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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Sr

All England Championships: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Prannoy eye...

Sindhu will squares off with Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol in the second round.

15 March 2018 2:11 PM IST

Saina, who had lost to Tai Tzu in the finals of the Indonesia Masters early this year, showed a lot of grit to keep herself in the rallies but the Taiwanese was simply phenomenal. (Photo: AP)

All England Championships: Saina Nehwal crashes out in opener, loses...

Saina, who had reached the finals in the 2015 edition, couldn't match up to the precision and athleticism of Tai Tzu.

14 March 2018 6:43 PM IST

PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will have no dearth of motivation as they aim to win the coveted All England Championships. (Photo: AP/ Twitter)

All England Open Championships: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth gun for...

Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand earned their rights to stand on the victory podium.

13 March 2018 12:27 PM IST

If I end up winning medals in all the four events this year (Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, BWF World Championships and All England), may be, three years later, say by 2020 or 2022, people will say that I am so and so who has won Asian Games medal or CWG medal or he is not so and so who was world number 1 but could not went on to win medals, said Kidambi Srikanth. (Photo: PTI)

Kidambi Srikanth: Titles and CWG, Asian Games medals matter more than...

The ace Indian shuttler also said that the crammed BWF schedule and increased number of tournaments will definitely take...

5 March 2018 3:55 PM IST

Sindhu, who had achieved a career-high global ranking of number 2, had last week said that her dream was to reach the top spot. (Photo: PTI)

PV Sindhu optimistic ahead of All England Championships and 2018...

The Olympic medallist said that her preparations were going on well and the plan was to take it -"one tournament at a...

4 March 2018 7:13 PM IST

Cricketer Virender Sehwag asked people to help para badminton player Sanjeev Kumar financially on Twitter.

No funding for para athletes

When it comes to funding in sports, para athletes in the country suffer the most.

4 March 2018 12:04 AM IST

Asked on the challenges she faced to attain success, Sindhu said she faced many challenges. (Photo: PTI)

World number 2 PV Sindhu eyes numero uno spot in BWF World Rankings

Sindhu said when she started playing at the age of eight her first dream was to represent India.

28 Feb 2018 9:33 PM IST

Prannoy also credited coach Pullela Gopichand and Kidambi Srikanth for setting the bar high for him and others. (Photo: AP)

HS Prannoy unhappy with BWF's proposed rule changes ahead of All...

The BWF Council's reason of proposing the changes is to optimise the presentation of badminton at the highest level.

28 Feb 2018 3:22 PM IST

Up against Jorgensen, who made a comeback this season after missing in action for more than seven months following a heel injury, Sameer showed great touch and control to emerge victories in the 36-minute contest. (Photo: PTI)

Swiss Open: Sameer Verma outplays Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen in final

The 23-year-old from Madhya Pradesh showed great anticipation and technique and added power in his smashes to bamboozle...

26 Feb 2018 11:02 AM IST

Kashyap, a former National champion and second seed, saw off Cheam 23-21 21-14 in a 37-minute clash late last night. (Photo: PTI)

Austrian Open: Parupalli Kashyap beats June Wei Cheam to win first...

The Indian looked in good touch throughout the tournament as he didnt drop a single game en route to his title win.

25 Feb 2018 1:14 PM IST

World No. 11 Sain lost to the Taiwanese World No. 1 Tai Tzu at the Indonesia Open last month. (Photo: AFP)

All England Championship: Saina Nehwal faces Tai Tzu Ying, PV Sindhu...

Sindhu is expected to cross the first hurdle without much of a problem and may American Beiwen Zhang in a likely...

22 Feb 2018 9:09 PM IST

Kidambi Srikanth said the Asian Games provided tougher competition than the CWG with more top badminton playing countries competing in the former multi-sport meet. (Photo: AP)

Kidambi Srikanth not in favour of drastic change in scoring system

Having narrowly missed the world number one rank during a highly successful 2017, Srikanth is optimistic about his...

20 Feb 2018 6:50 PM IST