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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…

U Vimal Kumar was animated as ever while giving tips to Lakshya Sen during mid-game intervals of both games at the All England Open badminton on Wednesday. Even though his ward was leading, the darts that were flying in from the racquet…

Until 2017, the career graphs of both Viktor Axelsen and Kidambi Srikanth were moving in a similar direction. Between London 2012 and Rio 2016, both were touted as the ‘Next Big Thing’ of men’s badminton. Viktor Axelsen registered…

Paris has been a special venue for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty -- the world No.1 pair reached the final of a BWF Super 750 or higher event for the first time in the French capital. Three French Open finals, with two wins,…

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the French Open badminton title with a dominant win over Chinese Taipei’s Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan in the men's doubles final on Sunday. The star India pair produced a clinical…

India's world number one pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the men's doubles final of the French Open Super 750 tournament after beating South Korea's Seo Seung Jae and Kang Min Hyuk in straight games here.…

Lakshya Sen recorded a fine win, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also stayed on course for the men's doubles title but a fighting PV Sindhu fell short in the women's singles quarterfinals at the French Open Super 750…

Jamshedpur FC are likely to lose the point they got from Friday’s 1-1 draw against Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) for having less than the required numbers of Indian players on the pitch. Going by the rules for the…

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez had a stunning response to a fan request to sign Paris Saint-Germain poster boy Kylian Mbappe and Bayern Munich star defender Alphonso Davies next season. Mbappe is expected to leave Paris…

Jurgen Klopp on Friday hailed Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as the best manager of his lifetime as he prepares his Liverpool team for what could be the final chapter in their captivating rivalry. Jurgen Klopp heaped massive praise…

India's PV Sindhu produced a gallant fight before marginally falling short against reigning Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China in an epic quarterfinal at the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Friday. PV Sindhu lost…

Star Indian doubles players Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty cruised into the quarterfinals of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament with a straight-game victory against the Malaysian pair of Man Wei Chong and Kai Woo…

Inter Miami had to rely on the magic of their Barcelona trio as they fought back to secure a 2-2 draw against Nashville FC in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 fixture. The visitors were trailing 0-2, courtesy…

Al Nassr crashed to a 1-3 defeat against Al Raed in their latest Saudi Pro League fixture, in Riyadh on Thursday. Karim El Berkaoui opened the scoring for the visitors in the 18th-minute, but Ayman Yahya (24') soon equalised for Al Nassr.…

Igor Stimac said on Thursday that Kolkata was his preferred venue for the crucial World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on June 6. “This is a city where you feel the buzz. We did during the Asian Cup qualifiers (in 2022),” the India head…

Darwin Nunez scored twice to help Liverpool rout Sparta 5-1 and take a big step closer to the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday. Liverpool's Darwin Nunez celebrates scoring their third goal(REUTERS) Nunez’s right-footed shot from…

Goa came back from the dead to beat Manipur 2-1 in extra time to ensure their 14th appearance in the Santosh Trophy final, on Thursday. While Ngangbam Pacha Singh put Manipur in the lead in the 18th minute, Necio Maristo Fernandes (90 6',…

Lionel Messi has become a universal name around the world. The Argentine footballer is loved by all and doesn't really have any haters. Messi's impact is worldwide and it was perfectly shown in 90-year-old Ester Cunio' story. Inter…

Aston Villa played out a goalless draw at Ajax on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa Conference League last-16 tie which also saw both sides finish with 10 men. HT Image "It was a tough game. They are a very good side... It's…

Chelsea has announced pre-tax losses of 90.1 million pounds ($114.8 million) in the English Premier League club's first year under U.S. owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital. General view of a Chelsea flag beside the pitch before the…