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Indian male shuttlers have stepped up and improved by leaps and bounds to become a force to reckon with. (Photo: Twitter)

BWF ranking : 5 Indian male shuttlers enter top 20 singles list

Sameer Verma joined Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, B Sai Praneeth and Ajay Jayaram in achieving this feat.

28 Sept 2017 6:23 PM IST

The 22-year-old previously created history at the Rio Olympics in 2016 when she became the first Indian woman to clinch a silver medal at the Olympics. (Photo: AP)

Badminton superstar PV Sindhu recommended for Padma Bhushan

Earlier in 2015, the Hyderabadi shuttler became the youngest recipient of the Padma Shri Award, India's 4th highest...

25 Sept 2017 11:23 AM IST

Denmarks Viktor Axelsen returns to Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in their Japan Open final on Sunday (Photo: AFP)

Japan Open: Viktor Axelsen and Carolina Marin take Tokyo titles

Lee won the Japan Open six times including last year, narrowly took the second game.

25 Sept 2017 4:05 AM IST

Jakka Vaishnavi Reddy (right) and Vivien Sandorhazi of Hungary pose with their trophies at the Yonex Belgian Junior badminton tournament conducted by the Belgian Badminton Federation in Herstal, Belgium.

Yonex Belgian Junior championship: Vaishnavi Reddy champion

Answers bitter bai feud with international title in Belgium.

24 Sept 2017 11:59 PM IST

The performance of Pranaav and Sikki was the only positive for India in Tokyo as Olympic silver medallists P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal fell in the second round of the tournament while Kidambi Srikanth and H.S. Prannoy were defeated in the quarter-finals.(Photo: Twitter)

Japan Open Super Series: Pranaav Chopra-Sikki Reddy bow out in...

The Indian mixed doubles pair went down 21-14, 15-21, 19-21 against Japanese duo of Takuro Hoki and Sayaka Hirota.

23 Sept 2017 1:22 PM IST

Nozomi Okuhara produced a stunning display of badminton to knock out Indias PV Sindhu 21-18, 21-8. (Photo:AFP)

Japan Open: Son Wan-Ho sends Lin Dan crashing; Nozomi Okuhara wins

In the women's draw, Okuhara pleased home fans with a 21-16, 23-21 win against Beiwen Zhang, representing the United...

23 Sept 2017 5:06 AM IST

Sikki Reddy (left) and Pranaav Jerry Chopra entered the mixed doubles semifinals of the Japan Open badminton tournament in Tokyo on Friday

Japan Open: Sikki Reddy - Pranaav Jerry Chopra are in semis; Kidambi...

With this victory, Axelsen enjoys a 3-2 head-to-head lead over Srikanth in five meetings, having won the last three...

23 Sept 2017 4:18 AM IST

Kidambi Srikanth, who clinched back-to-back titles at Indonesia and Australia, couldnt curb his simple errors to go down 17-21 17-21 to world no 2 and third seed Axelsen in a mens singles quarterfinal contest that lasted 40 minutes.(Photo: AFP)

Japan Open: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy exit, Pranaav Chopra-Sikki...

US Open champion H S Prannoy suffered a 15-21 14-21 loss to China's second seed Shi Yuqi.

22 Sept 2017 3:19 PM IST

Marin cruised through to comfortable victory inspite of strong resistance from Saina. (Photo: AP/AFP)

Japan Open Super Series: Carolina Marin beats Saina Nehwal to enter...

Marin beat Saina 21-16, 21-13 to bring an end to India's challenge in women singles category.

21 Sept 2017 3:49 PM IST

Srikanth will now face the recently-crowned world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. (Photo: AFP)

Japan Open Super Series: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy eneter...

Srikanth demolished Hong Kong's Hu Yun 21-12 21-11,while Prannoy beat Chinese Taipei's Hsu Jen Hao 21-16 23-21.

21 Sept 2017 2:28 PM IST

Nozomi Okuhara produced a stunning display of badminton to knock out Indias PV Sindhu 21-18, 21-8. (Photo:AFP)

Japan Open Super Series: Nozomi Okhura stuns P.V. Sindhu in the second...

Okuhara avenged her defeat to Sindhu in last week's Korean Open Super Series final.

21 Sept 2017 1:44 PM IST

BWF World Rankings: PV Sindhu achieves career best, Saina Nehwal remains static

BWF World Rankings: PV Sindhu achieves career best, Saina Nehwal...

Sindhu last reached her best ranking following her win at the India Open Super Series back in April.

21 Sept 2017 12:21 PM IST