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Mumbai: Saina Nehwal would not want to put a number on the probable medal count that the Indian badminton contingent can come up with at the Paris Olympics, but there was one she had no qualms in announcing. Badminton ace Saina Nehwal…

HS Prannoy was looking to extend his fine run of 2023 this year. Last season turned out to be the finest in a long career as the Kerala shuttler won bronze medals in both the World Championships as well as the Asian Games. He also reached…

NEW DELHI: Away from all the noise and chatter regarding the Olympics, PV Sindhu has quietly settled down at her temporary accommodation on the outskirts of the small German town of Saarbrucken. For more than a month, PV Sindhu will…

Korean coach Yoo Yong-sung, who had a brief spell as Lakshya Sen’s coach in 2022, has been brought back to assist in the training of the Indian youngster ahead of the Paris Olympics. He’s expected to travel to Marseille with Lakshya for…

It’s mid morning at the Dravid Padukone academy and PV Sindhu and Nehwal are on either side of the net, smacking the shuttle at each other. It’s not Nehwal, her senior, storied rival and first Indian Olympic medalist in badminton. Neer…

India's challenge ended at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament with star shuttler Lakshya Sen bowing out in the quarterfinals of the men's singles event in Jakarta on Friday. Lakshya Sen of India(AP) Sen, ranked 14th in the world,…

After ousting the defending and the 2023 All England champions in the previous two rounds, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand were eyeing a three-peat at the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament on Saturday. India's Gayatri…

It hasn’t been an easy couple of months for Treesa Jolly and P Gayatri Gopichand. Despite having been the country’s top women’s doubles exponents for the last few years, the world No.30 combine was pipped by new pairing Ashwini Ponnappa…

Five meetings, six years. That’s how long it had been since PV Sindhu had beaten rival and three-time world champion Carolina Marin. On Thursday, in the 17th chapter of their rivalry, the twice Olympic medallist came close to beating the…

World No. 1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out of the Singapore Open after suffering a shock defeat against Denmark's world number 34 Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard in the opening round of men's doubles…

Leading 11-3 in the decider, PV Sindhu was well on her way to her first title in almost two years. The former world champion was aggressive in her approach, was winning points at the net and displaying the agility one hasn’t seen from her…

It’s been a long wait. PV Sindhu finally managed to reach a final after 14 months, after overcoming a slow start to win the semi-final at the $420,000 Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. India's PV Sindhu beat world No.20…

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu on Saturday earned a shot at the Malaysia Masters crown after making it to the women's singles finals with a come-from-behind win over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan here. Sindhu had won the 2022…

It hasn’t been an easy return to the circuit for PV Sindhu. Out for nearly four months due to a left knee injury, the two-time Olympic medallist made a comeback to the tour in February. The fifth seeded Sindhu took 55 minutes to move…

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu took a giant stride towards securing a title at the Malaysia Masters after progressing to the semifinals with a hard-fought win over top seed Han Yue of China, on Friday. PV Sindhu in action.(PTI)…

In a confidence-boosting performance ahead of Paris Olympics, star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday won the Thailand Open Super 500 badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Chen Bo Yang and…

Continuing their splendid run, young Indian shuttler Meiraba Luwang Maisnam and star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinal of Thailand Open Super 500, on Thursday. A day after his…

New Delhi, Groomed by a sports-loving mother, inspired by the peerless P V Sindhu and aspiring to be Indian badminton's aggressive new kid on the block. Tanvi Sharma is nothing like an average 15-year-old. HT Image Her claim to…

PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy were the only bright spots for India on the second day of the Badminton Asia Championships as all their compatriots lost in the first round in Ningbo, China on Wednesday. PV Sindhu claimed her fifth win in six…

Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen bowed in the opening round of men's singles at the Badminton Asia Championships after suffering a straight-game loss to local favourite and top seed Shi Yu Qi here on Wednesday. India's Lakshya Sen…

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and the two top doubles pairs have opted out of the Uber Cup but a strong men's team will take the court for its title defence in the Thomas Cup, commencing in Chengdu from April 27. PV Sindhu in…

A frustrated PV Sindhu suffered a quarter-final exit at the $210,000 Spain Masters after she went down fighting in three games at the Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur in Madrid on Friday. India's PV Sindhu in action(PTI) The former…

Lakshya Sen’s career was on a downward spiral after suffering eight early exits – seven in Round 1 – from September to January. He also split with coach Anup Sridhar late last year. To make matters worse, his chances of qualifying for…

Carolina Marin fell on her knees with her face in her hands. As the 30-year-old got up while wiping away her tears, she let out a shriek before running to hug her mother in the stands who was wrapped in a Spanish flag. PREMIUM Carolina…

Lakshya Sen threw everything he had in his arsenal, but a calm and assured Jonatan Christie had the response to whatever the Indian’s racquet came up with. Deceptive shots, lethal smashes, sliced drops; the Indonesian was not just ready…

Down 20-22, 14-16, Lakshya Sen was almost on the verge of exiting the $1.3 million All England Open Badminton Championships. India's Lakshya Sen in action(AFP) Up against former champion Lee Zii Jia, Sen displayed nerves of steel to…

After reaching four successive finals on the BWF World Tour, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s brilliant run finally came to an end late on Thursday as they exited the prestigious $1.3 million All England Open Badminton…

The record books will show that Tai Tzu Ying beat He Bing Jiao 16-21, 21-16, 22-20 in an hour and 15 minutes to win the quarter-final at the All England Open Badminton Championships on Friday. The score line of the third game tells you…

The last six months have been tough for Lakshya Sen. Seven successive first round losses, career on a downward spiral, separation with coach Anup Sridhar, doubts over qualification for Paris Olympics. The 22-year-old had been searching…

An error-prone PV Sindhu suffered a straight-game defeat to her nemesis An Se Young of Korea in the women's singles second round at the All England badminton Championships in Birmingham on Thursday. PV Sindhu(PTI) Sindhu, a double…