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World Championships gold medalist PV Sindhu on Wednesday faced a defeat against Akane Yamaguchi in the BWF World Tour Finals 2019. (Photo:Instagram)

BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu bows down to Akane Yamaguchi

Japan-'s Yamaguchi trounced Sindhu 18-21, 21-18, 21-8 in the group A game which lasted for 68 minutes.

12 Dec 2019 12:23 PM IST

Jwala Gutta. (Photo:AFP)

Jwala Gutta launches an academy in Hyderabad

Comprising 14 courts in total and with a seating capacity of over 600 people, the academy is located in Sujatha High...

11 Dec 2019 1:45 AM IST

Saina Nehwal. (Photo:AFP)

Saina Nehwal doesnâ€™t give a damn about trolls

The badminton star gets trolled for congratulating the Hyderabad police for the Disha-case encounter but she isnâ€™t...

11 Dec 2019 12:00 AM IST

Shuttler Jwala Gutta on Tuesday said that doubles players do not get much attention in the country as compared to singles players.(Photo:AFP)

Doubles-' players do not get much attention in India : Jwala Gutta

She also said that before comparing India to badminton giants like China and Japan, the nation must improve the quality...

10 Dec 2019 6:22 PM IST

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu on Thursday progressed to the quarter-finals of the ongoing French Open here in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

Defending champion PV Sindhu eyes turnaround at World Tour Finals

Sindhu registered her career-'s biggest triumph at the World Championship in Basel, Switzerland in August.

10 Dec 2019 11:44 AM IST

Ashwini Ponnappa takes a selfie with Red Bull Shuttle Up national finalists at the Railway Sports Complex in Secunderabad.

Daman Raj, Akanshi Baliyan are champions

The national finals were played in a league-cum-knockout format.

10 Dec 2019 2:17 AM IST

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy advanced to the finals of the ongoing French Open. (Photo:Twitter)

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty nominated for Most Improved...

The duo earlier this year won the Thailand Open and also managed to enter the finals of the French Open.

5 Dec 2019 1:30 PM IST

After winning the silver medal at Syed Modi International Badminton Championships, Indian Shuttler Sourabh Verma on Tuesday jumped to career-best ranking in the latest released mens singles BWF rankings. (Photo:Twitter)

BWF rankings: Sourabh Verma reaches career-high 29th spot

Verma moved seven places and currently ranks 29 with 39,669 points.

4 Dec 2019 10:39 AM IST

Earlier on Saturday, Sourabh Verma overpowered South Koreas Heo Kwang Hee to register a 21-17, 16-21, 21-18 win in the semi-final match. (Photo: Twitter)

Syed Modi international: Sourabh Verma clinches silver after losing...

Verma lost in straight games 15-21, 17 -21 to Taiwan-'s Wang Tzu-Wei in the match which lasted for 48 minutes.

2 Dec 2019 1:28 PM IST

HS Prannoy defeated Chinas Huang Yu Xiang in straight games 21-17, 21-17 in the first round match. (Photo: BAI Media)

Syed Modi Int-'l C-'ship: HS Prannoy crashes out

Prannoy suffered a 21-14, 10-21, 14-21 defeat at the hands of Taiwan-'s Wang Tzu Wei in the second-round match, which...

29 Nov 2019 12:33 PM IST

Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth defeated Indonesias Tommy Sugiarto 15-21, 21-12, 21-10 in the first round match of the Fuzhou China Open on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Syed Modi Int-'l C-'ship: Sai Praneeth, Lakshya Sen crash out in...

Praneeth lost to Thailand-'s Kunlavut Vitidsarn in two straight games 11-21, 17-21 in the second-round match.

28 Nov 2019 6:04 PM IST

India made a promising start at the Korea Masters with shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma advancing to the second round of the mens singles competition here on Wednesday. (Photo:File)

Syed Modi Int-'l C-'ship: Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma advance to...

Srikanth outclassed countrymate Parupalli Kashyap in the three-game long encounter 18-21, 22-20, 21-16.

28 Nov 2019 5:57 PM IST