Badminton
Badminton Asia Team Championships: India go Down to China in Men's Group A Clash
HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen posted victories in singles rubbers before the Chinese unit hit back with a win in two doubles events before Wang Zheng Xing closed out the fixture with a win over Chirag Sen.
Thailand Masters: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Through to Second Round, Set up Tanisha Crasto-Ashwini Ponnappa Clash
The duo of Jolly and Gopichand posted a 16-21 21-10 21-18 win over the Hong Kong pair of Lok Lok Lui and Wing Yung NG, while Crasto and Ponnappa defeated the Chinese Taipei duo of Ling Fang Hu and Xiao Min Lin 21-13 21-17 in the opening round.
'Want to do Well in Front our Home Crowd': Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty Target Indian Open Title
The Indian pair put up a brilliant fight but ended up second at the Malaysian Open and will enter next week's India Open with a lot of confidence following their strong showing in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag Pair Reaches Men's Doubles Quarterfinal, Ashwini-Tanisha Too Win
World No. 2 Satwik and Chirag beat France's world No. 36 Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 21-11 21-18 to set up a clash with China's world No. 32 He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu.
Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto Enters Guwahati Masters Final
Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa stormed into the women's doubles final at the Guwahati Masters.
Syed Modi International Badminton : Ashwini Ponnappa-Rohan Kapoor, Sumeeth Reddy-Sikki Reddy Reach Second Round
Ponnappa and Kapoor overcame the challenge from the Malaysian pair of Peng Soon Chan and Yee See Cheah in straight games to win 21-12, 21-18. While, B Sumeeth Kumar Reddy-Sikki Reddy's pair tasted success, beating Taiwan's Hsuan-Yi Wu and Chu Yun 21-14, 2...
China Masters: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Enter Men's Doubles Final
The top seeds will face another Chinese pair in the summit clash, the winner of the other semifinal between Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi and second seeds Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.
Japan Masters Super 500: HS Prannoy Returns, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen Eye Paris Berth
Returning to action after four weeks, the World Championships bronze medallist will like to take it slow as he will be up against unseeded Lee Cheuk Yui of Hong Kong.
French Open Super 750: PV Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy- Chirag Shetty Duo Breeze Into Second Round
Sindhu defeated Indonesia’s Gregoria Tunjung 12-21, 21-18, 21-15 after 69 minutes of intense contest to storm into the second round, while Rankireddy and Shetty beat world No. 34 Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 21-13, 21-13.
Asian Games: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty Win Historic Men's Doubles Gold
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho 21-18, 21-16 in the men’s doubles final to win gold at the Asian Games.
Hong Kong Open: Indian Challenge Comes to an Ends With Exit of Tanisha Crasto- Ashwini Ponnappa Duo
Crasto and Ponnappa went down 18-21 7-21 in just 38 minutes against Matsumoto and Nagahara after Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand lost 8-21 14-21 to Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia Silva Ranadhanti of Indonesia.
China Open: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat Handed Opening Round Losses in Changzhou
The world number six, Prannoy, came off second best against Malaysian Ng Tze Yong in a fixture that ended 12-21 21-13 18-21 as the Indian crashed out of the Super 1000 event in China. Sen also crashed out of the tournament in the first round after losing...
BWF Permits Russians, Belarusians to Compete as Neutrals Athletes From February
The BWF Council voted to approve a regulatory framework to allow athletes with Russian and Belarusian passports to compete as neutrals aligning itself with the International Olympic Committee’s recommendations.
BWF World Championships 2023: India's Treesa-Gayatri Duo Blaze Through Chinese Taipei To Enter Pre-Quarters Of World Championships
World number 19 Gayatri and Treesa, who reached the semifinals of the All England Championships in the last two editions, beat Chang and Yang, ranked 37th, 21-18 21-10 in 38 minutes.
BWF World Championships 2023: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen Advance, Sikki Reddy- Rohan Kapoor Ousted
The 31-year-old Prannoy picked up a 24-22, 21-10 straight sets win over the Finn in his opening round fixture to seal progress into the second round. Lakshya Sen also sealed progress in the event in Denmark with a 21-10, 21-7 win over Mauritian shuttler G...
National Centre of Excellence Inaugurated In Guwahati By Badminton Association of India
The MoU was signed between BAI and the Government of Assam, unfolding a historic chapter for Indian sports during the launch event.