Tag: Badminton

Anupama Upadhyaya
BWF rankings: India's Anupama Upadhyaya becomes new Junior World No 1

Three other Indian female shuttlers in the top 10 are - Tasnim Mir (No 2) and two 14-year-olds - Anwesha Gowda (No 6) and Unnati Hooda (No 9).

  • Wednesday, 07 September 2022
BADMINTON BOOST
WATCH: Badminton Championship To Explore Talents Of Young Kids In Srinagar

WATCH: Badminton Championship To Explore Talents Of Young Kids In Srinagar

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  • Sunday, 28 August 2022
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
World Championships: Chirag-Satwik assure India's first men's doubles medal

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty on Friday created history by becoming the first Indian pair to reach the semifinals of the men's doubles event at the BWF World Championships, thus ensuring a medal, here.

  • Friday, 26 August 2022
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty win gold medal in badminton men's doubles
Satwiksairaj, Chirag Shetty win gold medal in badminton men's doubles

The victory also meant that India has now won three gold medals and sixth overall in badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

  • Monday, 08 August 2022
Lakshya Sen gets India's 20th gold medal
Shuttler Lakshya Sen gets India's 20th gold medal

Shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched India's 20th gold medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after beating Malaysia's Tze Yong NG 19-21, 21-9 and 21-16 in the men's singles final on Monday.

  • Monday, 08 August 2022
Sindhu, Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag reach finals
CWG 2022, badminton: Sindhu, Lakshya, Satwik-Chirag reach finals; Srikanth to play for bronze

World No 7 Sindhu sailed into the final of the women's singles with a hard-fought 21-19, 21-17 win over Singapore's world No 19 Yeo Jia Min at National Exhibition Centre.

  • Sunday, 07 August 2022
P.V Sindhu
PV Sindhu loses in Thailand Open semifinals

The 26-year-old from Hyderabad had lost to Chen the last time they faced off at the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals.

  • Saturday, 21 May 2022
Thomas Cup
India reach maiden Thomas Cup final with thrilling 3-2 win over Denmark

The Indian men's badminton team scripted history after reaching their maiden Thomas Cup final with 3-2 win over Denmark in a thrilling semifinal, here on Friday.

  • Saturday, 14 May 2022
Korea Open: India's Campaign Ends With Sindhu, Srikanth's Loss In Semifinal
Korea Open: India's Campaign Ends With Sindhu, Srikanth's Loss In Semifinal

Srikanth, seeded fifth, started the match well and led for most of the first game but the world No. 8 Cristie flipped the script right at the end to take the lead.

  • Saturday, 09 April 2022
Lakshya Sen
German Open, Lakshya Sen Beats Axelsen, Storms Into Final

This was world No. 12 Lakshya Sen's first-ever win against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen, the world No. 1 in the current badminton rankings,

  • Sunday, 13 March 2022
Odisha CM Felicitates Tokyo Paralympics Badminton Players
Odisha CM Felicitates Tokyo Paralympics Badminton Players

Congratulating the players on their spectacular performance in Tokyo, Patnaik assured all support for para-sports events and to the para-sportspersons. He extended his best wishes to all participants in the ongoing fourth National Para-Badminton Championship.

  • Friday, 24 December 2021
Srikanth Clinches Historic Silver At World Championships
Srikanth Clinches Historic Silver At World Championships

Despite the loss, it is a significant achievement for Srikanth, who has been dogged by fitness issues and lack of form ever since injuring his knee during the 2017 French Open final after claiming four Super Series titles that year.

  • Sunday, 19 December 2021
Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth
BWF World C'ships: Kidambi Srikanth Enters Finals, Lakshya Sen Signs Off With Bronze

While former world number one Srikanth has now given himself a real chance of winning the top prize, Sen signed off with a maiden bronze, joining the legendary Prakash Padukone (bronze in 1983) and B Sai Praneeth (bronze in 2019) as the Indian medal winners at the showpiece.

  • Sunday, 19 December 2021
Saina Nehwal Retires After Injury, Indian Women Beat Spain 3-2 in Uber Cup Final Opener
Saina Nehwal Retires After Injury, Indian Women Beat Spain 3-2 in Uber Cup Final Opener

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists N Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, however, could not get past world No. 122 pair of Azurmendi and Corrales, losing 18-21 21-14 17-21 in the second women's doubles match.

  • Sunday, 10 October 2021
Proud Of You Pramod!
Paralympics Gold Medallist Pramod Bhagat Receives Roaring Welcome At Home In Odisha

Ace shuttler and Paralympics Gold Medallist, Pramod Bhagat returned to his home in Attabira under Bargarh district on Tuesday morning (Sept 21). Pramod received a roaring welcome back home for this astounding feat at the games.

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  • Wednesday, 22 September 2021
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