Badminton News

Sameer Verma, HS Prannoy to lead Indian challenge at US Open

A former National champion, Sameer was then forced to withdraw from last week's Canada Open after failing to get visa on time.

Jul 18, 2017, 18:58 PM IST

Canada Open: Parupalli Kashyap, HS Prannoy enter 2nd round

Kashyap will meet Japan's Koki Watanabe, while Prannoy will square off against Scotland's Kieran Merrilees.

Jul 12, 2017, 23:55 PM IST

Sports minister Vijay Goel hails PV Sindhu as youth icon, wishes ace shuttler happy birthday

Sindhu is currently preparing for the BWF World Championships, which is scheduled to be held from August 21–27 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Jul 05, 2017, 16:54 PM IST

I have to be at my best during World Championship: PV Sindhu

The Indian, currently ranked 5th in the world, has previously won bronze medals at the Championship in 2013 and 2014.

Jul 02, 2017, 23:17 PM IST

Men make 2017 a summer of content for Indian badminton

Ever since the emergence of a certain Saina Nehwal, women's singles has dominated with the gutsy Haryana-born shuttler winning titles galore. And P V Sindhu's meteoric rise only added to the supremacy that the women shuttlers enjoyed.

Jul 02, 2017, 13:27 PM IST

Vijay Goel felicitates Kidambi Srikanth, Pullela Gopichand

The Sport Minister met Srikanth, who won back-to-back titles at Indonesia and Australia, and Gopichand at his residence here.

Jul 01, 2017, 14:53 PM IST

Need to be more consistent to win big events, says HS Prannoy

Prannoy, who is currently ranked world number 21 in men's singles, had emerged as a giant-killer when he trounced reigning Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei and Olympic champion Chen Long in consecutive two days in the Indonesia Super Series Premier earlier this month.

Jun 28, 2017, 15:12 PM IST

Telangana Governor felicitates shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, H S Prannoy and B Sai Praneeth

Srikanth bagged back to back men's singles titles at the Indonesian Open Super Series Premier tournament and the Australian Open Super Series event.

Jun 27, 2017, 22:21 PM IST

I will play to win at World Championship, says Australian Superseries winner Kidambi Srikanth

The 24-year-old Indian, who won the Indonesia Super Series Premier and the Australian Super Series titles, said he will play to win at the World Championship in August.

Jun 27, 2017, 15:27 PM IST

Kidambi Srikanth thanks Sachin Tendulkar for 'billion wishes' worthy tweet post Australia Superseries win

The Australian Open Superseries saw a change in odds for the Indian after he had lost five times in a row earlier to his Chinese opponent Long.

Jun 26, 2017, 16:01 PM IST

Australian Open Superseries: Kidambi Srikanth was battling diarrhoea throughout tournament

The world no.11 Srikanth won 22-20 21-16 in a 45-minute clash against the world no.6 Chinese, who is also a two-time All England champion.

Jun 26, 2017, 14:40 PM IST

Industrialist Anand Mahindra to gift Kidambi Srikanth a TUV300 for winning Australian Open Superseries title

The 24-year-old Srikanth extended his stellar run of form to become the first Indian male shuttler to win two consecutive Superseries title.

Jun 26, 2017, 10:20 AM IST

BAI announce Rs 5 lakh cash reward to Kidambi Srikanth for clinching Australian Open Superseries title

The 24-year-old Srikanth extended his stellar run of form to become the first Indian male shuttler to win two consecutive Superseries title.

Jun 25, 2017, 13:17 PM IST

Australian Open: Kidambi Srikanth outclasses China's Chen Long to clinch second consecutive Superseries title

The win also guarantees Srikanth a prize money of $750,000 after he took just 46 minutes to beat the former World No.1 22-20, 21-16 at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre with relative ease.

Jun 25, 2017, 12:18 PM IST

Australian Open: Kidambi Srikanth storms into third successive Superseries final

The Hyderabadi shuttler maintained his unbeaten record against the Chinese opponent by defeating him for the second time in as many clashes.

Jun 24, 2017, 09:59 AM IST

Australia Super Series: Kidambi Srikanth enters semi-finals with 25-23, 21-17 win over B Sai Praneeth

Srikanth will next face the winner of the match between China's Yuqi Shi and defending champion Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus in the semi-final.

Jun 23, 2017, 11:26 AM IST

Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy improve in BWF ranking

In women's singles, Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu lost one place each to slump to fourth and 16th positions respectively.

Jun 22, 2017, 21:50 PM IST

Australian Open: Kidambi Srikanth stuns World No. 1 Son Wan Ho again, to meet B Sai Praneeth in quarters

Srikanth defeated No. 1 ranked South Korean second time in a matter of five days after his Indonesian Open men`s single event title victory.

Jun 22, 2017, 13:33 PM IST

Australian Open: Good start by Indian shuttlers as Sindhu, Srikanth, Saina, Praneeth advance to second round

It was curtains for HS Prannoy, who lost in the semi-finals in Indonesia, Ajay Jayram, Parupalli Kashyap and Siril Verma in the men's singles first round.

Jun 21, 2017, 14:00 PM IST

Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal look for good show at Australia Open

Newly-crowned Indonesia Open champion Kidambi Srikanth and title-holder Saina Nehwal will have their task cut out when they lead the Indian challenge at the Australia Super Series starting with the qualifiers here tomorrow.

Jun 19, 2017, 13:31 PM IST