Star Indian shuttlers, including PV Sindhu, will face a tough test against some of the world’s best when they begin their medal hunt at the Badminton Asia Championships which will start with the qualifiers in Ningbo, China on Tuesday. The last-minute withdrawal of world No. 1 pair and defending champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty…
All England Open Badminton Championships Live: PV Sindhu eyes a place in the quarters.© AFP All England Open Badminton Championships Live: Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is currently trailing in her second round match against South Korea’s An Se-young at the All England Badminton Championships in Birmingham. Sindhu had started the game on the positive…
Newly-crowned French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be expected to continue their rich vein of form, while the seasoned P V Sindhu will hope to ace a trial by fire to end India’s 23-year-old title drought at the All England Championships starting on Tuesday. Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullela Gopichand (2001) are…
File image of Mathias Boe© Instagram Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu is all set to marry her long-time boyfriend Mathias Boe. In an exclusive report by NDTV, the couple is likely to get married by the end of March this year. According to sources, the wedding is likely to be a complete family affair and no…
Former champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were a step away from their first title of the season, progressing to a second successive final with a victory over Tokyo Olympics bronze medallists Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia at the India Open Super 750 on Saturday. World No. 2 Indians, who…
Malaysia Open 2024, Final, Live Updates: Satwik-Chirag in action© AFP Malaysia Open 2024, Men’s Double Final, Live Badminton Score And Updates: India’s men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be taking on China’s Wang Chang and Liang Weikeng in the final of Malaysia Open 2024 on Sunday. The ace Indian duo defeated Korean pair…
The National Sports Award ceremony took place on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. President Droupadi Murmu conferred the prestigious Khel Ratna award to badminton players Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the Arjuna award for 26 sports persons, including pacer Mohammed Shami. Chirag and Satwik are Asian Games gold medallists, World Championships bronze winners, and…
India’s best-performing athletes were on Tuesday conferred with the national sports awards by President Droupadi Murmu in a regal ceremony where shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy along with cricketer Mohammed Shami walked in to rapturous applause at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Chirag and Satwik were presented the coveted Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for…
The Sports Ministry on Wednesday put its stamp on the nominations for the annual sports awards, confirming the prestigious Khel Ratna honour for badminton players Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the Arjuna award for 26 sports persons, including pacer Mohammed Shami.The awards will be conferred on the athletes by President Droupadi Murmu at…
