New-look India eye elusive medal at Sudirman CupFor India, mixed doubles is likely to be the weakest link as Ashwini Ponnappa and K Sai Prateek would be looking to punch above their weigh...
13 May, 2023, 11.46 AM IST
Srikanth, Sindhu virtually out of knockouts after back-to-back lossesSrikanth enjoyed a 3-0 head-to-head count against Wang Tzu Wei ahead of his match but it mattered little as the Taiwanese world no 12 claim...
28 Jan, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal look for good show at Australia OpenWith back-to-back finals, Srikanth is in sizzling form and he will start favourite when he starts his campaign against a qualifier on Wedne...
19 Jun, 2017, 01.39 PM IST
Prannoy stuns Olympic champion Long, enters semi-finalsA day after he dispatched threetime Olympic silver medallist and World No.3 Lee Chong Wei, Prannoy proved his mettle once again.
18 Jun, 2017, 12.59 PM IST
How P Gopichand engineered PV Sindhu 2.0Sindhu's transformation has been gradual but evident from the time she recovered from a foot injury last year.
20 Aug, 2016, 11.08 AM IST
Rio Olympics: PV Sindhu reaches quarterfinals in women's singles badmintonThe 21-year-old from Hyderabad outclassed eighth seed Tai 21-13 21-15 in a 40-minute pre-quarterfinals clash at the Olympics.
16 Aug, 2016, 05.30 AM IST
Need lot of match practice before Olympics: fit-again Saina NehwalRavaged by injuries in the past six months, Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal says she has gone through the most challenging time of her c...
30 Mar, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
I played with lot of patience and it showed: Saina Nehwal"It is a first in many ways. So I will want to thank my coaches, my families, parents and my hard work. It is a god gift for me," she added.
14 Aug, 2015, 11.18 PM IST
P V Sindhu, K Srikanth, Sameer Verma reach second round in Taipei Grand PrixIn women's singles, world no. 14 Sindhu defeated Indonesia's Lindaweni Fanetri 21-19 21-19 to set up a clash with third seed Tai Tzu Ying o...
15 Jul, 2015, 04.38 PM IST
Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu win; Parupalli Kashyap loses in Asia ChampionshipNehwal was off the blocks with a 21-14 10-21 21-10 win over Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in a women's singles match that lasted for an hour and s...
23 Apr, 2015, 01.42 PM IST
Guru, Praneeth, Tarun-Sikki reach Singapore Open main drawGurusaidutt outsmarted Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana 18-21 21-18 21-18 in the first round.
07 Apr, 2015, 04.57 PM IST
Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth now eye Malaysia crownSaina will start her campaign as a third seed against Indonesia's Maria Febe Kusumastuti in the opening round.
30 Mar, 2015, 02.54 PM IST
Training everyday to win third Olympic gold, says Lin Dan"I played better in the second game. I was okay today. I will try to improve in each game and satisfy my fans," he said.
25 Mar, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
Saina Nehwal is first Indian woman to reach All England finalIn the second game, Saina toyed with Yihan as she began with an 8-0 lead before routing the former world champion.
08 Mar, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
Sensational Saina Nehwal sails into All England Badminton Championship finalsThe World No. 3 Indian, who reached the semifinals of the event in 2010 and 2013, defeated the unseeded Sun 21-13 21-13 in a match that las...
07 Mar, 2015, 07.39 PM IST
Saina, Srikanth face tough test in World Super Series FinalSaina and Srikanth will face an acid test as they will have to compete against the top eight shuttlers in their respective category in the ...
16 Dec, 2014, 03.45 PM IST
P V Sindhu assured of bronze, Saina Nehwal crashes out of World ChampionshipSindhu assured herself of a bronze medal at World Championship but Saina suffered a straight-game loss in women's singles quarterfinals
29 Aug, 2014, 06.55 PM IST