Badminton
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…
Paris, Aug 27 (UNI) The second matchday of the 2025 BWF World Championships here saw China’s women sweep into the next round, while France thrilled its home fans with nail-biters at the Adidas Arena here. In the women’s singles, China’s depth was on full display. Second seed Wang Zhiyi needed just 26 minutes to dispatch…
Macau, July 29 (UNI) Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty breezed into the men’s doubles pre-quarterfinals at the Macau Open 2025 badminton tournament with a straight-games win here today. Competing at the Macao East Asian Games Dome in Macau, China, the Indian pair dispatched Malaysia’s Low Hang Yee and Ng Eng Cheong…
Changzhou, July 24 (UNI) In a high-octane all-Indian clash, 17-year-old Unnati Hooda delivered a sensational performance to overcome two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and book her place in the Women’s Singles quarterfinals at the China Open 2025 on Thursday. The match was a showcase of India’s present and future in badminton, with the rising star…
