Badminton News

Who Is Anmol Kharb? From Haryana With Dreams Of Conquering The World, 17-Year-Old Leads India to First Asian Team Championships Title

Anmol didn't get a great start in her badminton but despite losses in age-group tournament, she did not lose hope and continued to pursue her dream.

Feb 19, 2024, 10:11 AM IST

India Open 2024: Preview, Squads, When And Where To Watch, LIVE Streaming Info, Tickets; All You Need To Know

Here everything you are required to know about the India Open super 750 badminton tournament which starts in New Delhi from January 16.

Jan 16, 2024, 11:00 AM IST

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty Clinch Historic Korea Open Title

Sat-Chi has previously won Swiss Open 2023 (Super 300) and Indonesia Open 2023 (Super 1000) earlier this year. Korea Open is their third Super 500 title.

Jul 23, 2023, 13:18 PM IST

Canada Open Badminton: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen Advance To Quarter-Finals

Lakshya, who stunned second seed Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the first round, next faces Julien Carraggi of Belgium in the quarterfinals. Sindhu will face China's Gao Fang Jie for a place in the semifinals. 

Jul 07, 2023, 20:25 PM IST

'I Was In Disbelief', Chirag Shetty Recalls Winning Moment At Indonesia Open With Doubles Partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty outclassed the second-seeded Aaron Chia and Wooi Yik Soh of Malaysia 21-17, 21-18 to claim India's first-ever BWF Super 1000 World Tour title.

Jun 21, 2023, 20:38 PM IST

Indonesia Open 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty BEAT Top Seeds Alfian-Ardianto To Enter Semi-Finals

World No. 22 Srikanth took an early 2-0 lead before Feng responded with five straight points, with the Indian committing too many unforced errors.

Jun 16, 2023, 22:03 PM IST

Asia Badminton Championship: PV Sindhu Enters Round Of 16; Lakshya Sen Knocked Out In First Round

Commonwealth Games gold medalist Sen, who took a short break to focus on his mental and physical health, was eliminated by world number 7 Loh Kean Yew in a 7-21, 21-23 loss.
 

Apr 26, 2023, 20:00 PM IST

BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu pulls out due to THIS reason

Sindhu's withdrawal means HS Prannoy remains the only representative from India at the prestigious tournament

Nov 13, 2022, 22:02 PM IST

Malaysia Masters 2022: PV Sindhu beats Zhand Yi Man to cruise into quarterfinals

The two-time Olympic medallist, who is seeded seventh, made short work of the world number 32, Yi Man 21-12 21-10 in just 28 minutes in the women's singles second round clash.

Jul 07, 2022, 15:04 PM IST

Taapsee Pannu congratulates boyfriend Mathias Boe after Thomas Cup win, know all about him - In Pics

Taapsee Pannu praised her boyfriend and Indian badminton team coach Mathias Boe on the historic win.

May 16, 2022, 21:48 PM IST

Denmark Open 2021: Kidambi Srikanth defeats compatriot Sai Praneeth in opening round

Former World no.1 Srikanth Kidambi advanced to the round of 16 of the Denmark Open after defeating fellow compatriot B Sai Praneeth in the first round. Kidambi inflicted a 21-14, 21-11 defeat on Praneeth in just 30 minutes.

Oct 19, 2021, 16:32 PM IST

PBL-3: PV Sindhu beats world No.1 Tai Tzu Ying as Chennai Smashers win

Home team superstar and Olympic 2016 silver medallist Sindhu defeated world No.1 women`s singles player Tai Tzu Ying 15-11, 10-15, 15-12 to pull Chennai level 1-1.

Jan 07, 2018, 15:05 PM IST

PBL 3: North Eastern Warriors defeat Bengaluru Blasters

It was the first win for the Warriors in this year's League, having lost its previous three matches. The team from the North-East won their trump match and also pulled off a victory in Bengaluru's trump match.

Jan 06, 2018, 12:06 PM IST

Tai Tzu Ying is like some ninja warrior, feels ace shuttler HS Prannoy

Prannoy feels there is always something to learn from Tai Tzu, whether she is on the court or off it.

Jan 03, 2018, 17:26 PM IST

'I need more time to get to full fitness,' says ace shuttler Saina Nehwal

The 2012 London Olympics bronze medallist shuttler said she was doing the training part but would need to strengthen herself while playing.

Dec 31, 2017, 14:54 PM IST

World number 1 Viktor Axelsen slams BWF for 2018 schedule, new service rule

Axelsen, who clinched two Super Series titles at India and Japan and finished runner-up at China Open, said BWF needs to focus on improving the quality of the tournaments instead of cramming the calender with more events.

Dec 29, 2017, 16:46 PM IST

PBL 2017: Bengaluru Blasters thrash Delhi Dashers 4-2

Delhi, who had lost their opening match 1-4 to Mumbai Rockets in Guwahati, then put their faith on Sung Ji Hyun, a bronze medallist at the 2015 World Championship, and the World No. 6 Korean overcame 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist and World No. 16 Kristy Gilmour 15-10, 8-15, 15-5 in their Trump match to bring her team back into the contest.

Dec 28, 2017, 22:31 PM IST

Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin keen to regain World No.1 rank in 2018

The reigning Olympic champion and two-time World champion finished runners-up thrice – in India, Malaysia and Singapore – losing to P.V. Sindhu in Delhi and on the remaining two occasions to Chinese Taipei star Tai Tzu Ying.

Dec 28, 2017, 16:15 PM IST

PBL 2017: Ashwini Ponnappa backs 15-point scoring

Ashwini's comments were backed by the league's organisers Sportzlive Managing Director Atul Pandey, who also announced the change of timings of the matches.

Dec 27, 2017, 18:34 PM IST

Shuttler Ashwini Ponappa backs BWF's 2018 schedule

Ashwini's comments came a week after many singles stars, including the likes of Saina Nehwal and Carolina Marin, slammed the world body's decision.

Dec 27, 2017, 17:11 PM IST