Shuttlers Lakshya, Vaishnavi to lead Indian challenge at Asia Junior meet (Preview)
Jakarta, May 31 (IANS) Junior World No.10 Lakshya Sen and World No.4 Vaishnavi Jakka Reddy will lead the Indian bandwagon at the upcoming edition of …
Japan wins Uber Cup after 37 years, beats Thailand 3-0
Bangkok, May 26 (IANS) Japan beat Thailand 3-0 in the final of Uber Cup 2018 on Saturday, wining their first tournament title since 1981. For …
Uber Cup: China beat Chinese Taipei to enter semis
Bangkok, May 24 (IANS) The Chinese men’s badminton team advanced to semi-finals of the Uber Cup after beating Chinese Taipei 3-0 here on Thursday. For …
Japan thrash India in Uber Cup tie
Bangkok, May 23 (IANS) India suffered a humiliating 0-5 defeat to Japan in their third and final Group A tie at the Uber Cup badminton …
China beat Indonesia to enter Uber Cup knockouts
Bangkok, May 23 (IANS) Chinese women advanced to the knockout stage of the Uber Cup badminton tournament, as the top team in Group D, beating …
Thomas and Uber Cup: India hammered 0-5 by China in men’s competition
Bangkok, May 22 (IANS) India crashed out of the the men’s competition at the Thomas and Uber Cup badminton tournament following a humiliating 0-5 defeat …
Thomas and Uber Cup: India trail 0-2 against China
Bangkok, May 22 (IANS) Indian shuttler H.S. Prannoy suffered a massive defeat against Chinese World No. 5 Chen Long in the first match of the …
Thomas and Uber Cup: Indian shuttlers taste success on Day 2
Bangkok, May 21 (IANS) Indian shuttlers enjoyed a successful outing at the Thomas and Uber Cup as both the men’s and women’s teams hammered their …
Thomas and Uber Cup: India hammer Australia; Malaysia, Denmark win
Bangkok, May 21 (IANS) After going down to Canada in their opening match, the India women’s badminton team came all guns blazing on Monday to …
Thomas and Uber Cup: India hammer Australia 4-1
Bangkok, May 21 (IANS) After going down to Canada in their opening match, the India women’s badminton team came all guns blazing on Monday to …
BWF to decide on new scoring system
Beijing, May 17 (IANS) The future of badminton and the prospect of change will be in focus at the Badminton World Federation’s meeting in Bangkok …
Sarma elected BAC vice-president
Bangkok, May 17 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) chief Himanta Biswa Sarma was unanimously elected vice-president of the Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) during the …
Australian Open: Manu-Sumeeth lose in semis
Sydney, May 12 (IANS) The Indian challenge ended at the Australian Open badminton tournament as the men’s doubles pair of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth …
Australian Open: Manu-Sumeeth reach semis; Praneeth, Sameer ousted
Sydney, May 11 (IANS) India’s men’s doubles duo of Manu Attri and B. Sumeeth Reddy advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open badminton tournament …
Australian Open: Praneeth, Sameer, Manu-Sumeeth, Shlok-Arjun in quarters
Sydney, May 10 (IANS) B. Sai Praneeth and Sameer Verma joined the Indian pairs of Manu Attri-B. Sumeeth Reddy and Ramachandran Shlok-Arjun M.R. to enter …
Shuttlers Praneeth, Verma win at Australian Open
Sydney, May 10 (IANS) India’s B. Sai Praneeth defeated Maulana Panji Ahmad of Indonesia in straight games in a one-sided men’s singles clash at the …
Mixed day for Indian shuttlers at Australian Open
Sydney, May 9 (IANS) India’s B. Sai Praneeth defeated Misha Zilberman of Israel in straight games in the opening round of the Australian Open badminton …
Clarke ‘surprised’ by Kohli’s decison to skip Afghan Test
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Australia’s World Cup winning captain Michael Clarke said on Wednesday he is “surprised” by Virat Kohli’s decision to skip India’s one-off …
Shuttler Praneeth advances at Australian Open
Sydney, May 9 (IANS) India’s B. Sai Praneeth defeated Misha Zilberman of Israel in straight games in the opening round of the Australian Open badminton …
Praneeth, Manu-Sumeeth lead India’s campaign at Australian Open badminton (Preview)
Sydney, May 8 (IANS) In the absence of high profile shuttlers like P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and Ashwini Ponnappa, B. Sai Praneeth and …
BWF bans 2 Malaysian shuttlers for match fixing
Kuala Lumpur, May 2 (IANS) Two Malaysian shuttlers were given lengthy bans by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for match fixing, it was announced on …
Badminton Asian C’ships: Momota, Tai clinch singles titles
Wuhan, April 29 (IANS) Japan’s Kento Momota and Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei bagged the men’s singles and women’s singles titles respectively at the …
Sevilla sack coach Montella to round off a poor season for the Italian
Seville, April 28 (IANS) Spanish football club Sevilla on Saturday sacked its Italian head coach Vincenzo Montella following a string of poor results. The decision …
Saina, Prannoy lose in semis at Asia Championships
Wuhan, April 28 (IANS) Indian singles stars Saina Nehwal and H.S. Prannoy settled for bronze medals after losing in the semi-finals of the Badminton Asia …
Saina, Prannoy in semis; Sindhu, Srikanth exit Asia Championships
Wuhan, April 27 (IANS) Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal and H.S Prannoy entered the semi-finals while Kidambi Srikanth and Rio Olympics silver …
Asia Championships: Saina, Prannoy in semis; Sindhu, Srikanth bow out
Wuhan, April 27 (IANS) Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gold medallist Saina Nehwal and H.S Prannoy entered the semi-finals while Kidambi Srikanth and Rio Olympics silver …
Sindhu, Srikanth, Saina, Prannoy in Badminton Asia Championships quarters
Wuhan (China), April 26 (IANS) It was a good day for India’s singles players as P.V. Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal and H.S. Prannoy entered …
Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth, Prannoy advance in Badminton Asia Championships
Wuhan, April 25 (IANS) Star Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth registered contrasting victories in their respective opening round singles matches at …
Srikanth, Sindhu, Saina aim to continue good work at Asia Championships (Preview)
Wuhan (China), April 24 (IANS) Top seed Kidambi Srikanth will face Kenta Nishimoto of Japan while third seed P.V Sindhu will take on Pai Yu …
CWG: Satwik-Chirag’s men’s doubles silver ends India’s campaign
Gold Coast (Australia), April 15 (IANS) India’s Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday settled for the silver medal in men’s doubles badminton at the …
CWG: Satwik-Chirag bags silver in men’s doubles badminton
Gold Coast (Australia), April 15 (IANS) India’s Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Sunday settled for the silver medal in men’s doubles badminton at the …
CWG: Srikanth settles for men’s singles silver
Gold Coast (Australia), April 15 (IANS) Indian star Kidambi Srikanth had to remain satisfied with the silver medal after losing to an inspired Lee Chong …
CWG: Saina wins women’s singles title
Gold Coast (Australia), April 15 (IANS) Indian star Saina Nehwal defeated compatriot P.V. Sindhu by straight games to win the women’s singles title in the …
Sindhu, Saina, Srikanth, Satwik-Chirag in finals; Ashwini-Sikki get bronze (Badminton Roundup)
Gold Coast, April 14 (IANS) Indian star shuttlers P.V. Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth and the men’s doubles pair of Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty …
CWG: Ashwini-Rankireddy lose mixed doubles bronze medal match
Gold Coast (Australia), April 14 (IANS) India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik Rankireddy lost the badminton mixed doubles bronze medal match at the 21st Commonwealth Games …
CWG: Shuttler Prannoy loses in men’s singles bronze medal match
Gold Coast (Australia), April 14 (IANS) Indian shuttler H.S. Prannoy lost to England’s Rajiv Ouseph in the men’s singles bronze medal match at the 21st …
Kanye West writing a philosophy book
Los Angeles, April 14 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West is writing a book on philosophy called “Break the Simulation”. The rapper opened up about the project …
CWG: Ashwini-Sikki bag bronze in badminton women’s doubles
Gold Coast (Australia), April 14 (IANS) India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and N.Sikki Reddy bagged the bronze medal in badminton women’s doubles beating Australians Setyana Mapasa and …
CWG: Ashwini-Satwik lose semis; to play for mixed doubles bronze
Gold Coast (Australia), April 14 (IANS) India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwik Rankireddy will play for bronze after going down closely 22-20, 18-21, 16-21 to England’s …
CWG: Shuttler Srikanth in final; Prannoy to play for bronze
Gold Coast (Australia), April 14 (IANS) World No.1 Kidambi Srikanth set his date with World No.7 Lee Chong Wei in the summit clash of badminton …
CWG: Saina sets date with Sindhu in women’s singles final
Gold Coast (Australia), April 14 (IANS) World No.3 P.V Sindhu set up an all-Indian women’s singles final with World No.12 Saina Nehwal in women’s badminton …