 India Open. Having not got a direct entry into the men’s singles draw due to his low world ranking (No.38), the 24-year-old was relaxing…

Former champion PV Sindhu rekindled memories of her old aggressive self while young Kiran George kept his nerves under pressure to register straight-game wins to advance to the quarter-finals in the India Open 2025. In the men’s doubles…

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu recently signed a multi-year partnership with PUMA India, as a brand ambassador. Celebrating the landmark moment, the company changed the spelling of its brand signage in various stores to ‘PVMA’,…

Lakshya Sen’s India Open campaign ended rather unceremoniously in the opening round, as the star shuttler crashed out in the first round against Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei. Despite high expectations, the 21-year-old Indian shuttler…

Jan 15, 2025 10:17 PM IST The 41-year-old will be taking over from famous coach Mulyo Handoyo, who stepped down from the position in the middle of last year Former India international and former coach of PV Sindhu and…

Priyanshu Rajawat was cramping up. HS Prannoy was at ‘60-70%’ and yet to completely recover from his health issues. And it just wasn’t Lakshya Sen’s day at the $950,000 India Open badminton here. The defeats of India’s three highest…

NEW DELHI: Irwansyah Adi Pratama knows a thing or two about delivering under pressure. Having been the men’s singles coach of Indonesia, where badminton is the most popular and de facto national sport, Irwansyah is not unfamiliar with the…

After beating Malaysians Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee 23-21, 19-21, 21-16 in the first round of the $950,000 India Open here on Tuesday, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy gave partner Chirag Shetty a fist bump and embrace before running over to…

NEW DELHI: After shooting a promotional video for India Open at a hotel here, PV Sindhu settled into a chair with a grin. The happiness was reminiscent of the days when the 29-year-old was starting out. Afterall, it is not just a New Year…