Badminton
New Delhi, Jan 20 (UNI) Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal, one of India’s most accomplished badminton players, has confirmed her retirement from competitive sport after being sidelined for nearly two years due to a chronic knee condition. The London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist last played a competitive match at the Singapore Open in 2023, but formally…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (UNI) India’ s highest ranked men’s singles player Lakshya Sen beat Japan’s Nishimoto kenta to reach the quarter finals of the Yonex Sunrise India Open 2026 at the Indira Gandhi stadium here on Thursday. Paris Olympics semi finalist Lakshya Sen suffered early jitters in the first game and fell behind at…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (UNI): Former champion Kidambi Srikanth and the experienced HS Prannoy turned the tables on their younger opponents to advance to the men’s singles second round of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026, a HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 event on Wednesday. 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma displayed her potential with a gutsy performance…
Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 11 (UNI) World No. 1 Shi Yuqi of China retired with a back injury during Sunday’s Malaysia Open final against Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Shi, the reigning world champion, played through pain but pulled out after dropping the first game 21-23. He credited Kunlavut after the match. “Kunlavut has always been a very…
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 7 (UNI) India’s PV Sindhu progressed to the Round of 16 of the Malaysia Open 2026 with an easy win over Chinese Taipei’s Sung Shuo Yun on Wednesday. Sindhu, who is making a comeback after a four-month injury layoff, beat her lower ranked opponent with a score of 21-13, 22-20 in 51…
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 6 (UNI) India’s Ayush Shetty made a strong start to the 2026 season by defeating Paris Olympic medallist Lee Zii Jia in the first round of the Malaysia Open. Ayush defeated the experienced shuttler 21-12, 21-17 in just 39 minutes in the Super 1000 event being played at the Stadium Axiata Arena…
Vijayawada, (UNI): Local favourite Surya Charishma Tamiri and the experienced Shruti Mundada upset the top two seeds in straight games to storm into the semifinals of the Senior National badminton championships here on Friday. Surya Charishma proved too strong for top seed Unnati Hooda, winning their quarterfinals 21-12, 21-15 in just 36 minutes while Shruti…
Vijayawada, Dec 24(UNI): Women’s top seed Unnati Hooda, world junior championships silver medallists Tanvi Sharma, the experienced Aakarshi Kashyap and upcoming junior Rounak Chauhan registered convincing wins to advance in the 87th Senior National Badminton Championships in Vijayawada on Wednesday. Unnati, who had a bye in the first round, hammered wildcard entrant Akanksha Matte 21-8,…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (UNI) Focused on finishing on the podium in both men and women events, India will be fielding a strong team that boast of a former world champion and multiple world championships medallist in the forthcoming Badminton Asia Team Championships to be played in Qingdao, China from February 3-8, 2026. India are…
Lucknow, Nov 24 (UNI) India’s senior shuttlers HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth will hope to turn around a difficult season as they return to home courts for the Syed Modi International 2025, beginning Tuesday at the Babu Banarasi Das UP Badminton Academy here . According to Olympics.com, named after India’s 1982 Commonwealth Games champion Syed…
