PV Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag to headline India's Asian Games squadIndia's top badminton stars PV Sindhu and the men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will lead the Indian contingent ...
13 Jun, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
A nation of sporting moments, not yet a sporting cultureIndia celebrates sports in flashes, with non-cricket athletes often struggling for recognition and financial security. Despite government s...
20 May, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
Quote of the day by Lin Dan: 'Win or lose, I believe in...' Life lessons on success, human nature and sportsmanship by famous Chinese badminton starQuote of the day by Lin Dan shares a message about effort, discipline, sportsmanship, and success. The statement from the Chinese badminton...
01 May, 2026, 01.47 PM IST
Tanvi, Vennala sign off with bronze medals at Badminton Asia Junior ChampionshipsIndia concluded their successful run at the Badminton Asia Junior Individual Championships in Solo, Indonesia, with Tanvi Sharma and Vennal...
26 Jul, 2025, 02.23 PM IST
Kidambi Srikanth advances to finals of Malaysia Masters 2025Kidambi Srikanth showcased a remarkable comeback at the Malaysia Masters 2025, reaching his first World Tour Final since 2019. He secured a...
24 May, 2025, 03.37 PM IST
Meet Tanvi Patri: The Sindhu-like talent with Olympic medal potentialTanvi Patri, a 13-year-old from Odisha, won the girls' singles title at the U-15 Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships, defeating...
25 Aug, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
Paytm, Amul to Support Yonex-Sunrise All India Sub-Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament in UPDigital payments major Paytm and India's pioneer dairy brand Amul have come together as general partner and beverage partner respectively f...
24 Jun, 2023, 12.15 PM IST
How badminton got its 'Poona' back by shuttling back & bravely forthIt's about time, given that the first place that badminton was played on a regular basis was India, especially in the Madras and Bombay Pre...
21 May, 2022, 08.34 PM IST
Kim Ji Hyun, who anchored PV Sindhu to winning games, once bagged gold at Asian GamesThe South Korean coach resigned on Monday, citing personal reasons.
27 Sep, 2019, 03.40 PM IST
Infosys Foundation ties-up with Prakash Padukone, announces Rs 16 cr support to his Academy to train future championsFoundation Chairperson Sudha Murty, who signed the MoU with Academy founder Padukone, said she would love to see the Academy identify talen...
05 Sep, 2019, 05.12 PM IST
To develop as a badminton nation, we need to do more than just a few players doing well, says GopichandOver the years there might have been few names who looked good enough to take some burden off Saina-Sindhu, but some failed to live up and ...
01 Apr, 2019, 11.45 PM IST
Ranking doesn’t matter, be consistent and win titles: Viktor AxelsenSince becoming the world junior champion in 2010, Axelsen has gone from strength to strength, and became the world champion in 2017 while a...
19 Jan, 2018, 08.08 AM IST
High Court seeks Badminton Association of India's reply on over-aged players in badmintonJustice Sanjeev Sachdeva refused to restrain the two players, alleged to be over-aged, who have participated in All India Junior Boys and G...
17 Jul, 2016, 10.23 AM IST
Academies needed in every state to catch up to China: Prakash Padukone"Players come from all over the country, but there's no academy in the north barring the one in Lucknow. The government is also spending on...
15 Dec, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
India can qualify in doubles at Rio Olympics: Kim Tan HerRenowned Malaysian doubles coach Kim Tan Her is confident about India's qualification in doubles category at next year's Rio Olympics Games.
05 Aug, 2015, 07.07 PM IST
- Aditya Joshi becomes world number 1 junior shuttler
Young shuttler Aditya Joshi has become the first male junior badminton player from India to be ranked top in the world.
06 Jan, 2014, 03.20 PM IST
From amateur to professional sport: How significant a year was 2013 in Indian badminton?In 2013 for the first time, an Indian women’s singles badminton player won a medal at the World Championships.
01 Jan, 2014, 04.22 AM IST