India lose to Chinese Taipei in Sudirman Cup opener

India lose to Chinese Taipei in Sudirman Cup opener

P.V. Sindhu of India competes in the Women’s Singles Round Robin match against Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei on day one of Sudirman Cup 2023 at Suzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium on May 14, 2023 in Suzhou, China. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu’s gallant fight ended in agony as […]

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Prannoy and Sindhu to lead Indian team at Sudirman Cup

Prannoy and Sindhu to lead Indian team at Sudirman Cup

FIle photo of P.V. Sindhu with H.S. Prannoy. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar World No. 9 H.S. Prannoy and two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu will lead the Indian challenge at the 2023 Sudirman Cup, scheduled in Suzhou, China, from May 14 to 21. The senior national selection committee, which met here on Tuesday, named […]

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Saina Nehwal makes first-round exit from Orleans Masters

Saina Nehwal makes first-round exit from Orleans Masters

File photo of India’s Saina Nehwal. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY R.V. London Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Orleans Masters badminton tournament with a straight-game first-round loss to Turkey’s Neslihan Yigit, here on April 5. Mithun Manjunath, Priyanshu Rajawat, Aakarshi Kashyap and Tanya Hemanth progressed to the second round. Returning to the […]

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Sindhu cruises to semis, Srikanth bows out of Madrid Spain Masters

Sindhu cruises to semis, Srikanth bows out of Madrid Spain Masters

File photo of India’s P.V. Sindhu. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY R.V. Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu cruised to the semifinals even as compatriot Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the Madrid Spain Masters in Madrid on March 31. Sindhu got the better of world no. 19 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-14 21-17 to reach her first […]

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Satwik-Chirag win Swiss Open title

Satwik-Chirag win Swiss Open title

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, front, and Chirag Shetty, return a shuttlecock to China’s Xiang Yu Ren and Qiang Tan during their men’s doubles final match of the Badminton Swiss Open at the St. Jakobshalle, in Basel, Switzerland, Sunday, March 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty capped […]

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Hemanagendra Babu on cloud nine after winning his first senior National title

Hemanagendra Babu on cloud nine after winning his first senior National title

Kanika Kanwal and T. Hemanagendra Babu who won the mixed doubles title in the Senior National badminton championship in Pune on February 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For T. Hemanagendra Babu, it was “better late than never” when he partnered  Kanika Kanwal to down Siddharth Elango and Khushi Gupta 21-17, 21-16 and win […]

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Axelsen and Yamaguchi win badminton World Tour Finals

Axelsen and Yamaguchi win badminton World Tour Finals

Winner Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, right, and second-placed Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting celebrate with their trophies after their men’s singles final badminton match at the BWF World Tour Finals in Bangkok, Thailand on December 11, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Men’s badminton world number one Viktor Axelsen regained his mojo to claim his eighth title for […]

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Badminton | Lakshya Sen reaches career-best sixth in BWF rankings

Badminton | Lakshya Sen reaches career-best sixth in BWF rankings

French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also returned to their career best ranking of seven in men’s doubles French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also returned to their career best ranking of seven in men’s doubles Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen on Tuesday jumped two spots to achieve a career-best sixth […]

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Stuff of dreams, says Satwik after historic French Open win with Chirag

Stuff of dreams, says Satwik after historic French Open win with Chirag

The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has been on a dream run this season, winning the India Open Super 500 crown, the Commonwealth Games gold, Thomas Cup gold and a bronze at World Championships The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty has been on a dream run this season, winning […]

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French Open Super 750 badminton | Satwik-Chirag duo enters final

French Open Super 750 badminton | Satwik-Chirag duo enters final

PTI Paris October 29, 2022 16:28 IST Updated: October 29, 2022 16:45 IST PTI Paris October 29, 2022 16:28 IST Updated: October 29, 2022 16:45 IST The Indian pair, thus, reached its second final of a BWF world tour event in 2022 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (top) and Chirag Shetty. File | Photo Credit: Toru Hanai The […]

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