China Masters: Rankireddy-Shetty, Lakshya Sen progress to quarters

IANS | November 21, 2024 6:24 PM

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.

'Too premature': BAI rejects reports about appointing foreign coaches

IANS | November 15, 2024 9:01 PM

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.

Hylo Open 2024: Satish Kumar, Ayush Shetty advance on mixed day for India

IANS | October 31, 2024 12:07 AM

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.

Hylo Open 2024: Malvika Bansod makes winning start in Germany

IANS | October 29, 2024 8:59 PM

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.

Gopichand calls for thorough review of badminton's exclusion from Glasgow 2026

IANS | October 22, 2024 6:50 PM

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.