Badminton Association of India recommends Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth's name for Khel Ratna Award
BAI also nominated HS Prannoy, Pranav Jerry Chopra and Sameer Verma for the Arjuna honour.
Jul 01, 2021, 15:56 PM IST
COVID-19: BWF cancels India Open, Hyderabad Open
According to BWF, the changes represent the best and most feasible opportunity for badminton tournaments to resume with regularity over the next six months.
Jun 28, 2021, 16:10 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu frontrunner to become one of India's flag-bearers at the Games
This time, India will have one male and a female athlete as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The Olympics begin July 23.
Jun 26, 2021, 07:14 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Defending champion Carolina Marin withdraws from the Games
Marin had suffered an injury on her left knee during training on Friday. The Spanish badminton player, informed that she suffered discomfort during the training and subsequent tests have confirmed
Jun 01, 2021, 16:58 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Star shuttler Carolina Marin doubtful for the Games after suffering ACL injury
Marin is one of the favourites to win the title in this year's Olympics.
May 29, 2021, 06:38 AM IST
COVID-19 impact: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth fail to make Tokyo Olympics cut
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth hopes were all but dashed when the last of the Olympic qualifiers in Singapore was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 28, 2021, 18:25 PM IST
Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth's Tokyo Olympic hopes take hit after Malaysia Open gets postponed due to COVID-19
Following the postponement of the India Open (May 11-16), Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth's qualification for the Tokyo Games hinged on the Kuala Lumpur event followed by the Singapore Open (June 1
May 07, 2021, 15:57 PM IST
India Open 2021: Tournament postponed due to surge in COVID-19 cases
The India Open was part of the qualification cycle for this year's Tokyo Olympics.
Apr 19, 2021, 21:01 PM IST
COVID-19: All domestic badminton tournaments in April and May postponed
India has been undergoing a second COVID-19 wave in the last few days. On Sunday, over one lakh new infections were reported, the highest 24-hour spike in the country since the beginning of the
Apr 05, 2021, 23:16 PM IST
Orleans Masters badminton: Saina Nehwal, Ashwini-Sikki enter semis
Saina edged past Iris Wang of the USA 21-19, 17-21, 21-19 in 60 minutes in the quarter-final match. The Indian shuttler will now lock horns with unseeded Line Christophersen of Denmark in the semi-
Mar 27, 2021, 06:48 AM IST
All England Open badminton: PV Sindhu edges past Akane Yamaguchi to enter semi-finals
Sindhu defeated Akane 16-21, 21-16, 21-19 in one hour and 16 minutes to enter the semis of All England Open badminton.
Mar 20, 2021, 09:34 AM IST
All England Open: Lakshya Sen crashes out, Ashwini-Sikki pair lose in quarters
The women's doubles pairing of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy also bowed out of the tournament following their defeat in straight games to Netherlands' Selena Piek and Cheryl Seinen in the
Mar 20, 2021, 00:00 AM IST
All England Championship: Lakshya Sen enters maiden quarterfinals, HS Prannoy crashes out
Lakshya Sen became the youngest Indian male shuttler to reach the All England Championship quarterfinals.
Mar 18, 2021, 22:39 PM IST
All England Championships: PV Sindhu cruises into second round, Srikanth and Kashyap crash out
Olympic silver medallist Sindhu gave a good account of herself as she covered the court well and dished out a disciplined performance to outwit world number 32 Soniia Cheah of Malaysia 21-11, 21-17
Mar 18, 2021, 08:39 AM IST
All England badminton: Three Indian shuttlers test positive for COVID-19 ahead of tournament
A member of the support staff has also tested positive, leaving the players without much practice with Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap still awaiting their COVID-19 test results.
Mar 17, 2021, 10:24 AM IST
PV Sindhu suffers crushing defeat to Carolina Marin in Swiss Open final
It was Sindhu’s third successive loss to Marin, who had won both the Super 1000 events in Thailand in January before finishing runners-up at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals.
Mar 08, 2021, 08:19 AM IST
PV Sindhu enters Swiss Open final, Kidambi Srikanth exits
PV Sindhu, the reigning world champion, beat fourth-seeded Blichfeldt 22-20 21-10 in 43 minutes to avenge her first-round loss to the Danish world no. 12 at the Yonex Thailand Open in January. This
Mar 06, 2021, 19:33 PM IST
Kiren Rijiju rejects Mathias Boe’s plea to help girlfriend Taapsee Pannu after Income Tax raid
Sports minister Rijiju said that everyone must abide by the law of land and stick to their professional duties instead of commenting on matters which are not his domain. His reaction came after
Mar 05, 2021, 15:06 PM IST
Badminton star Mathias Boe comes out in support of girlfriend Taapsee Pannu after Income Tax raid
India’s new foreign badminton coach Mathias Boe on Thursday requested Sports minister Kiren Rijiju to help his girlfriend and Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu after Income-Tax department on Wednesday
Mar 04, 2021, 14:13 PM IST
Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth beats compatriot Sameer Verma to enter second round
Kidambi bounced back after losing the first game and registered an 18-21, 21-18, 21-11 win over Verma to progress to the next round of Swiss Open.
Mar 03, 2021, 17:39 PM IST
