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Prannoy, Lakshya and Satwik-Chirag storm into Japan Open quarters

Prannoy, Lakshya and Satwik-Chirag storm into Japan Open quarters

Rediff.com27 Jul 2023

Satwiksairaj and Chirag won 21-17, 21-11.

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat crash out

Indonesia Masters: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat crash out

Rediff.com25 Jan 2024

India's Lakshya Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat suffered straight-game defeats in their respective pre-quarterfinal matches to crash out of the men's singles competition of the Indonesia Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament, in Jakarta on Thursday.

Prannoy soars to World No. 7, Treesa-Gayatri rise to 15th

Prannoy soars to World No. 7, Treesa-Gayatri rise to 15th

Rediff.com16 May 2023

HS Prannoy climbed up two spots to achieve a career-best world number seven

Satwik-Chirag achieve career-best World No. 4 ranking; Prannoy, Srikanth too improve

Satwik-Chirag achieve career-best World No. 4 ranking; Prannoy, Srikanth too improve

Rediff.com30 May 2023

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty gained a place to achieve a career-best ranking

PV Sindhu aims for history-making gold in Paris

PV Sindhu aims for history-making gold in Paris

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

Sindhu stands on the brink of history as she pursues the gold medal in the upcoming Games, having won a silver and bronze in 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo edition respectively.

Lakshya Sen on course for Paris Olympics; Satwik-Chirag maintain No 1 spot

Lakshya Sen on course for Paris Olympics; Satwik-Chirag maintain No 1 spot

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

The top-16 in the world by April-end will make the cut for the Olympics.

BWF World Superseries Finals: Inconsistent Saina ousted by Tai

BWF World Superseries Finals: Inconsistent Saina ousted by Tai

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

India's Saina Nehwal lost to Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying 21-16, 18-21, 21-14 and was knocked out of the BWF World Superseries Final in Dubai on Friday.

Satwik-Chirag on top of the world!

Satwik-Chirag on top of the world!

Rediff.com10 Oct 2023

Lakshya Sen, who won both his matches to play his part in the silver medal-winning effort in men's team event, too dropped one spot to world number 15. Kidambi Srikanth gained a spot to 20th.

Sports Shorts: Four Indian shuttlers in top 20 of BWF Rankings

Sports Shorts: Four Indian shuttlers in top 20 of BWF Rankings

Rediff.com28 Jul 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday

Can new coach help PV Sindhu reclaim glory?

Can new coach help PV Sindhu reclaim glory?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

PV Sindhu still has the hunger to succeed, and the primary aim is to help her regain consistency, says her new coach Anup Sridhar, who has been roped in by the two-time Olympic medallist on a trial basis following the Paris Games.

Ashwini-Tanisha are Guwahati Masters champions!

Ashwini-Tanisha are Guwahati Masters champions!

Rediff.com10 Dec 2023

This was the third title for the Indian duo -- they had clinched the Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 and Nantes International Challenge this year.

Australian Open: Manjunath bags upset win as top Indian shuttlers advance

Australian Open: Manjunath bags upset win as top Indian shuttlers advance

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

Indian Mithun Manjunath stunned fourth seed and world number seven Kean Yew Loh of Singapore in the opening round while PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth secured straight-game wins.

All England: Sen misses date with history, signs off with semifinal finish

All England: Sen misses date with history, signs off with semifinal finish

Rediff.com16 Mar 2024

Another impressive week ended with a creditable semifinal finish for star shuttler Lakshya Sen after he stumbled to a three-game loss against Indonesia's Jonatan Christie at the All England Championships in Birmingham on Saturday, prolonging India's long wait for the coveted trophy.

Satwik-Chirag unstoppable; climb to all-time high ranking

Satwik-Chirag unstoppable; climb to all-time high ranking

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

Satwik-Chirag pair achieves career-best world no. 2 ranking

Dismal Olympics campaign for India's shuttlers!

Dismal Olympics campaign for India's shuttlers!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

The Indian badminton team returned empty-handed from the Olympics for the first time in over a decade.

Srikanth signs off with silver at BWF World Championships

Srikanth signs off with silver at BWF World Championships

Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

Srikanth fought better in the second, but Yew was too good on the day, to emerge triumphant.

Singapore Open: Sindhu, Prannoy move to second round; Sen ousted

Singapore Open: Sindhu, Prannoy move to second round; Sen ousted

Rediff.com29 May 2024

Kidambi Srikanth's opening round match ended in agony as he retired due to a knee injury after lagging 14-21, 3-11 against Japan's fifth seed Kodai Naraoka.

George falls to World Champ Vitidsarn; Indian challenge ends

George falls to World Champ Vitidsarn; Indian challenge ends

Rediff.com27 Jan 2024

Kiran George lost to World champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters.

BWF rankings: Saina slips to ninth, Sindhu retains 11th spot

BWF rankings: Saina slips to ninth, Sindhu retains 11th spot

Rediff.com23 Jan 2014

Saina Nehwal, a bronze medallist in 2012 London Olympics, dropped a place to be at ninth position, while P V Sindhu retained her 11th spot in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings issued on Thursday.

Japan Open: Another first-round exit for Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag advance

Japan Open: Another first-round exit for Sindhu; Satwik-Chirag advance

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

Sindhu had beaten world number 18 Zhang in the Malaysian Open quarter-finals in May this year but the Chinese avenged that defeat and also made the lifetime win-loss record to 3-2 against the Indian.

Satwik-Chirag eye more silverware; Sidhu, Srikanth keen to bounce back

Satwik-Chirag eye more silverware; Sidhu, Srikanth keen to bounce back

Rediff.com24 Jul 2023

Fresh from their Korea Open triumph, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to continue their dream run.

India Open: Tai Tzu Ying in women's singles final

India Open: Tai Tzu Ying in women's singles final

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

World no. 5 Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin were the first to dazzle as they beat Korea's Kim Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun 21-19, 21-18 in the mixed doubles semifinals at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall.

Chirag-Satwiksairaj storm into Thailand Open final

Chirag-Satwiksairaj storm into Thailand Open final

Rediff.com18 May 2024

The Indian duo needed just 35 minutes to beat Lu Ming-Che and Tang Kai-Wei of Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals of the Super 500 tournament.

Satwiksairaj-Chirag's sensational rise to World No 3

Satwiksairaj-Chirag's sensational rise to World No 3

Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty achieved a career-best world number three

Lakshya Sen loses to Feng in US Open semis

Lakshya Sen loses to Feng in US Open semis

Rediff.com16 Jul 2023

Lakshya Sen went down fighting against reigning All England champion Li Shi Feng of China in the men's singles semi-finals.

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag go down fighting to world no. 1 Lian-Wang in final

China Masters: Satwik-Chirag go down fighting to world no. 1 Lian-Wang in final

Rediff.com26 Nov 2023

Star Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fought valiantly before going down to the Chinese duo of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in an exciting men's doubles final of the China Masters Super 750 tournament

Sindhu, Lakshya Sen start spectacularly at US Open

Sindhu, Lakshya Sen start spectacularly at US Open

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

Sindhu, Lakshya win openers; Sai Praneeth loses in US Open

Canada Open: Sen waltzes into final, Sindhu falls to Yamaguchi in semis

Canada Open: Sen waltzes into final, Sindhu falls to Yamaguchi in semis

Rediff.com9 Jul 2023

Sen has a 4-2 head-to-head record against his final opponent Li Shi Feng, the reigning All-England champion. Sen had defeated him recently at the Thailand Open.

Thomas Cup high marks phenomenal year for shuttlers

Thomas Cup high marks phenomenal year for shuttlers

Rediff.com28 Dec 2022

The celebration of this historic feat was not yet over when Indian shuttlers scripted yet another jaw-dropping show in Birmingham, returning with six medals, including three golds, a silver and two bronze medals in August.

Treesa-Gayatri shine; Sindhu loses again to Marin in Singapore Open

Treesa-Gayatri shine; Sindhu loses again to Marin in Singapore Open

Rediff.com30 May 2024

Facing each other for the first time in seven months after their heated Denmark Open semifinal clash, the double Olympic medalist Indian reeled off five successive points to take the opening game.

Sensational Sen seals Canada Open title

Sensational Sen seals Canada Open title

Rediff.com10 Jul 2023

Lakshya Sen dished out a badminton masterpiece to notch up his second BWF Super 500 title with a straight-game win over Li Shi Feng of China in the final.

Sindhu enters second round, Lakshya goes down fighting

Sindhu enters second round, Lakshya goes down fighting

Rediff.com29 May 2024

Former champion PV Sindhu progressed to the women's singles second round but Lakshya Sen went down fighting to world number one Viktor Axelsen at the Singapore Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Singapore on Wednesday.

Shuttler Sameer wins gold at Slovenia event

Shuttler Sameer wins gold at Slovenia event

Rediff.com22 May 2023

Verma beat his Taiwanese opponent 21-18, 21-14.

Sindhu advances to Madrid Masters quarters

Sindhu advances to Madrid Masters quarters

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

It was a smooth performance from Sindhu as she was hardly tested by the Taiwanese qualifier

Korea Open: Sindhu crashes out, Rajawat advances

Korea Open: Sindhu crashes out, Rajawat advances

Rediff.com19 Jul 2023

B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, however, suffered a 21-23, 21-13, 12-21 loss against Korean pair of Song hyun Cho and Lee Jung Hyun in their mixed doubles opening round.

Much-awaited BWF rankings seal 7 Indian shuttlers Rio dreams

Much-awaited BWF rankings seal 7 Indian shuttlers Rio dreams

Rediff.com5 May 2016

Seven Indian shuttlers, including Saina Nehwal and Jwala Gutta, officially earned qualification berths for the August Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after the much-awaited BWF world rankings were released on Thursday. Friday's rankings were used to determine the Olympic qualifiers in each of the five categories -- men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles -- from the points accumulated in the period between May 4, 2015 and May 1st, 2016. Four years ago, five Indians had qualified at London Olympics. This year, London Olympics bronze medallist Saina would be representing India in her third Games, while the women's doubles pair of Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa will also play their second Olympics in August. Besides, K Srikanth and P V Sindhu earned their maiden Olympic berths in men's singles and women's events respectively. For the first time, India will have two women's singles players playing in the Olympics.

Sports Shorts: Shetty-Rankireddy pull out of BWF Worlds

Sports Shorts: Shetty-Rankireddy pull out of BWF Worlds

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday

Injured Sindhu out of action for 'few weeks'

Injured Sindhu out of action for 'few weeks'

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

P V Sindhu has been ruled out of action for the next few weeks after scans found a niggle in her left knee.

Saina starts on a losing note in BWF Superseries Final

Saina starts on a losing note in BWF Superseries Final

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

Indian ace Saina Nehwal's poor form in the international arena continued as she lost to Japan's Minatsu Mitani 21-19, 22-24, 19-21 in a hard-fought three-game battle in her opening match of the BWF Superseries Finals in Kuala Lumpur.

Badminton star Prannoy switches allegiance to Tamil Nadu

Badminton star Prannoy switches allegiance to Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

H S Prannoy, who won a bronze medal in the singles at the Asian Games, has decided to switch allegiance to Tamil Nadu from Kerala.