NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen climbed five places to secure the 13th spot in the latest BWF rankings on Tuesday, following his impressive performance at the All England Championships.The 22-year-old from Almora made it to the semi-finals in Birmingham, propelling him from the 15th position to the 12th spot in the Olympic Games…
Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu progressed to the second round of the women’s singles competition but HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth faltered in the opening hurdle of men’s singles at the All England Championships on Tuesday. World No. 11 Sindhu, a former world champion, won the first game 21-10 but her German opponent, world No….
HYDERABAD: Former World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth announced his retirement on Monday.The 31-year-old shuttler, who ended India’s 36-year-old drought of a World Championships medal in 2019, said that he is happy for what he has achieved in his career.“There are several ups and downs but I am happy with what I have achieved…
File image of Kidambi Srikanth© AFP Sixth seeds Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the women’s doubles quarterfinals, but former world no.1 Kidambi Srikanth was upstaged by lower-ranked compatriot Mithun Manjunath on a mixed day for Indians at the Thailand Masters badminton tournament in Bangkok on Thursday. With the tough three-game win over…
NEW DELHI: After an impressive performance in the last two weeks, India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty regained the top spot in the BWF men’s doubles rankings.The champions of the Asian Games achieved the world no. 1 ranking for the second time, following consecutive runner-up finishes in the Malaysia Open super 1000 and India Open…
NEW DELHI: Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Tuesday offered advice to Indian players, urging them not to become overly fixated on Paris Olympic qualification.Gopichand emphasised the importance of focusing on the process and avoiding unnecessary pressure as the Olympic qualification berths will be determined on April 28.The qualification rankings will be released on…
Double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu and World No. 8 Prannoy HS will spearhead a strong Indian squad at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 slated to be held in Shah Alam, Malaysia from February 13 to 19. The prestigious team event will be important for Indian shuttlers to gain valuable qualification points in the Race…
