New Delhi: The frustration to remain in the confines of their homes amid COVID-19 lockdown is palpable and no wonder SAI’s various training modules of online...
New Delhi: Badminton World Federation said it is “disappointing” that some players, including Indian star Saina Nehwal, questioned its “sincerity and motives” when it continued with...
New Delhi: World champion shuttler P V Sindhu on Thursday donated Rs 5 lakh each to the Chief Minister’s Relief Funds of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh...
New Delhi: The Olympics postponement brought some relief but Indian shuttlers, including B Sai Praneeth, are still wondering why the Badminton World Federation (BWF) is yet...
New Delhi: The 84th Senior Badminton National Championships scheduled to be held in Lucknow from April 27 to May 3 has been put on hold due...
New Delhi: Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Friday said he is disappointed with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) as it has still not frozen the ranking...
New Delhi: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has postponed the Thomas and Uber Cup, the premier global men’s and and women’s team championship, to be held in...
New Delhi: India shuttlers, including London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, expressed shock after reports emerged that a sparring partner of the Taiwanese national team, who...
New Delhi: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday suspended five more tournaments, including three continental championships crucial for Tokyo Olympics qualification but stripped of that...
New Delhi: P V Sindhu was given the choice of pulling out of All England Championships after the Indian government’s travel restrictions came into force but...
New Delhi: India’s chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand believes the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed given the unprecedented crisis that the world is facing due to...
New Delhi: Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal accused the sport’s administrators of placing money above players’ safety by continuing last week’s All England Championships despite the...
New Delhi: With the COVID-19 pandemic halting all sport activities, India’s former chief badminton coach Vimal Kumar on Tuesday urged the government to allow the Olympic-bound...
Birmingham: Viktor Axelsen of Denmark claimed his maiden men’s singles title at the All England Championship, while two-time former winner Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei...
New Delhi: The India Open badminton tournament was on Friday suspended at least till April 12 after the sport’s world governing body decided to halt all...
New Delhi: Delhi government’s decision to ban all sports activities due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has raised fresh doubts over the fate of India Open...
Birmingham: Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen was knocked out of the All England Championships after losing in straight games to Viktor Axelsen. Lakshay went down to...
Birmingham: Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal‘s chances of qualifying for the Olympics took a hit after she made a first-round exit from the All England Championships,...
Birmingham: Indian badminton star PV Sindhu made a confident start at the All England Open, beating American Beiwin Zhang in straight games. The sixth seed and...
New Delhi: The India Open Super 500 tournament, a crucial event for the Tokyo Olympic qualification, will be held without any spectators due to the global...
Birmingham: Undeterred by the coronavirus outbreak, Indian shuttlers will continue to chase glory at the All England Championships beginning here on Wednesday, with reigning world champion...
New Delhi: Indian shuttlers, including HS Prannoy and world no 10 men’s pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, have withdrawn from next week’s All England...
New Delhi: Former champions P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have been handed tricky draws at the upcoming Yonex India Open which remains under the scanner...
Shanghai: Next month’s Badminton Asia Championships have been moved out of Wuhan, epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, to the Philippine capital Manila, officials said on Wednesday....
New Delhi: Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap feel that the BWF should extend the Olympic qualification period in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak...
New Delhi: The Government of India has sent a questionnaire to the Badminton Association of India (BAI), seeking clarity on health status of the Chinese shuttlers, scheduled...
New Delhi: The novel coronavirus outbreak might have wrecked havoc on Olympic qualifying events but badminton’s world body on Friday said it has currently no “plans...
New Delhi: Experienced Indonesian coach Agus Dwi Santoso will be assisting India’s singles badminton players, including Olympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu, from next month as they prepare...
New Delhi: World No. 1 Chen Yufei and defending men’s singles champion Viktor Axelsen will headline a star-studded international contingent when the 10th edition of the...
Barcelona: Indian shuttler Ajay Jayram on Saturday crashed out of the men’s singles semifinals of the Barcelona Spain Masters after suffering a straight-game loss to Thailand’s...
Barcelona: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Barcelona Spain Masters after suffering a straight-game defeat against Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the quarterfinals. The...
Barcelona: London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal secured a straight game win over Ukraine’s Maria Ulitina to storm into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the $170,000...
Barcelona: India’s Olympic bronze medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the women’s singles second round of the $170,000 Barcelona Spain Masters with a 21-16 21-14 win...
Sao Paulo (Brazil): Ace Indian shuttler Pramod Bhagat clinched two gold medals as Indian Para badminton players returned home with a rich haul of 10 medals...
Manila (Philippines): Lakshya Sen’s stunning win over Asian Games champion Jonatan Christie went in vain as the Indian men’s badminton team went down fighting 2-3 to...
Manila (Philippines): The Indian men’s team assured itself of a medal after progressing to the semifinals with a thrilling 3-2 win over Thailand at the Badminton...
Manila (Philippines): Doubles specialist Satwiksairaj Rankireddy’s absence proved crucial as the Indian men’s team suffered a 1-4 loss against a young Malaysian side in its second...
