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Sindhu, who had achieved a career-high global ranking of number 2, had last week said that her dream was to reach the top spot. (Photo: PTI)

PV Sindhu optimistic ahead of All England Championships and 2018...

The Olympic medallist said that her preparations were going on well and the plan was to take it -"one tournament at a...

4 March 2018 7:13 PM IST

Cricketer Virender Sehwag asked people to help para badminton player Sanjeev Kumar financially on Twitter.

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No funding for para athletes

When it comes to funding in sports, para athletes in the country suffer the most.

4 March 2018 12:04 AM IST

Asked on the challenges she faced to attain success, Sindhu said she faced many challenges. (Photo: PTI)

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World number 2 PV Sindhu eyes numero uno spot in BWF World Rankings

Sindhu said when she started playing at the age of eight her first dream was to represent India.

28 Feb 2018 9:33 PM IST

Prannoy also credited coach Pullela Gopichand and Kidambi Srikanth for setting the bar high for him and others. (Photo: AP)

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HS Prannoy unhappy with BWF's proposed rule changes ahead of All...

The BWF Council's reason of proposing the changes is to optimise the presentation of badminton at the highest level.

28 Feb 2018 3:22 PM IST

Up against Jorgensen, who made a comeback this season after missing in action for more than seven months following a heel injury, Sameer showed great touch and control to emerge victories in the 36-minute contest. (Photo: PTI)

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Swiss Open: Sameer Verma outplays Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen in final

The 23-year-old from Madhya Pradesh showed great anticipation and technique and added power in his smashes to bamboozle...

26 Feb 2018 11:02 AM IST

Kashyap, a former National champion and second seed, saw off Cheam 23-21 21-14 in a 37-minute clash late last night. (Photo: PTI)

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Austrian Open: Parupalli Kashyap beats June Wei Cheam to win first...

The Indian looked in good touch throughout the tournament as he didnt drop a single game en route to his title win.

25 Feb 2018 1:14 PM IST

World No. 11 Sain lost to the Taiwanese World No. 1 Tai Tzu at the Indonesia Open last month. (Photo: AFP)

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All England Championship: Saina Nehwal faces Tai Tzu Ying, PV Sindhu...

Sindhu is expected to cross the first hurdle without much of a problem and may American Beiwen Zhang in a likely...

22 Feb 2018 9:09 PM IST

Kidambi Srikanth said the Asian Games provided tougher competition than the CWG with more top badminton playing countries competing in the former multi-sport meet. (Photo: AP)

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Kidambi Srikanth not in favour of drastic change in scoring system

Having narrowly missed the world number one rank during a highly successful 2017, Srikanth is optimistic about his...

20 Feb 2018 6:50 PM IST

$\I want to change the colour (of the medal) from silver to gold. I would be chasing my dream for that and definitely I hope I would do it,\ said PV Sindhu. (Photo: PTI)$ Sports

PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth optimistic about good show in 2020...

Srikanth, who reached a career-best world ranking last year said he too wants to win a medal like Sindhu at Tokyo.

20 Feb 2018 6:08 PM IST

Indias ace shuttler and Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu shared her thoughts on the bright future of Indian badminton. (Photo: AFP / AP)

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PV Sindhu on Saina Nehwal's comeback, All England ambitions, Indian...

PV Sindhu is just 22 and she has almost won almost everything that's there to be won.

20 Feb 2018 4:23 PM IST

$Lee Chong Wei who is married with two children, slammed the video as an attempt to \slander, malign and defame my good name and character\. (Photo: AP)$ Sports

Lee Chong Wei in viral sex video? Here's what Malaysia badminton star...

There had been speculation on social media in recent days that Lee featured in the video, which showed a naked man and...

14 Feb 2018 11:52 AM IST

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Bronze for Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka

Nandagopal & Francis win doubles at Iran event.

12 Feb 2018 12:24 AM IST