indian Badminton

BWF Rankings: After back-to-back Super Series triumphs, Kidambi Srikanth climbs up three spots to enter top-10

In women's singles, Sania Nehwal gained a spot to be at 15th, while PV Sindhu dropped a place to be world no. 5.

Jun 29, 2017, 17:48 PM IST

Malaysia Masters: Saina Newhal eases into final of season opener

In the final, Saina will take on unseeded Thailand teenager Pornpawee Chochuwong.

Jan 21, 2017, 21:05 PM IST

Wasn't fully fit to in Hong Kong and Macau tournaments, says Saina Nehwal

Former world number one Saina lost in the quarterfinals in Hong Kong Open Super Series and Macau Open Grand Prix Gold tournaments after her surgery.

Dec 11, 2016, 20:50 PM IST

Hong Kong Open Super Series: Sameer Verma vs Jan O Jorgensen; PV Sindhu vs Cheung Ngan Yi — As it happened...

A big day for Indian badminton as both PV Sindhu and Sameer Verma play their respective women's and men's singles semi-finals at the 2016 Hong Kong Open Super Series tournament.

Nov 26, 2016, 13:12 PM IST

Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu enter second round at Hong Kong Super Series

Saina, on a comeback trail, was the first to take the field and she recorded a hard-fought 12-21 21-19 21-17 win over Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk

Nov 23, 2016, 21:07 PM IST

China Open: PV Sindhu saves three match points to beat Sung Ji Hyun; enters first ever Super Series Premier final

Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu on Saturday saved three match points to enter the women's singles final at the 2016 China Open in Fuzhou.

Nov 19, 2016, 16:49 PM IST

Indian badminton manager Bamang Tago from Arunachal denied visa by China

Tago was to lead a 14-member Indian team on the invitation of Fuzhou Municipal Sports Bureau to participate in the Thaihot China Open in Fuzhou.

Nov 16, 2016, 21:02 PM IST

China Super Series: I'm quite satisfied with my game despite losing in Round 1, says Saina Nehwal

Saina, who had won the China Open title in 2014 and reached the finals last year, will play at the Hong Kong Super Series next week.

Nov 16, 2016, 20:48 PM IST

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth hoping to enter top 8 after overcoming ankle injury

A former World No. 3, Srikanth slipped out of the top 10 in March this year.

Nov 11, 2016, 14:06 PM IST

Shuttlers Sourabh, Sameer Verma reach quarterfinals of USD 120,000 Bitburger Open

Sourabh, who had won the Chinese Taipei Open recently, will next take on experienced World No. 13 Marc Zwibler of Germany.

Nov 04, 2016, 13:36 PM IST

B Sai Praneeth faces opening round exit to Korean Lee Hyun Il in French Open Super Series

Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and Swiss Open champion H S Prannoy are the only Indians left in the competition.

Oct 27, 2016, 12:40 PM IST

Pullela Gopichand – A mix of Sourav Ganguly's aggression and Rahul Dravid's gentlemanship

While cricket still rules the country, here is a comparison as to why Pullela Gopichand is a mix of Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid.

Sep 07, 2016, 15:34 PM IST

Is PV Sindhu, not Saina Nehwal, India's No. 1 shuttler now? Read Sindhu's PERFECT reply

The way a transformed PV Sindhu performed in all the matches in Rio Olympics 2016, is something which the fans will remember for a long time.

Sep 01, 2016, 09:33 AM IST

Prayers needed! Badminton ace Saina Nehwal to undergo surgery tomorrow

Interestingly, her understudy PV Sindhu won the silver medal at Rio Olympics, losing the women's singles final to world number one Carolina Marin of Spain in three games.

Aug 19, 2016, 22:51 PM IST

Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu gets a shot at badminton gold medal, sets up dream final with world no 1 Carolina Marin

The 21-year-old Indian registered a 21-19, 21-10 win over her higher ranked Japanese opponent in 49 minutes, in front of a vocal Indian crowd.

Aug 18, 2016, 22:00 PM IST

Rio Olympics 2016: PV Sindhu shocks World No 2 Wang Yihan to enter semis; keeps India's medal hopes alive

The 21-year-old from Hyderabad defeated world number two and London Olympics silver medallist Wang Yihan of China in straight games to keep India's medal hopes alive at Rio.

Aug 17, 2016, 04:40 AM IST

Badminton: Ajay Jayaram out of US Open, loses to Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama in semis

Ajay Jayaram could not match the intensity of his rival and lost 10-21 14-21 in 33 minutes at Los Angeles Badminton Club.

Jul 10, 2016, 12:56 PM IST

Canada Open: Badminton stars B Sai Praneeth, Manu Attri-Sumeeth Reddy crowned champions

Top seed Manu and Sumeeth Reddy, who became the first Indian men's doubles pair to qualify for the Rio Olympics

Jul 04, 2016, 10:43 AM IST

Saina Nehwal climbs to 5th spot in the BWF rankings, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa both slip four places

Saina`s city-mate PV Sindhu retained her 10th spot in women`s singles.

Jun 30, 2016, 17:54 PM IST

Twitter round: Who says what on Saina Nehwal's Australia Super Series win

She has now won ten Super Series titles, including three Premier crowns.

Jun 12, 2016, 17:22 PM IST