Commonwealth Games 2018: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth enter finals of respective badminton singles events
6 years, 11 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2018: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth enter finals of respective badminton singles events

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Nehwal, who had clinched the gold in 2010 Delhi Games but missed the 2014 Games due to injury, staved off a challenge from Scotland’s Kristy Gilmour, a silver medallist at Glasgow four years ago. Gold Coast: London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and newly-crowned World No 1 Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the finals of the women’s and men’s singles events respectively in the badminton competition of the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast on Saturday. Srikanth, playing on court 1, saw off the challenge from 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallist Rajiv Ouseph of England 21-10 21-17 in just over half-an-hour of contest. Earlier, Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy lost 21-17 15-21 4-21 to the Malaysian combo of Mei Kuan Chow and Vivian Hoo in women’s doubles.

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Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth ousts HS Prannoy, Isharani Barua pulls off major upset
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Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth ousts HS Prannoy, Isharani Barua pulls off major upset

India Today  

Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the second round of the Swiss Open 2025 after beating his countryman HS Prannoy in the opening round on Wednesday, March 19. Srikanth will next be up against Shi Feng Li of China in the second round of the Super 300 badminton tournament on Thursday, March 20. 64 Shankar Subramanian went through to the next round …

Swiss Open 2025: Kidambi Srikanth beats HS Prannoy, Isharani upsets Aakarshi Kashyap in all-India affair
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Swiss Open 2025: Kidambi Srikanth beats HS Prannoy, Isharani upsets Aakarshi Kashyap in all-India affair

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Kidambi Srikanth edged past HS Prannoy with a 23-21, 23-21 victory, displaying composure at crucial moments. Meanwhile, Isharani Barua fought back to secure an 18-21, 21-17, 22-20 win, advancing to the second round of the USD 250,000 event. Basel: Kidambi Srikanth beat compatriot HS Prannoy in two hard-fought games to enter the men’s singles second round of the Swiss Open …

Nitesh Kumar, Sukant Kadam claim gold medals at Spanish Para Badminton International 2025 II
3 weeks ago

Nitesh Kumar, Sukant Kadam claim gold medals at Spanish Para Badminton International 2025 II

The Hindu  

Paris Paralympics champion Nitesh Kumar and Sukant Kadam secured gold medals in the SL3 and SL4 categories, respectively, leading India’s charge at the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2025 – II in Vitoria, Spain. Nitesh registered a 21-19, 21-19 win over Japan’s Daisuke Fujihara in the final of the SL3 category, while Sukant defeated fellow Indian Tarun 21-13, 21-10 in the SL4 …

BWF Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025: India beats Macau 5-0
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BWF Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025: India beats Macau 5-0

The Hindu  

India clean-swept its opening tie in the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships against Macau with a 5-0 dominant win on Wednesday at the Qingdao Conson Sports Centre. Sathish Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath gave India the lead with a 21-10, 21-9 win over Chong Lok Leong and Chi Weng Ng in mixed doubles. In Sindhu’s absence, the responsibility of leading India’s …

Badminton Asia Mixed Team championship: Without Sindhu, India faces uphill task
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Mixed Team championship: Without Sindhu, India faces uphill task

The Hindu  

Without the services of an injured PV Sindhu, India will face an uphill task in pursuit of an elusive gold medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships which get underway in Qingdao on Tuesday. While India have never won the gold at the Asia Mixed Team Championships, they did secure mixed team gold and silver at the Commonwealth Games …

Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships: Without PV Sindhu, India faces uphill task
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Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships: Without PV Sindhu, India faces uphill task

The Hindu  

Without the services of an injured PV Sindhu, India will face an uphill task in pursuit of an elusive gold medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships which gets underway here on Tuesday. MORE DETAILS | Sindhu pulls out of Badminton Asia Mixed Team C’ships While India has never won the gold at the Asia Mixed Team Championships, they …

Indian sports wrap, February 5: India names junior squad for Dutch, German badminton meets
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, February 5: India names junior squad for Dutch, German badminton meets

The Hindu  

GOLF Diksha, Tvesa, and Avani lead India’s challenge at LET Opener The experienced Diksha Dagar and Tvesa Malik will be joined by rookie Avani Prashanth as the Indian women’s campaign on the Ladies European Tour kicks off this week at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. RMV Gurusai Dutt is the only Indian boy’s singles player …

Thailand Masters badminton: Indian challenge ends after Kidami Srikanth loses
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2 months ago

Thailand Masters badminton: Indian challenge ends after Kidami Srikanth loses

India Today  

The Indian campaign at the Thailand Masters Super 300 tournament came to a disappointing end on Friday as all remaining shuttlers, including former world No. Kidambi Srikanth, currently ranked 47th in the badminton world rankings, suffered a straight-game defeat in the men's singles quarter-final against China's sixth seed Wang Zhengxing. India's promising young shuttler, Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, put up a …

Thailand Masters 2025: India shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, Sankar Subramanian strom into quarter-finals
2 months ago

Thailand Masters 2025: India shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth, Sankar Subramanian strom into quarter-finals

The Hindu  

India shuttler Kidambi Srikanth moved to the quarter-finals of the men's singles event in the ongoing Thailand Masters 2025 badminton tournament with a straightforward victory in Pathumwan on Thursday. 1 shuttler defeated Hong Kong China's Jason Gunawan, 41st in the badminton rankings, 21-19, 21-15 in their round of 16 match at the Nimibutr Stadium. In India's other men's singles match …

Srikanth advances to second round of Thailand Masters
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2 months ago

Srikanth advances to second round of Thailand Masters

Deccan Chronicle  

Patumwan: Former world no.1 Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth entered the second round of the Thailand Masters BWF Super 300 event with a straight-game win over his opponent here on Wednesday. Among other Indians in men's singles, S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian defeated Malaysia's June Wei Cheam 15-21 21-15 21-19 in a tough three-game contest. Ayush Shetty was shown the door by …

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Delhi youngster Payas beats top seed Sathiyan to enter semifinals; TN wins men’s doubles gold
2 months ago

National Table Tennis Championships 2025: Delhi youngster Payas beats top seed Sathiyan to enter semifinals; TN wins men’s doubles gold

The Hindu  

An action-packed penultimate day of the 86th Senior National Table Tennis Championship started off with the second seeds in men’s and women’s singles – Harmeet Desai and Swastika Ghosh, respectively – bowing out in the round of 32. And the day of upsets was capped off with Payas Jain – the promising youngster from Delhi – dominating top seed G. …

Indonesia Masters 2025: Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag bow out in Round of 16
2 months, 1 week ago

Indonesia Masters 2025: Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag bow out in Round of 16

The Hindu  

India’s campaign at Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament ended on Thursday with Lakshya Sen and the star men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashing out in the second round. Sen, ranked 10th in the world, extended his struggling run on the international circuit with a loss in the men’s singles second round against Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto …

Indonesia Masters 2025: Satwik-Chirag, Tanisha-Ashwini through to second round
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2 months, 1 week ago

Indonesia Masters 2025: Satwik-Chirag, Tanisha-Ashwini through to second round

The Hindu  

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the second round of the USD 475,000 Indonesia Masters super 500 badminton with a straight-game win against Chinese Taipei’s Chen Zhi Ray and Lin Yu Chieh on Tuesday. In the women’s doubles event, world no 19 duo of Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa dominated over the Thai pair of Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn and Sukitta …

Malaysia Open 2025: Satwik-Chirag reach quarter-final, Malvika eliminated
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Malaysia Open 2025: Satwik-Chirag reach quarter-final, Malvika eliminated

India Today  

Indian shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy kept the nation’s hopes alive at the Malaysia Open 2025 with a commanding win to reach the men’s doubles quarter-finals on Thursday. The seventh-seeded duo displayed composure and skill to overcome Malaysia’s Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub and Tan Wee Kiong 21-15, 21-15 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. In men’s singles, HS …

Badminton Senior Nationals: Tasnim reaches semis, ousts top-seed Aakarshi, and Isharani consecutively
3 months, 1 week ago

Badminton Senior Nationals: Tasnim reaches semis, ousts top-seed Aakarshi, and Isharani consecutively

The Hindu  

Tasnim Mir produced two power-packed performances on Sunday to enter the women’s singles semifinals at the 2024 Senior National Badminton Championship at the KBA courts here. In the morning, the 19-year-old from Gujarat ousted top seed Aakarshi Kashyap 21-19, 21-17 in the pre-quarters before returning late afternoon to send the seventh seed from Assam Isharani Baruah home, 21-16, 21-18. The …

Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen storm into Round 2
4 months ago

Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen storm into Round 2

India Today  

Top seeds PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advanced to the second round of the women's and men's singles respectively at the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament after registering straight-game victories here on Wednesday. Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu defeated rising shuttler Anmol Kharb 21-17, 21-15, while Lakshya, 2021 world championships bronze medallist, powered past Malaysian qualifier Sholeh Aidil 21-12, …

Srikanth, Treesa-Gayatri enter quarters at Macau Open
6 months ago

Srikanth, Treesa-Gayatri enter quarters at Macau Open

Hindustan Times  

Star Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals of the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament with a straight-game victory over compatriot Ayush Shetty in the second round on Thursday. Kidambi Srikanth of India Seeded sixth, Srikanth, who is playing his first competition since recovering from an injury sustained in May, outclassed 2023 Odisha masters runner-up Ayush …

Saina Nehwal hits back at trolls for belittling her 2012 Olympics bronze medal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Saina Nehwal hits back at trolls for belittling her 2012 Olympics bronze medal

India Today  

India badminton star Saina Nehwal has hit back at her trolls for questioning her bronze medal win at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Nehwal’s victory was recently questioned by some trolls on social media who alleged that she was gifted her bronze medal. Saina Nehwal's comments on Vinesh Phogat irked fans Nehwal openly expressed her opinion during the recently …

Saina Nehwal battles arthritis, may consider about ’retirement’ by year-end
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Saina Nehwal battles arthritis, may consider about ’retirement’ by year-end

Live Mint  

India's shuttler Saina Nehwal, bronze medal winner in the women's singles category at the London Olympics 2012, revealed that she has been battling arthritis for some time. A report by India Today mentioned that the star India shuttler may consider retirement by the end of 2024 if her health doesn't improve, as it is becoming difficult for her to train. …

Didn’t want to lose after coming this far: Nitesh
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Didn’t want to lose after coming this far: Nitesh

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Nitesh Kumar’s life took an unexpected turn after a train accident in 2009 led to amputation of his left leg. Nitesh Kumar celebrates after winning gold against Daniel Bethell of Britain in badminton SL3 class at the Paris Paralympics. The final against England’s Daniel Bethell went down the wire and Nitesh clinched the thriller 21-14, 18-21, 23-21, converting …

Paralympic Games: Sukant sets up semifinal clash with Suhas in semifinals; Nitesh too win
7 months ago

Paralympic Games: Sukant sets up semifinal clash with Suhas in semifinals; Nitesh too win

The Hindu  

India's Sukant Kadam set up a men's singles SL4 semifinal clash against compatriot Suhas Yathiraj to assure India of a medal in para badminton but Krishna Nagar's title defence ended in agony following an ankle injury at the Paris Paralympics. Earlier, debutant Sukant thrashed Thailand's Teamarrom Siripong 21-12 21-12 to top group B and will clash with Suhas, a Tokyo …

Djokovic in Tokyo, Nadal in Paris: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy poses with Spanish great in Olympic Village
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Djokovic in Tokyo, Nadal in Paris: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy poses with Spanish great in Olympic Village

Hindustan Times  

The Indian badminton players have arrived at the Olympic Village in Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympics, along with other members of the contingent as athletes from all around the world trickle into the French capital. Star names like PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the medal hopes for India in Paris. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag …

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Meiraba enter quarterfinals of Thailand Open
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Badminton: Satwik-Chirag, Meiraba enter quarterfinals of Thailand Open

The Hindu  

Continuing their splendid run, young Indian shuttler Maisnam Meiraba Luwang and star men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinal of the Thailand Open Super 500 here on Thursday. A day after his upset win over compatriot HS Prannoy, the 21-year-old Meiraba, who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy, eliminated Denmark’s Mads Christophersen 21-14 and …

Indian sports wrap, April 21: Ajeetesh Sandhu shoots 5-under, finishes tied 14th
11 months, 1 week ago

Indian sports wrap, April 21: Ajeetesh Sandhu shoots 5-under, finishes tied 14th

The Hindu  

GOLF Ajeetesh Sandhu shot a fine 5-under 66 to finish tied 14th, the best among Indian golfers, on the final day of the US$1million Saudi Open here on Sunday. - PTI Aditi Tied-64 at Chevron Championship, Thai star Atthaya leads Aditi Ashok was tied 64th among the 73 players who made the cut after the third round at the Chevron …

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Malvika, Panda sisters enter main draw
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Badminton Asia Championships 2024: Malvika, Panda sisters enter main draw

The Hindu  

Rising Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod won both her matches to qualify for women’s singles main draw of the Badminton Asia Championships on Tuesday. READ | India announces Thomas and Uber Cup squad, Sindhu opts out to prepare for Paris 2024 Olympics The Panda sisters -- Rutaparna and Swetaparna -- also won both their doubles group A qualifying matches to make …

Indian sports news wrap: March 23
1 year ago

Indian sports news wrap: March 23

The Hindu  

BOXING Uttarakhand, Delhi storm into quarterfinals Aditya Mehra, along with four other boxers from Uttarakhand and Arti Kumar, among six Delhi pugilists, stormed into the quarterfinals on day four of the third Sub Junior National Championship at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida. -Stan Rayan BADMINTON Divecha shines with 2 gold at Indian Masters National Badminton …

Lakshya’s Paris hopes brighten, enters No. 15 in Olympic Games qualification
1 year ago

Lakshya’s Paris hopes brighten, enters No. 15 in Olympic Games qualification

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen’s hopes of making the cut at Paris received a boost as he grabbed the 15th position in the latest Olympic Games Qualification rankings following his semifinal finish at last week’s French Open badminton tournament. 19 in the Olympic Games qualification for a few weeks but a semifinal finish at the Super 750 event in the …

Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024 Final Highlights: India Women Beat Thailand 3-2 to Win Gold
1 year, 1 month ago

Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024 Final Highlights: India Women Beat Thailand 3-2 to Win Gold

News 18  

Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024 Final, India vs Thailand Highlights: Indian women’s team on Sunday scripted history after clinching their first-ever Badminton Asia Team Championships title, beating Thailand in the summit clash. Then the women’s pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand doubled India’s lead after registering a 21-16, 18-21, 21-16 win over Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai. But, the …

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian women edge out Japan to qualify for maiden final
1 year, 1 month ago

Badminton Asia Team Championships: Indian women edge out Japan to qualify for maiden final

The Hindu  

Indian women shuttlers’ dream run continued as they progressed to their first-ever final at the Badminton Asia Team Championships after edging out two-time former champions Japan 3-2 in a thrilling semifinal on Saturday. 53 Ashmita Chaliha and the 17-year-old Anmol Kharb registered stunning wins in the first doubles and second and deciding singles to take India through to the summit …

Kidambi Srikanth moves to second round of Thailand Masters
1 year, 2 months ago

Kidambi Srikanth moves to second round of Thailand Masters

Hindustan Times  

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth opened his campaign at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament with a straight-game win over Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei in Bangkok on Wednesday. India's Kidambi Srikanth The former world number toiled hard for 45 minutes to get the better of Wang 22-20 21-19 and enter the second round. He will take on compatriot Mithun Manjunath who …

Thailand Masters: Kidambi advances to second round
1 year, 2 months ago

Thailand Masters: Kidambi advances to second round

The Hindu  

Kidambi Srikanth opened his campaign at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament with a straight game win over Chinese Taipei’s Wang Tzu Wei here on Wednesday. He will take on compatriot Mithun Manjunath who defeated Hong Kong’s Jason Gunawan 21-17, 21-8 in his first round men’s singles match. Sameer Verma made a first-round exit, going down to Hong Kong’s Angus Ng …

India Open: 'Man on a Mission' Priyanshu Rajawat topples Lakshya Sen on opening day
1 year, 2 months ago

India Open: 'Man on a Mission' Priyanshu Rajawat topples Lakshya Sen on opening day

Hindustan Times  

In the decisive round of the opening match at India Open on Tuesday, Priyanshu Rajawat displayed a determined focus, having navigated the pressure in the previous game to even the scoreline against his close friend, Lakshya Sen. Priyanshu asserted control by securing three consecutive points in the third game, maintaining a substantial lead that visibly frustrated Lakshya. Priyanshu Rajawat of …

Erratic Kidambi Srikanth Out of Malaysia Open Super 1000
1 year, 2 months ago

Erratic Kidambi Srikanth Out of Malaysia Open Super 1000

News 18  

India’s Kidambi Srikanth failed to rein in his errors and went down in straight games to Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus in the second round of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Thursday. A series of unforced errors and bad line judgements put Srikanth, world ranked 24, on the back foot as he lost 13-21 17-21 …

Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge
1 year, 2 months ago

Badminton Asia Team Championship | Prannoy and Sindhu lead the Indian challenge

The Hindu  

Double Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu will make a come back to competitive circuit as she joins World No. Prannoy to lead a strong Indian challenge in the Badminton Asia Team Championships slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia, from February 13 to 19. The 16-year-old senior national champion Anmol Kharb, Badminton Asia Junior Championships medallist Tanvi Sharma and …

Kidambi Srikanth shocks world No. 5 Jonatan Christie to enter second round of Malaysia Open
1 year, 2 months ago

Kidambi Srikanth shocks world No. 5 Jonatan Christie to enter second round of Malaysia Open

Hindustan Times  

India's Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the second round of Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament with a come-from-behind win over world number 5 Indonesian Jonatan Christie here on Tuesday. The 30-year-old from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, who has been going through a lean phase for quite some time, notched up a stunning 12-21 21-18 21-16 win over sixth seed Christie in …

National Badminton Championship: Young guns make their mark, give glimpse into bright future
1 year, 2 months ago

National Badminton Championship: Young guns make their mark, give glimpse into bright future

The Hindu  

In the 85th edition of the Senior National Badminton Championships at the Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Anmol Kharb from Haryana grabbed the spotlight. At 16 years and 11 months old, she secured the women’s national championship title by defeating 15­-year­-old Tanvi Sharma from Punjab 15-­21, 21-­17, 16-­8 in the final. When Saina Nehwal clinched the Senior …

Syed Modi badminton: Srikanth, Sai Praneeth lose in the first round
1 year, 4 months ago

Syed Modi badminton: Srikanth, Sai Praneeth lose in the first round

Hindustan Times  

Former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth has endured a bleak 2023, not managing to shake off the foreboding start of three first round exits in January. Any hope of a change of fortune at home after three first-round exits in a row was dashed as he added a dubious fourth at the Syed Modi India International Badminton World Tour Super 300 …

Srikanth loses; Unnati Hooda, Priyanshi, Kiran win at Syed Modi International
1 year, 4 months ago

Srikanth loses; Unnati Hooda, Priyanshi, Kiran win at Syed Modi International

Hindustan Times  

India's Kidambi Srikanth bowed out with a straight-game loss in the opening round but young Unnati Hooda shocked compatriot Aakarshi Kashyap to make it to the second round of the Syed Modi International badminton tournament Lucknow on Wednesday. The young shuttler from Rohtak will next face Japan's former world champion Nozomi Okuhara, who prevailed 18-21 21-17 21-10 over another Indian …

Indian sports news wrap, November 26
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian sports news wrap, November 26

The Hindu  

TENNIS Rashmikaa grabs maiden ITF title at Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty graduated from being a National champion to an international champion when she annexed her maiden ITF title with the Bowring Institute ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour honours defeating Zeel Desai. Results - Women’s singles Shrivalli Rashmikaa Bhamidipaty bt Zeel Desai 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 …

Bornil clinches U-15 gold in Badminton Asia Junior Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Bornil clinches U-15 gold in Badminton Asia Junior Championships

The Hindu  

Bornil Aakash Changmai on Sunday became only the second Indian shuttler to win a gold medal in the U15 boys' singles category at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Chengdu, after defeating a Chinese rival in the title showdown. Bornil, who hails from Assam, became the second junior badminton player after Siril Verma in 2013 to bag the top podium …

Demark Open 2023: Sindhu, Aakarshi enter second round; Srikanth, Lakshya out
1 year, 5 months ago

Demark Open 2023: Sindhu, Aakarshi enter second round; Srikanth, Lakshya out

The Hindu  

Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Aakarshi Kashyap advanced to the women’s singles second round but it was curtains for Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen in the men’s event at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Tuesday. While two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu struggled past world number 28 Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland 21-14, 18-21, 21-10 in a 56-minute opening …

Indian badminton: Srikanth, Kiran enter second round of Arctic Open 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian badminton: Srikanth, Kiran enter second round of Arctic Open 2023

The Hindu  

Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Kiran George progressed to the men’s singles prequarterfinals but it was curtains for Mithun Manjunath at the Arctic Open Super 500 badminton tournament, here on Wednesday. Former world number one Srikanth, who was a part of India’s silver medal winning team at the Asian Games, sailed into the second round after his German opponent Max …

Saina Nehwal looks to get back to her best with an aim for Paris 2024 Olympics
1 year, 5 months ago

Saina Nehwal looks to get back to her best with an aim for Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

Saina Nehwal hasn’t yet ruled out her chances of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics and the star Indian shuttler who is nursing a dodgy knee, is still keeping her fingers crossed to participate in next year’s Summer Games. Currently, I am in a happy space and let me push how much I can and I want to be in …

Satwik-Chirag make history, become doubles world No.1
1 year, 5 months ago

Satwik-Chirag make history, become doubles world No.1

Hindustan Times  

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian pair, across all three doubles categories, to be ranked No.1 in the world when they climbed two spots in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings released on Tuesday. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won gold in the badminton men's doubles finals of the Asian Games 2023 Only three other Indians have …

2023 Asian Games, Day 10 Wrap: Athletes Shine Again, India 4th on Medals Tally
1 year, 5 months ago

2023 Asian Games, Day 10 Wrap: Athletes Shine Again, India 4th on Medals Tally

The Quint  

Athletics Krishan Kumar was disqualified from men’s 800m for obstructing another participant. In men’s 400m hurdles, 21-year-old Yashas Palaksha, who is a National Games gold medallist, finished fifth with a timing of 49.39s. Meanwhile, fellow Indian athlete Santosh Kumar Tamilarasan, who is an Asian Athletics Championships bronze medallist, finished in sixth place with a timing of 49.41s. In women’s high …

Badminton World Junior Championships 2023: Unnati Hooda and Ayush Shetty lead India’s domination in singles events
1 year, 5 months ago

Badminton World Junior Championships 2023: Unnati Hooda and Ayush Shetty lead India’s domination in singles events

The Hindu  

Unnati Hooda and Ayush Shetty put up impressive performances as Indian shuttlers made a dominating start to the individual events at the Badminton World Junior Championships in Spokane, USA. Unnati, the 2022 Odisha Open champion, displayed her prowess to register a resounding 21-7, 21-11 victory over Tahiti’s Heirautea Curet in the opening round of the girls’ singles match. Ayush, on …

A 37-year-long drought ends: Putting into perspective India's silver medal in badminton team event at Asian Games 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

A 37-year-long drought ends: Putting into perspective India's silver medal in badminton team event at Asian Games 2023

Hindustan Times  

In the final of the men's team badminton event at the 2023 Asian Games, India came tantalizingly close to securing a historic gold against China, initially surging to a commanding 2-0 lead after the first two matches. Hangzhou: Silver medallist Indian players pose for photos during the presentation ceremony of the Men's Team badminton event at the 19th Asian Games, …

Asian Games badminton: India go down to China, clinch historic silver
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games badminton: India go down to China, clinch historic silver

Hindustan Times  

India were 2-0 up, Kidambi Srikanth was leading 18-14 in the first game against Li Shifeng and the men's team looked all set to win a first-ever gold medal in badminton at the Asian Games. India signed off with a silver, their first in the men’s team event and second overall after PV Sindhu claimed the first in women’s singles …

Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India win historic Silver in Badminton as Day 8 ends with whopping 15 medals
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India win historic Silver in Badminton as Day 8 ends with whopping 15 medals

India TV News  

Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India win historic Silver in Badminton as Day 8 ends with a whopping 15 medals A relentless but rewarding day for India at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou came to an end with 15 medals. Shooting contributed to three more medals through the trap event this time with the women's team winning a Silver, the …

Asian Games 2023, October 1 Schedule: Badminton team on verge of scripting history; Nikhat Zareen in action
1 year, 6 months ago

Asian Games 2023, October 1 Schedule: Badminton team on verge of scripting history; Nikhat Zareen in action

India TV News  

Five medals, a Pakistan route in hockey, a historic medal confirmation in women's doubles table tennis and a thrilling India win against Pakistan? Shooting as always began the medal procession for the day, followed by Gold medals in mixed doubles in tennis in the men's squash team event and then a double podium finish in 10,000-metre race with a Silver …

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