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May 24, 2025 12:40 PM IST This is Srikanth’s first final appearance on the BWF World Tour since finishing runner-up at the 2019 India Open. He last won four titles back in 2017. Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth stormed into…

May 21, 2025 03:58 PM IST Sindhu's poor form continued as she failed to get past the opening round of the Super 500 tournament, losing 11-21 21-14 15-21 against Nguyen Thuy Linh. India's male shuttlers, led by the…

May 20, 2025 03:34 PM IST Srikanth, who is on a comeback trail, recovered from a first-game loss to defeat Huang Yu Kai 9-21, 21-12, 21-6 in his second qualifying men's singles match. Kidambi Srikanth secured a spot in the…

Struggling singles stars PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy disappointed yet again as India crashed out of the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals after losing 1-4 to formidable Indonesia in a group D match here Tuesday. Sudirman Cup: India bow out after 1-4…

Mar 22, 2025 10:22 AM IST Para shuttler Sukant Kadam is geared up for his Delhi debut at Khelo India Para Games, after a stellar show at the Spanish Para Badminton International 2025. Fresh off a gold medal win at the…

Mar 17, 2025 10:26 AM IST An Se-Young was battling exhaustion, but it didn't stop her from winning the 79-shot rally and staging a sensational comeback. An Se-Young and Wang Zhi Yi created a moment for ages in the women's…

Mar 15, 2025 09:53 AM IST U. Vimal Kumar was a bit critical of Lakshya failing to get over the line in the Super 1000 and Super 750 events Former national coach and Dhronacharya awardee U. Vimal Kumar has expressed concerns…

India's Lakshya Sen bowed out of the All England Badminton Championships after a straight-game loss to Chinese world No. 6 Li Shi Feng in the men's singles quarterfinals here on Friday. Lakshya Sen falls to Li Shi Feng in All England…

There is a special relationship Lakshya Sen shares with the All England Open. First and foremost, the 23-year-old has grown up under the influence of his mentor and former champion Prakash Padukone. India’s Lakshya Sen defeated world…

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…