Shenzhen (China), Nov 21 (IANS) India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have progressed to the quarterfinals of the China Masters badminton tournament after registering a 21-19, 21-15 win over Denmark's Rasmus Kjaer and Frederik Sogaard here on Thursday.
Shenzen (China), Nov 21 (IANS) Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Anupama Upadhaya suffered early exits from the ongoing China Masters after losing their respective second round matches here on Thursday.
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has rejected reports about the appointment of Irwansyah (Indonesia) and Tan Him Ker (Malaysia) as foreign coaches for the national team after a section of media reported that both have joined the Indian set-up.
Kumamoto (Japan), Nov13 (IANS) P.V. Sindhu won her first-round clash while Lakshya Sen crashed out of the men's singles draw as India had a mixed day in the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024, the BWF World Tour Super 500 series badminton event here on Wednesday.
Iksan City (South Korea), Nov 8 (IANS) Indian shuttler Kiran George has continued his winning momentum in the Korea Masters after registering a commanding victory over Japan's Takuma Obyashi to progress to the men's singles semifinal.
Iksan City (South Korea), Nov 7 (IANS) Indian shuttler Kiran George defeated third seed Chi Yu Jen of Chinese Taipei to move into the men's singles quarterfinals at the Korea Masters, a BWF Super 300 badminton tournament, here on Thursday.
Saarbrucken (Germany), Oct 31 (IANS) Satish Kumar Karunakaran and Ayush Shetty won their respective matches while Tharun Mannepalli, Keyuru Mopati, and S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian crashed out on a mixed day for India at the Hylo Open BWF World Tour Super 300 event here on Wednesday.
Saarbrucken (Germany), Oct 29 (IANS) Top Indian hope, Malvika Bansod, male singles player Keyura Mopati and Rakshitha Sree Santosh Ramraj won their respective matches as Indian shuttlers made a good start in the Hylo Open 2024, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 300 event here on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) India's chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand feels that excluding badminton from the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has been aimed at 'stunting the progress of nations like India'. He added that the move should be scrutinised and discussed with the relevant stakeholders.
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary Sanjay Mishra has expressed his disappointment to major sports being excluded from the 2026 Commonwealth Games and said that it feels like a "conspiracy to sideline India's rising sporting potential".
