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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Hylo Open | Kidambi Srikanth ousts Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie, storms into semifinals

Hylo Open | Kidambi Srikanth ousts Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie, storms into semifinals

India’s ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth staged an upset at the Hylo Open 2022 BWF Super 300 by defeating seventh-ranked Indonesian Jonatan Christie in straight sets in Saarbrucken, Germany, on Friday, November 4, 2022. The former World No 1 got off to a terrific start by scoring nine of the final 11 points to win the […]

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Denmark Open | Prannoy makes winning start to campaign

Denmark Open | Prannoy makes winning start to campaign

Badminton star Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women’s singles competition in the first round Badminton star Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women’s singles competition in the first round Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy H.S. advanced to the next round of the ongoing Denmark Open 2022 after defeating Zhao Junpeng of China in his first-round […]

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Commonwealth Games | Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze in badminton singles

Commonwealth Games | Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze in badminton singles

Kidambi Srikanth’s bronze in men’s singles is India’s first in badminton at the Birmingham Games Kidambi Srikanth’s bronze in men’s singles is India’s first in badminton at the Birmingham Games World championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth and young women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand signed off with bronze medals in the badminton […]

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Commonwealth Games | Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze in badminton singles

Commonwealth Games | Kidambi Srikanth wins bronze in badminton singles

Kidambi Srikanth’s bronze in men’s singles is India’s first in badminton at the Birmingham Games India’s Srikanth Nammalwar Kidambi in action during his bronze medal match against Singapore’s Jason Teh Jia Heng | Photo Credit: Reuters Kidambi Srikanth’s bronze in men’s singles is India’s first in badminton at the Birmingham Games Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth […]

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Morning Digest | India monitoring impact of Zawahiri’s killing;  Modi govt. renews push to reach out to Muslim community, and more

Morning Digest | India monitoring impact of Zawahiri’s killing; Modi govt. renews push to reach out to Muslim community, and more

Central officials assessing impact of Zawahiri’s killing on al-Qaeda’s presence in India   A day after the United States announced that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed in a drone strike in Kabul on July 30, Indian government officials on Tuesday said they were assessing its impact in India. Centre cuts jet fuel and diesel […]

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Kidambi Srikanth falters as India settle for silver with loss to Malaysia

Kidambi Srikanth falters as India settle for silver with loss to Malaysia

Kidambi Srikanth came up with an underwhelming performance as India succumbed 1-3 to Malaysia and settled for a silver in the mixed team badminton event at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. Srikanth lost to lower-ranked Tze Yong Ng in three games to put the defending champions on the backfoot in the final. P.V. Sindhu did […]

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Srikanth wants to do one better at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Srikanth wants to do one better at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Silver medallist at the last edition, the shuttler has regained his form and was instrumental in India’s triumph in the Thomas Cup Silver medallist at the last edition, the shuttler has regained his form and was instrumental in India’s triumph in the Thomas Cup Kidambi Srikanth, former World No. 1 and India’s biggest medal hope […]

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No regrets if I don’t win another individual title, I have Thomas Cup gold: Prannoy

No regrets if I don’t win another individual title, I have Thomas Cup gold: Prannoy

The ‘giant-killer’ tag has become associated with Prannoy, who scripted some of the most headline-grabbing victories over top stars such as Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan, Chen Long and Viktor Axelsen The ‘giant-killer’ tag has become associated with Prannoy, who scripted some of the most headline-grabbing victories over top stars such as Lee Chong Wei, […]

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Srikanth pulls out of Thailand Open, gives Nhat Nguyen a walkover in second round

Srikanth pulls out of Thailand Open, gives Nhat Nguyen a walkover in second round

Kidambi Srikanth, one of the main architects of India’s historic Thomas Cup triumph, exited from the Thailand Open after handing a walkover to his opponent in the men’s singles second round match in Bangkok on May 19. Srikanth, seeded eighth, gave a walkover to his Irish rival Nhat Nguyen. The reason for his withdrawal is […]

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