Badminton
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…
Mumbai, Nov 6 (UNI) London 2012 Olympics medallist Saina Nehwal believes fellow shuttler PV Sindhu has both the “experience” and determination to script history with a third Olympic medal at the Los Angeles 2028 Games. According to Olympics.com, on the sidelines of the Fit India National Fitness and Wellness Conclave held in Mumbai earlier this…
New Delhi, Oct 27 (UNI) India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu has announced her decision to withdraw from all remaining BWF Tour events in 2025 as she continues to recover from a foot injury sustained earlier this year. In a statement issued by the athlete, she said, “After consulting closely with her team and with the…
Chengdu, Oct 26 (UNI) India recorded their best-ever showing at the Badminton Asia U17 and U15 Championships 2025 here today, clinching two gold medals through Shaina Manimuthu and Diksha Sudhakar in the girls’ singles events. In the U15 final, Shaina overcame Japan’s Chiharu Tomita 21-14, 22-20, displaying composure in the closing stages of the second…
New Delhi/Odense Oct 13 (UNI) Lakshya Sen and the country’s premier men’s doubles pair Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will lead India’s campaign at the Denmark Open 2025 badminton tournament, starting tomorrow. According to the Olympics.com website, Lakshya Sen, who made it to the semi-finals at the Paris 2024 last year, has endured a patchy…
Hong Kong, Sept 14 (UNI) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty came close to turning a corner in Hong Kong today, but the final step remained elusive as they lost 21-19, 14-21, 17-21 to China’s Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in the men’s doubles title clash here today. From the start, there was an air of…
Hong Kong, Sep 13 (UNI) Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced commanding performances today to book their places in the finals of the Hong Kong Open 2025 badminton tournament. Both matches ended in straight games, marking an important breakthrough for the trio on the BWF…
