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Lakshya Sen counting on recent form to win medal at World Championships
August 13, 2023 14:14 IST
After enduring a rough patch, Sen turned around his fortune with a title-winning run in Canada in July and followed it up with two semifinal finishes at the US Open and Japan Open.
Mithun Manjunath, the working-class shuttler, who won’t back down
August 13, 2023 18:55 IST
Mithun Manjunath didn't grow up in the lap of luxury and there was a time his parents could not afford a new playing kit. A job with Railways and a national Championship has eased financial pressure and he's determined to make the tough times count.
Inside the Gopichand and Padukone badminton factories, laying foundation for India’s successPremium Story
August 12, 2023 17:22 IST
“If one player leaves, I'll produce the next”: Academies managed by the legendary shuttlers have put in place systems where the present and future of Indian badminton are thriving
Viktor Axelsen potentially in HS Prannoy’s path to badminton Worlds medal
August 11, 2023 07:07 IST
Prannoy had annoyed and rattled Axelsen to a great extent in Japan, and would fancy his chances should the two meet again at the Copenhagen Worlds from August 21-27.
Prannoy squanders 19-14 lead in decider as China’s Weng Hong Yang clinches Australian Open Super 500 badminton title
August 7, 2023 07:08 IST
Indian was cruising towards the win with Weng seemingly out on his feet before the tables turned in a 90-minute thriller in Sydney.
Mithun Manjunath emerges as top buy at GPBL Players’ draft
August 6, 2023 16:53 IST
The 25-year-old from Bengaluru, who had stunned world No.7 Loh Kean Yew just a few days back at the Australian Open
HS Prannoy finishes second best at Australian Open
August 6, 2023 14:19 IST
HS Prannoy bounced back from an opening game reversal but squandered a five-point lead in the decider and a championship point to go down 9-21 23-21 20-22 to world number 24 Weng in an edge-of-the-seat final
Can PV Sindhu, Yamaguchi, Tai Tzu beat World No. 1 An Se Young?
August 12, 2023 07:13 IST
Aparna Popat explains the intricacies of Young’s game: speed, balance, calmness, and clean shotmaking
Australian Open Badminton Final: Weng Hong Yang beats HS Prannoy lift the title
August 6, 2023 14:34 IST
Australian Open 2023 Final: HS Prannoy loses Australian Open 2023 title to defeating China's Weng Hongyang 9-21, 23-21, 20-22
I was ready to accept change, try new things: HS Prannoy
August 5, 2023 18:47 IST
The 31-year-old Indian, who had won the Malaysian Masters Super 500 in May, beat young compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat 21-18 21-12 to storm into the final.
Priyanshu Rajawat tries hard but can’t beat HS Prannoy, who faces Chinese leftie Weng Yang in Australian Open Super 500 final
August 6, 2023 07:00 IST
Prannoy has played 17 three-setters this season and won 13 of those, losing only 4, but he would like to wrap up the final in two sets.
Australian Open badminton: Armed with game and fitness to win deciders, Prannoy beats No.2 Ginting, enters semis
August 5, 2023 07:12 IST
Coach Pullela Gopichand says HS Prannoy 'has the ability to retrieve in long rallies and can push even when exhausted'; he beat World No.2 Ginting 16-21, 21-17, 21-14
Priyanshu Rajawat captivates with net play to sink Wang, enters quarters of Australian Open Super 500
August 4, 2023 07:18 IST
Explosive feet, deceptive pauses, and backhand net game propel the Indian to a 21-8, 13-21, 21-19 win over Wang Tzu Wei
Mithun Manjunath defeats World No 7 Loh Kean Yew
August 2, 2023 19:13 IST
In the process of beating the 2021 World champion 21-19, 21-19, the World No 50 Indian also shrugged off his habit of imploding at the finish of a match in a pool of errors.
HS Prannoy moves to 9th, Lakshya Sen jumps to 11th in BWF ranking
August 1, 2023 16:23 IST
Former world number one Kidambi Srikanth also went up a rung to 19th position, while national champion Mithun Manjunath moved four places to the 50th position.
Why, before Satwik-Chirag, India struggled to find a world-beating men’s doubles pair
July 30, 2023 18:29 IST
Off the court, the reasons are numerous including lack of resources; on it, the difference is in the pace of the flat, parallel game the current World No. 2 pair has aced
Bombarded by Christie’s stinging smashes, Lakshya Sen bows out in semifinals of Japan Open
July 30, 2023 07:28 IST
Bombarded by Christie's stinging smashes, Lakshya Sen bows out in semifinals of Japan Open
Japan Open quarterfinals: Tiring HS Prannoy outclassed by Viktor Axelsen’s defence
July 29, 2023 07:06 IST
In the third, Viktor Axelsen won seven straight points via his defence to prevail 19-21, 21-18, 21-8 over HS Prannoy.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty extend winning streak to 12 matches, face Olympic champs in Japan Open quarters
July 28, 2023 07:18 IST
India's World No.2 pair Satwik-Chirag beat unseeded Danes Jeppe Bay and Lasse Molhede 21-17, 21-11 in 36 minutes to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open
Kidambi Srikanth knocks out Chou Tien Chen, sets up tantalising battle with HS Prannoy in Japan Open Super 750
July 25, 2023 20:02 IST
Srikanth leads the head to head 6-2, but they last faced off against each other in 2021 before Prannoy's ascendance to Top Ten started.
Satwik-Chirag pair achieves career-best World No 2 ranking
July 25, 2023 10:34 IST
Satwik and Chirag gained a place, displacing the Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang whom they had defeated in the Korea Open semifinals last week, to achieve a new career-high ranking in the men's doubles circuit.
Korean Open in kitty, Satwik and Chirag raise hopes for world title
July 24, 2023 08:21 IST
In the finals on Sunday, Rankireddy and Shetty came from behind against the World No. 1 and All England champions, Fajar Alfian and Muhamad Rian Ardianto, to win 17-21, 21-13, 21-14.
Andhra Pradesh CM congratulates Satwiksairaj, Chirag for winning Korean Open
July 23, 2023 22:53 IST
Rankireddy, who hails from Amalapuram town in Konaseema district, and Shetty defeated Fajar Alfian and Rian Ardianto in the final at Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu, South Korea
‘We are like Nadal and Federer’: When 2023 Korea Open winners Satwik-Chirag had decoded their ‘ice and fire’ pairing
July 23, 2023 17:01 IST
Having clinched the gold medal at last year's Commonwealth Games, Satwik and Chirag have extended their victorious run with Indonesia Open Super 1000 and Swiss Open 300 wins earlier this year.
Satwik-Chirag revel in a confident, attacking style of play in Korea Open final win
July 24, 2023 07:16 IST
Despite being a set down, Indian duo comeback with aggressive shotmaking, and a deep understanding of each other's offense.
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