Indian Shuttlers

Badminton World Federation: Kidambi Srikanth at 4th, Lakshya Sen breaks into top 100

Lakshya, 16, was rewarded for his good run in international badminton this season. The youngster had clinched the Eurasia Bulgarian Open and India International Series, before finishing runners-up at the Tata Open India International Challenge last week.

Dec 07, 2017, 17:48 PM IST

Indonesia Open: HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth continue giant-killing acts; beat Chen Long, Wang Tzu-wei respectively to enter semis

Prannoy thus became the first Indian player to defeat the big three of Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei and Chen Long.

Jun 16, 2017, 17:03 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

Rio Olympics: Saina Nehwal seeded 5th, PV Sindhu 9th for the 2016 Games

Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei and Spain's Carolina Marin were the top seeds in men's and women's singles competitions.

Jul 26, 2016, 23:07 PM IST

Seven Indian shuttlers set to qualify for Rio Olympics

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa will play their second Olympics in women's doubles competition.

May 03, 2016, 20:16 PM IST

PV Sindhu, K Srikanth in pre-quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters

Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist, Sindhu, thrashed Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet 21-17 21-16 in a women's singles first round contest that lasted 33 minutes.

Jan 20, 2016, 23:29 PM IST

Manu Attri-B Sumeeth Reddy in semi-finals of Brasil Open

The top seeded Indians took just 24 minutes to beat American pair Mathew Fogarty and Bjorn Seguin.

Nov 27, 2015, 22:25 PM IST

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Sai Praneeth enter Macau Open quarters

Three Indian shuttlers advanced to quarterfinals of $120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold.

Nov 26, 2015, 18:53 PM IST

Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth qualify for World Superseries Finals

Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth are the only Indians to qualify for year-ending BWF World Superseries Finals.

Nov 25, 2015, 21:02 PM IST

P V Sindhu can win a medal in Rio Olympics: Dinesh​ Khanna

Khanna also said that international-level shuttlers in India should be involved in coaching.

Nov 24, 2015, 18:44 PM IST

Winless outing for Indian shuttlers at Hong Kong Open

Srikanth, Sindhu, Jayaram and the women's doubles pair of Gutta and Ponnappa all suffered losses.

Nov 18, 2015, 18:21 PM IST

Hong Kong Open: After loss, Saina Nehwal eager to clinch title

Saina will open her campaign against Yip Pui Yin, against whom she has a strong 6-2 record,

Nov 16, 2015, 17:41 PM IST

Indian shuttlers will do well at 2016 Rio Olympics: Prakash Padukone

Prakash Padukone believes Indian shuttlers have good chance of winning multiple medals at 2016 Rio Olympics.

Nov 04, 2015, 20:21 PM IST

Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, K Srikanth win in Denmark Open

Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth made a positive start to their campaign at Denmark Open.

Oct 14, 2015, 22:41 PM IST

Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa pair drops to 12 in world badminton ranking

Top Indian doubles shuttlers Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa dropped a spot to be ranked No.12 in the latest women's doubles rankings released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday.

Oct 08, 2015, 18:06 PM IST

Ajay Jayaram lone Indian survivor at Korea Open

 Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram emerged as the lone survivor at the Korea Open after he defeated Hong Kong's Wong Wing Ki Vincent to reach the quarterfinals of the men's singles event even as P V Sindhu bowed out of the Super Series tournament here on Thursday.

Sep 17, 2015, 16:12 PM IST

Pullela Gopichand's 12-year-old daughter set to create national history

The chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand's daughter Gayatri is set to create national record by becoming the youngest shuttler to represent the country in a prestigious tournament.

Sep 13, 2015, 16:26 PM IST