"BWF, in the short-term, is also looking into the possibility of freezing World Rankings until international tournaments start again."

The tournaments, scheduled to be held after the completion of All England on Sunday which include Swiss Open, India Open, Orleans Masters, Malaysia Open, and Singapore Open

The 24-year-old Indian squandered a sparkling start as Okuhara produced a rearguard action to outwit Sindhu 12-21,21-15,21-13 in a 68-minute last eight encounter at the Arena Birmimgham

The sixth-seeded Indian Olympic silver medallist won 21-19 21-15 in a round of 16 match that lasted 49 minutes.

Saina is placed 20th on the BWF rankings with 46267 points and the 2012 London Olympics bronze-medallist needs to enter the top-16 bracket by April 28 to make the cut for the 2020 Tokyo Games.

The sixth seed and world number six Sindhu got the better of the American, ranked eight places below her, 21-14 21-17 in 42 minutes.

Praneeth will open against China's Zhao while Srikanth faces Long

The Indonesian, who was appointed in March last year after the resignation of Tan Kim Her, has quit a few days before completing a year owing to family reasons, according to Badminton Association of India

With only top 16 in the world being assured of a place in Olympics, PV Sindhu (in women’s category), B Sai Praneeth (in men’s category) and the men’s doubles doe of Satwiksairaj Ranki Reddy and Chirag Shetty

Speaking exclusively to Telangana Today, World No. 27 player Prannoy confirmed that they have decided to skip the tournament and agreed that it will have an impact on his chances of making it to Olympics.

Indian players express concerns over coronavirus threat

Concerns over the rapid spread of the deadly virus had forced the postponement of the four Olympic qualifying events so far - Lingshui China Masters (February 25 to March 1), Vietnam International Challenge (March 24 to 29) and German Open (March 3 to 8) and Polish Open (March 26 to 29)

Santoso was till recently the coach of the Thailand team along with Rexy Mainaky and Mulayo Handoyo. The Indonesian was cleared by the Sports ministry recently.

Ace shuttler featured along with Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in a video released by the state government on Tuesday as a promo for its toll-free anti-graft number

Gopichand hinted at shifting his focus to create an ecosystem with top-class coaches and athletes sharing the common knowledge

Hyderabad: Gireesh rallied from a game down to defeat Tharakesh 11-21, 21-12, 23-21 in a thriller for the men’s singles title in the 18+ age category of the sixth season of the Goldslam Corporate Badminton Tournament at NVK Sports Arena in Kondapur on Monday. In the doubles category, Varun and Niket pair downed Akash and Uday duo 22-20, 21-16.

Tarun and Shivam Sharma, seeded second, got the better of top seeds Godwin Olofua and Anulawopu Juwon of Nigeria 21-15, 22-20 in the men’s doubles final.