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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…

Jan 13, 2025 08:15 PM IST Irwansyah Adi Pratama has been appointed coach for India's women's badminton team, including PV Sindhu, as BAI focuses on group training for improvement. New Delhi: Indonesia’s Irwansyah Adi Pratama…

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's impressive run at the Malaysia Super 1000 badminton tournament came to an end following a straight-game loss to Korea's Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae in the semifinals, here on Saturday.…

Jan 10, 2025 07:47 PM IST Satwik and Chirag, runners-up in the previous edition, will face South Korea's Won Ho Kim and Seung Jae Seo in the semifinals. Star Indian men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag…

Jan 08, 2025 03:51 PM IST Overcoming a delay caused by water leaking from the roof, Prannoy eliminated his Canadian rival Brian Yang 21-12, 17-21, 21-15. India's number two shuttler HS Prannoy and rising shuttler Malvika…

Jan 07, 2025 09:19 PM IST Paris Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and An Se Young headline the Yonex-Sunrise India Open, featuring top Indian players from Jan 14-19 in Delhi. New Delhi: Paris Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen…

Jan 07, 2025 04:32 PM IST Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy's match was halted due to a stadium roof leak.  Malaysia Open Super 1000 witnessed bizarre scenes on Tuesday. First-round matches on Court 2 and Court 3 were halted after…

Dec 26, 2024 11:34 PM IST India's Lakshya Sen met badminton legend Lin Dan in Shenzhen, on Thursday. Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen is set to compete in the King Cup International Badminton Open 2024, which is scheduled to…

Mumbai: Through the “extremely up and down” last three months that Satwiksairaj Rankireddy describes his post-Olympics period as, there is one thing that brings a smile on his face. “Just playing badminton after a while felt so good,” he…

Currently placed 32nd in the BWF women’s singles ranking, Malvika Bansod has already established herself among the top shuttlers in the world. Having made headlines for winning the silver medal at the 2022 Syed Modi International…

Bhubaneswar, A Badminton High Performance Centre was inaugurated at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. HT Image Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Assam CM Himant Biswa Sarma, also the president of the…

It had been a far from ideal year for Treesa Jolly and P Gayatri Gopichand. Since the end of the Tokyo Olympics, the duo was the country’s top women’s doubles pair, slowly rising up the rankings but favourites to qualify for the Paris…

Dec 08, 2024 06:24 PM IST The first glimpse of PV Sindhu and Venkata Datta Sai's wedding card is here! The duo visited Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday. PV Sindhu, the double Olympic medallist is all set to tie the knot with…

Dec 03, 2024 08:32 AM IST PV Sindhu will tie the knot with IT professional Venkata Datta Sai on December 22 Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is set to get married later this month. It has emerged that Sindhu, widely rated…

Dec 03, 2024 05:14 AM IST India’s badminton ace will get married to Hyderabad-based tech company executive in Udaipur on December 22 NEW DELHI: Double badminton Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is set to get married on December…