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Hyderabad: Former World No.1 shuttler Kidambi Srikanth, who won a silver in the last edition of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast in 2018, says his target is to win gold in the singles at the Birmingham Games, which will begin in a couple of days. “Definitely I am gunning for gold. Last time, I […]

Bengaluru: Top Indian shuttlers like two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu, former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, World championship bronze medallist B. Sai Praneeth, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponappa, Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and H.S. Prannoy will act as mentors of the eight franchises that will clash for honours in the inaugural edition of Grand Prix Badminton […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth for successfully leading Team India to their historic Thomas Cup victory. The Indian team scripted history on May 15 by winning the first-ever Thomas Cup crown since its inception in 1949. PM Modi held an interaction with the Indian contingent of Thomas […]

Bangkok: Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth opened his Thailand Open 2022 men’s singles draw with a victory over France’s Brice Leverdez, here in Bangkok on Wednesday. Playing on Court 2, Srikanth defeated Leverdez 18-21, 21-10, 21-16, in a match that lasted 49 minutes. Srikanth made a spectacular comeback after losing the first game and clinched victory […]

Bangkok: The Indian men’s badminton team scripted a memorable 3-2 win over Malaysia to enter the semifinals of Thomas Cup for the first time in 43 years but the women’s side bowed out after losing 0-3 to Thailand in the Uber Cup here on Thursday. India is thus assured of at least a bronze at […]

Bangkok: The Indian men’s badminton team notched its second successive win with a 5-0 thrashing of Canada in a group tie to qualify for the knock-out round of the Thomas Cup here on Monday. With its second impressive result, the Indian team, which defeated Germany 5-0 on Sunday, is certain to finish in the top-2 […]

Suncheon: PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth’s impressive run ended in the semifinals after they went down in straight games at the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Saturday. Former world champion Sindhu, who came into the tournament after claiming the Swiss Open, suffered her fourth successive defeat to 20-year-old An Seyoung, losing 14-21 […]

Suncheon: Ace Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the quarterfinals but Lakshya Sen was ousted after losing his second round match at the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Thursday. World number seven Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, got the better of world number 26 Japan’s Aya Ohori 21-15 21-10 […]

Suncheon: The third-seed PV Sindhu on Wednesday stormed into the second round of the Korea Open Badminton Championships 2022 after defeating USA’s Lauren Lam here at the Palma Stadium. The two-time Olympic medallist Indian defeated Lauren Lam 21-15, 21-14 in a match that lasted 34 minutes. Sindhu raced toward an 11-6 lead into the first […]

Basel: World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth notched up a stunning three-game win over world number three Anders Antonsen of Denmark to progress to the men”s singles semifinals of Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament here. Seventh seed Srikanth, who is playing only his third tournament after recovering from Covid-19, prevailed 21-19,19-21,22-20 over second seed […]

Basel: Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament here on Thursday. While Sindhu, a former world champion, eased into the last 8 with a 21-19,21-14 win over Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, Srikanth staved off a […]

Basel: Seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth defeated Mads Christophersen in straight games in the men”s singles opening round of Swiss Open badminton here on Wednesday. The Indian beat the Danish player 21-16, 21-17 in a match lasting 32 minutes. Third seeds Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy got past Indonesia”s Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Mauland after […]

New Delhi: The All England Badminton Championship runner-up Lakshya Sen has broken into the top 10 of the men’s singles badminton world rankings for the first time. The 20-year-old Lakshya Sen climbed two spots to reach ninth in the latest standings released on Tuesday. He is now the highest-ranked Indian in the men’s singles badminton, […]

Basel: All England Championships finalist Lakshya Sen will be missing in action but double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth will look to make a mark when the Swiss Open Super 300 begins here on Tuesday. Sen, the 20-year-old from Almora, decided to withdraw after feeling exhausted following back-to-back final […]

Birmingham: Top Indian men shuttlers Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the 2022 All-England Open Badminton Championships after winning their respective first-round matches, here on late Wednesday night. Kidambi Srikanth, ranked world No 12 beat Thai world No 21 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21-18, 21-14 while Parupalli Kashyap lost 11-21, 18-21 to […]

Birmingham: All eyes will be on in-form shuttler Lakshya Sen, double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and World Championships silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth as they look to break India’s 21-year title drought at the All England Championships, which begins here on Wednesday. The top Indian players, including Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Srikanth have failed to […]

Muelheim An Der Ruhr: World championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the men’s singles quarterfinals but two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and London bronze medallist Saina Nehwal crashed out of the women’s competition at the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Thursday. Srikanth, a former world no.1 and seeded eighth here, prevailed […]

Muelheim An Der Ruhr (Germany): Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth registered contrasting wins to advance to the second round of the $180,000 German Open Super 300 badminton tournament here on Tuesday. Seventh seed Sindhu trounced Thailand”s Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21-8,21-7 in a lop-sided contest after Srikanth, seeded 8th, saw […]

Muelheim An Der Ruhr: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and world championship medal-winners Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen will be the top Indian contenders at the German Open Super 300 badminton tournament starting here on Tuesday. While Sindhu eased to a title win at Syed Modi International and Lakshya grabbed his maiden Super 500 trophy […]

New Delhi: Men’s singles top seed and World Championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth along with six other players was on Thursday forced to withdraw from the ongoing India Open badminton championship after testing positive for Covid-19. The others who tested positive for Covid-19 were doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Rahul Thakkar, Treesa Jolly, Mithun Manjunath, […]