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Unnati, Ayush storm into Taipei Open semis

Unnati, Ayush storm into Taipei Open semis

Rediff.com9 May 2025

Earlier, the 17-year-old made short work of another Taipei shuttler Lin Sih Yun 21-12, 21-7 in the round of 16.

Badminton's new unplayable 'spin serve' banned

Badminton's new unplayable 'spin serve' banned

Rediff.com13 May 2023

A new "unreturnable" spin-serve had caught the attention of the world's top badminton players with even the Indian doubles shuttlers putting in the hard yards to master this latest skill, which many believe can give "unfair" advantage to the players.

Indian sports hit by massive doping scandal

Indian sports hit by massive doping scandal

Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

A chunk of athletes, including Asian Games medallist Kiran and badminton player Krishna Prasad Garaga have been suspended by NADA

Historic! Satwik-Chirag in Badminton Asia C'ships final

Historic! Satwik-Chirag in Badminton Asia C'ships final

Rediff.com29 Apr 2023

PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy had lost in the quarter-finals in the women's and men's singles respectively.

Tokyo Paralympics: Bhagat wins badminton gold

Tokyo Paralympics: Bhagat wins badminton gold

Rediff.com4 Sep 2021

Reigning World champion Pramod Bhagat continued India's fine showing at the Tokyo Paralympics with a gold medal in the badminton SL3 class event, in Tokyo, on Saturday. The 33-year-old Bhagat, who is also the world No. 1 and current Asian champion, scored a 21-11, 21-16 win over Japan's Daisuke Fujihara in the first SL3 class semi-final, which lasted 36 minutes.

Lakshya Sen, other Indians shown door in Finland

Lakshya Sen, other Indians shown door in Finland

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

The mixed doubles pair of Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath lost 12-21, 15-21 to the Chinese combine of Cheng Xing and Zhang Chi.

Asia C'ship: Kapila-Crasto keep India's hopes alive

Asia C'ship: Kapila-Crasto keep India's hopes alive

Rediff.com8 Apr 2025

The Indian mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto fought hard to beat Hoo Pang Ron and Su Yin Cheng of Malaysia to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championships.

PM salutes Indian para badminton team after gold rush

PM salutes Indian para badminton team after gold rush

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

India finished with 12 medals, including three gold at the championship.

Swiss Open 2025: Gayatri-Treesa duo enters Round 2

Swiss Open 2025: Gayatri-Treesa duo enters Round 2

Rediff.com19 Mar 2025

Treesa and Gayatri, seeded fourth, will be the lone Indian challenge left in women's doubles in Basel after Priya Konjengbam-Shruti Mishra and Varshini Viswanath Sri-Arathi Sara Sunil lost their opening-round matches.

Verma ousted from Vietnam Open Grand Prix badminton

Verma ousted from Vietnam Open Grand Prix badminton

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

India's campaign came to a halt at the Vietnam Open Grand Prix badminton tournament after Sameer Verma went down to second seed South Korean shuttler Lee Hyun-il in straight games in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Friday.

Golden Boys! Satwik-Chirag bag Asiad badminton gold!

Golden Boys! Satwik-Chirag bag Asiad badminton gold!

Rediff.com7 Oct 2023

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty earned India's first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games

Ayush Shetty, Unnati storm into Taipei Open quarters

Ayush Shetty, Unnati storm into Taipei Open quarters

Rediff.com8 May 2025

Young Indian shuttlers Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda continued their impressive run at the Taipei Open Super 300 badminton tournament, advancing to the quarterfinals of the men's and women's singles events respectively.

Srikanth enters Malaysia Masters quarters; Prannoy exits

Srikanth enters Malaysia Masters quarters; Prannoy exits

Rediff.com22 May 2025

Kidambi Srikanth entered the quarter-finals of Malaysia Masters after defeating Ireland's Nhat Nguyen in his second-round match but H S Prannoy bowed out with a straight game loss.

Badminton: Lukewarm 2011 for Saina

Badminton: Lukewarm 2011 for Saina

Rediff.com17 Dec 2011

Saina Nehwal's struggle for form summed up a disappointing year for Indian Badminton, the rare high point of which was Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa's World Championships bronze medal.

Check out Indian athletes who've qualified for Paralympics

Check out Indian athletes who've qualified for Paralympics

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

All Indian athletes who've qualified for the paralympic games

Paralympics: Nitesh, Sukant in badminton singles semis

Paralympics: Nitesh, Sukant in badminton singles semis

Rediff.com31 Aug 2024

Nitesh Kumar and Sukant Kadam qualified for the semi-finals of the men's singles SL3 and SL4 categories respectively.

India go down to Indonesia, bow out of Sudirman Cup

India go down to Indonesia, bow out of Sudirman Cup

Rediff.com29 Apr 2025

Sudirman Cup: India bow out after defeat against Indonesia

Jwala Gutta's 'Diwali Special with her favourite'

Jwala Gutta's 'Diwali Special with her favourite'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2023

Aamir, a sports lover, lit up Jwala's party with his presence.

How Taapsee Fell In Love With Mathias

How Taapsee Fell In Love With Mathias

Rediff.com26 Mar 2024

Taapsee Pannu wed longtime beau Mathias Boe over the weekend in Udaipur.

Artic Open badminton: George stuns World No 25 Wei

Artic Open badminton: George stuns World No 25 Wei

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

Indian qualifier Kiran George shocked World No 25 Wang Tzu Wei of Chinese Taipei in straight games.

Jolly-Gopichand advance to Swiss Open quarters

Jolly-Gopichand advance to Swiss Open quarters

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand entered the quarter-finals of the Swiss Open Badminton Championship with a straight-game victory over Germany's Amelie Lehmann and Selin Hubsch.

What You Must Know About The CEC

What You Must Know About The CEC

Rediff.com4 Aug 2025

As an IAS officer in Kerala, Gyanesh Kumar -- who the Congress described as Amit Shah's 'right hand man' -- had a good working equation with the state's Congress and Left leaders.

Asia C'ship: Sindhu advances; Sen, Prannoy crash out

Asia C'ship: Sindhu advances; Sen, Prannoy crash out

Rediff.com9 Apr 2025

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu made a winning start to the Badminton Asia Championships with a straight-game win over Ester Nurumi Wardoyo of Indonesia in the women's singles while Lakshya Sen made an early exit from the men's singles draw in Ningbo, China, on Wednesday.

Kapila-Crasto lose in semis of German Open

Kapila-Crasto lose in semis of German Open

Rediff.com1 Mar 2025

India's mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto fell short in the semi-finals of the German Open Super 300.

Sachin's message on Operation Sindoor goes viral

Sachin's message on Operation Sindoor goes viral

Rediff.com7 May 2025

"Fearless in unity. Boundless in strength. India's shield is her people. There's no room for terrorism in this world. We're ONE TEAM! Jai Hind," Tendulkar posted

Indian doubles teams crash out of Denmark Open

Indian doubles teams crash out of Denmark Open

Rediff.com16 Oct 2024

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (women's doubles) and B Sumeeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy (mixed doubles) suffered three-game defeats in their opening contests.

Meet India's new Olympic hopefuls

Meet India's new Olympic hopefuls

Rediff.com23 Jun 2025

TJ, Animesh Kujur enter TOPS developmental group; Pranati named for TAGG

Srikanth creates history; enters World Badminton final

Srikanth creates history; enters World Badminton final

Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

Kidambi Srikanth created history as he became the first Indian man to enter the World Badminton Championships final after edging compatriot Lakshya Sen in a thrilling semi-final, in Huelva, Spain on Saturday. Srikanth rallied after losing

Asia C'ship: India's run ends as Kapila-Crasto bow out

Asia C'ship: India's run ends as Kapila-Crasto bow out

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

Indian mixed doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto suffered a straight game loss to Hong Kong's fifth-seeded duo of Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet in the quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championships in Ningbo, China, on Friday.

IPL-style badminton league in 2013, $1mn prize money

IPL-style badminton league in 2013, $1mn prize money

Rediff.com10 Nov 2012

In the lines of the hugely popular Indian Premier League cricket Twenty20 tournament, the Badminton Association of India on Saturday launched a franchise-based Indian Badminton League (IBL), which will see the top Indian players play along with the best players from around the world next year.

How Prakash Padukone became a badminton legend

How Prakash Padukone became a badminton legend

Rediff.com8 Jun 2011

The Indian badminton ace tells Bikash Mohapatra how the legendary Rudy Hartono inspired him to greatness.

Badminton: India women's team assured of historic medal; men lose in quarters

Badminton: India women's team assured of historic medal; men lose in quarters

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

India's women shuttlers assured themselves of a maiden Badminton Asia Team Championships medal by cruising to a 3-0 win over Hong Kong in the quarter-finals.

Odisha Masters badminton: Ayush Shetty advances, Rajawat ousted

Odisha Masters badminton: Ayush Shetty advances, Rajawat ousted

Rediff.com13 Dec 2023

In the women's section, defending champion Unnati Hooda, national champion Anupama Upadhyaya, Ashmita Chaliha, Imad Farooqui Samiya, Tasnim Mir reached the pre-quarterfinals.

'Never say never': Sat-Chi's eyes set on 2028 Olympics

'Never say never': Sat-Chi's eyes set on 2028 Olympics

Rediff.com19 Oct 2024

With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as their primary target, Satwik and Chirag are determined to make a strong comeback and secure a medal.

Sindhu breaks BWF tour title drought; Sen and Treesa-Gayatri triumph

Sindhu breaks BWF tour title drought; Sen and Treesa-Gayatri triumph

Rediff.com1 Dec 2024

Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand capped a remarkable week by clinching a maiden Super 300 title with a commanding straight-game victory over China's Bao Li Jing and Li Qian in the Syed Modi International final on Sunday.

Badminton rankings: Lakshya Sen jumps to 12th spot

Badminton rankings: Lakshya Sen jumps to 12th spot

Rediff.com11 Jul 2023

After Canada Open triumph, Sen jumps 7 places to be at 12th spot in world rankings

Badminton Asia Team C'ships: Indian men get a drubbing

Badminton Asia Team C'ships: Indian men get a drubbing

Rediff.com15 Feb 2022

The men's team will next face Hong Kong on Thursday.

CWG Badminton: Chirag-Satwik win men's doubles gold

CWG Badminton: Chirag-Satwik win men's doubles gold

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

The Indian duo won 21-15, 21-13.

Badminton at Asian Games: Women sail into team quarters

Badminton at Asian Games: Women sail into team quarters

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

India will face a formidable Thailand in the quarterfinals.

Big blow! Chirag-Satwik pull out of Sudirman Cup

Big blow! Chirag-Satwik pull out of Sudirman Cup

Rediff.com21 Apr 2025

India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the BWF Sudirman Cup Finals due to illness.