Badminton

Satwik-Chirag pair wins the first round, Srikanth suffers an early exit in India Open

Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of the men's doubles at the India Open Super 750 on Wednesday. The dynamic pair, ranked No.2 in the World rankings, demonstrated...

Kidambi Srikanth stuns Jonatan Christie to sail into the Second Round of the Malaysia Open

Indian senior shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton event on Tuesday with a come-from-behind victory over Indonesia's World No.5 Jonatan Christie in Kuala...

A slew of badminton doubles pairs poised to shine for India in the Olympic year

The success of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in doubles has resulted in a slew of younger-paired shuttlers aiming high. Tanisha Crasto, a formerly laid-back 20-year-old, got her act together as soon as...

Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth make an early exit from the China Masters Super 750

Men's singles shuttlers Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, and Priyanshu Rajawat, as well as women's doubles team Rutuparna and Swetaparna Panda, were eliminated in the first round of the China Masters. Three of India's...

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty stunned in the opening round of the Japan Masters

Asian Games 2023 gold medalists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty of India suffered a shock defeat in the first round of the ongoing 2023 Japan Masters Super 500 on Tuesday. Rankireddy and Shetty were defeated...

Sindhu withdraws mid-way, Satwik-Chirag knocked out from the French Open 2023

PV Sindhu retired hurt from the French Open Super 750 tournament in Rennes on Thursday due to a knee issue while leading her round-of-16 match against Thailand's Supanida Katethong. It was also the end of the campaign...

PV Sindhu edged past Tunjung to seal a spot in the quarters of Denmark Open

Double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals with a come-from-behind win against world No.7 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia on Thursday at the Denmark Open Super 750...

PV Sindhu advances to the second round, Srikanth and Lakshya Sen knocked out of the Denmark Open

PV Sindhu and Aakarshi Kashyap of India advanced to the second round of the women's singles, but Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen were eliminated in the men's event at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton...

HS Prannoy aims to remain injury-free ahead of the Paris Olympics

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy made a significant change in the continental tournament when India returned with three historic medals in men's badminton. Prannoy won silver in the men's team event, followed by bronze and...

PV Sindhu beats Nozomi Okuhara to start the Arctic Open 2023 with a bang

The newest episode in what was once a historic rivalry at the pinnacle of international badminton was not much to write home about. PV Sindhu and Nozomi Okuhara are both past world champions who are fighting to...