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Lee Chong Wei sets up mouthwatering clash with Lin Dan at All England...

Lee and Lin are all set to entertain their fans in the latest chapter in their storied rivalry.

16 March 2018 4:45 PM IST

The 22-year-old Indian shuttler outplayed Jindapol 21-13, 13-21, 21-18 in the second round of the womens singles event. (Photo: AFP)

All England Open Championships: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy battle it out...

Sindhu will clash with Nozomi Okuhura of Japan while HS Prannoy will lock horns with China's Yuxiang Huang.

16 March 2018 1:07 PM IST

Kidambi Srikanth lost 11-21 21-15 20-22 to the unseeded Chinese at the Arena Birmingham here in a 52-minute battle. (Photo: PTI)

All England Championship: Srikanth slams 'ridiculous' umpiring after...

Srikanth lost his quarterfinal match against China's Huang Yuxiang on Thursday.

16 March 2018 11:19 AM IST

Coming into the contest, Sindhu had a 2-1 head-to-head record against Jindapol, who is enjoying a career-best rank of 11. (Photo: AFP)

All England Open: PV Sindhu defeats Nitchaon Jindapol to reach...

The world No 3 Indian recovered from a mid-way slump to overcome the Thai shuttler 21-13 13-21 21-18.

15 March 2018 9:21 PM IST

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Sr

All England Championships: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Prannoy eye...

Sindhu will squares off with Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol in the second round.

15 March 2018 2:11 PM IST

Saina, who had lost to Tai Tzu in the finals of the Indonesia Masters early this year, showed a lot of grit to keep herself in the rallies but the Taiwanese was simply phenomenal. (Photo: AP)

All England Championships: Saina Nehwal crashes out in opener, loses...

Saina, who had reached the finals in the 2015 edition, couldn't match up to the precision and athleticism of Tai Tzu.

14 March 2018 6:43 PM IST

PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will have no dearth of motivation as they aim to win the coveted All England Championships. (Photo: AP/ Twitter)

All England Open Championships: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth gun for...

Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand earned their rights to stand on the victory podium.

13 March 2018 12:27 PM IST

If I end up winning medals in all the four events this year (Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, BWF World Championships and All England), may be, three years later, say by 2020 or 2022, people will say that I am so and so who has won Asian Games medal or CWG medal or he is not so and so who was world number 1 but could not went on to win medals, said Kidambi Srikanth. (Photo: PTI)

Kidambi Srikanth: Titles and CWG, Asian Games medals matter more than...

The ace Indian shuttler also said that the crammed BWF schedule and increased number of tournaments will definitely take...

5 March 2018 3:55 PM IST

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.

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)

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)

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