Badminton News

Despite skipper K Srikanth's superb win, Indian men surrender tamely to Indonesia in Badminton Asia semi-final

India started strongly with Kidambi Srikanth beating Tommy Sugiarto in a 59-minute long thriller.

Feb 20, 2016, 22:13 PM IST

Asia Badminton Team Championships: Indian men beat Malaysia 3-2; play Indonesia in semis

In the five-match quarter-finals tie against Malaysia, H S Prannoy won the decisive match to give India a 3-2 win.

Feb 19, 2016, 20:05 PM IST

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal pulls out of Badminton Asia Team Championships

The Badminton Asia Team Championships is stated to be held at the Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad.

Feb 13, 2016, 21:22 PM IST

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu eyeing top 7 in world rankings before 2016 Rio Olympics

Sindhu is hoping to do well in the 5-6 events prior to the Olympics in August.

Feb 11, 2016, 18:45 PM IST

Finally, prodigious Kidambi Srikanth wins Syed Modi International title

Srikanth was playing in his third successive final of the tournament and took a little over an hour to get the better of unseeded Chinese youngster in three games.

Jan 31, 2016, 21:32 PM IST

Saina Nehwal holds 2nd spot as PV Sindhu moves to No. 11 in BWF ranking

Carolina Marin of Spain is right at the top of the table with 91192 points.

Jan 28, 2016, 18:47 PM IST

Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu leads top players' progress, Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa advance

It was a happy day for top Indian shuttlers.

Jan 27, 2016, 22:37 PM IST

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal pulls out of Syed Modi citing illness

With Saina withdrawing, two-time bronze medallist at World Championship P V Sindhu will spearhead the Indian challenge.

Jan 26, 2016, 23:40 PM IST

Padma Bhushan: Sania Mirza, Saina Nehwal, Deepika Kumari to be conferred with India's third highest civilian award

Saina is one of India's biggest hopes of winning a medal at the Rio Olympics later in the year.

Jan 25, 2016, 14:30 PM IST

PV Sindhu crushes Kirsty Gilmour to win Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold title

Third seed Sindhu was in exquisite form, as he won her 1st title of 2016.

Jan 24, 2016, 13:08 PM IST

Impressive PV Sindhu enters Malaysian Grand Prix Gold final

 Sindhu made sure there was no upset in the decider, winning it quite convincingly.

Jan 23, 2016, 14:26 PM IST

Indian ace Saina Nehwal likely to meet Intanon Ratchanok in Thailand Masters finals

World No. 2 Saina, who will open her new season as the defending champion at the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold.

Jan 21, 2016, 15:53 PM IST

PV Sindhu, K Srikanth in pre-quarterfinals of Malaysia Masters

Two-time World Championship bronze-medallist, Sindhu, thrashed Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet 21-17 21-16 in a women's singles first round contest that lasted 33 minutes.

Jan 20, 2016, 23:29 PM IST

PBL over, Indian shuttlers begin new season with Malaysia Open

 P V Sindhu and K Srikanth will be the star shuttlers from India who will be title contenders in the women's and men's singles events.

Jan 19, 2016, 15:56 PM IST

PBL: Delhi Acers pip Mumbai Rockets to be crowned champions at home

Delhi Acers had a thrilling win in front of fans at home against Mumbai.

Jan 17, 2016, 23:53 PM IST

Saina Nehwal: Want my training schedule to be a secret till Olympics

Despite beginning 2015 strongly, injury problems prevented Saina from playing her best game towards the end of the year.

Jan 17, 2016, 16:36 PM IST

Premier Badminton League: Mumbai Rockets maul Hyderabad Hunters 4-1

Gurusaidutt defeated Hyderabad's Siril Varma to give 2 points to his side in a Trump match.

Jan 11, 2016, 19:15 PM IST

Sports schedule today: Premier Badminton League, South Africa vs England, Big Bash League

From cricket to badminton, some of the world's best athletes will be in action throughout the course of the day.

Jan 05, 2016, 08:39 AM IST

Premier Badminton League: Saina Nehwal's Awadhe Warriors register convincing win over Delhi Aces

Olympic bronze medallist Saina, B Sai Praneeth and doubles pair of Bodin Issara and Cai Yun won their respective matches to take an unassailable 4-1 lead over Delhi in their second tie.

Jan 04, 2016, 23:12 PM IST

PBL: Kidambi Srikanth shocks Lee Chong Wei, Chennai overcome Mumbai

Kidambi Srikanth showed his rising stature in world badminton with a shock maiden victory over former world no. 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia, but could not prevent his team Bengaluru Top Guns from going down to Hyderabad Hunters 2-3 in the Premier Badminton League, here on Sunday.

Jan 03, 2016, 23:15 PM IST