Badminton: News
18 Mar 2018
Akane YamaguchiAll England Open: Tai Tzu-ying thrashes Yamaguchi in final
Tai Tzu-ying, who has been dominating the badminton circuit since 2016, beat Akane Yamaguchi in straight games to win the 2018 All England Open.
18 Mar 2018
PV SindhuAll England Open: Yamaguchi beats Sindhu in semi-final
PV Sindhu, who was India's last hope in All England Open, lost the semi-final against Akane Yamaguchi.
16 Mar 2018
Kidambi SrikanthBadminton: Prannoy progresses, Srikanth knocked out
Men's world number 16 HS Prannoy reached the quarter-finals of the 2018 All England Open.
15 Mar 2018
PV SindhuAll England Open: Sindhu wins in 3-games, progresses to quarters
PV Sindhu moved to the quarter-finals of the All England Open being held in Birmingham.
15 Mar 2018
BirminghamAll England Open: HS Prannoy stuns world number 8
25-year-old men's shuttler HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of the All England Open being held in Birmingham.
14 Mar 2018
Saina Nehwal2018 All England Open: Tournament Preview
The 2018 All England Open is all set to begin on Wednesday in Birmingham.
13 Mar 2018
HS PrannoyShuttlers unhappy after BWF sets new rules
Many of world's top shuttlers have expressed their unhappiness after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) brought certain changes in the rules.
09 Mar 2018
South KoreaBadminton star Jung Jae-sung dies aged 35
It is a day of mourning for the badminton fraternity.
05 Mar 2018
BCCIBadminton: Supreme Court wants implementation of Lodha reforms on BAI
The Supreme Court, on Monday, admitted a plea seeking the implementation of the Justice Lodha Committee's reforms on the Badminton Association of India (BAI).
26 Feb 2018
Pullela GopichandSameer Verma lifts Swiss Open title
Young Indian shuttler, Sameer Verma put in one of the best performances of his career to outclass former world number two, Jan O Jorgensen to clinch the men's singles title at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament on Sunday.
24 Feb 2018
JapanIndian shuttler Sameer Verma enter Swiss Open semis
Indian shuttler Sameer Verma has advanced to the semifinals of the Swiss Open after defeating former world no. 2 Japan's Kento Momota in Basel.
17 Feb 2018
BangkokBWF now wants to change badminton's scoring system
It has not been long since the Badminton World Federation introduced the World Tour calendar. It then brought the change in 'Service Law' (to be implemented from March) and now the body is mulling a change in the scoring system.
31 Dec 2017
Cricket: News, Stats and more!#ThatWas2017: Top sporting achievements by India in 2017
India did fairly well in sports in the year gone by, with major victories ranging from PV Sindhu's World Championships silver medal to Indian blind cricket team winning the T20 World Cup.
27 Dec 2017
PV SindhuPV Sindhu raises concern about new badminton rule
India's top ranked badminton star, PV Sindhu, has voiced out her concern about the new experimental service law which is set to be implemented next year.
01 Dec 2017
Premier Badminton LeagueThird season of PBL to kickoff from December 23
The Premier Badminton League is all set to kick off from the 23rd of December with India's shuttle queens Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu battling it out in the season opener.
16 Nov 2017
IndiaBiopic to be made on badminton coach, Pullela Gopichand
Fox Star Studios, the makers of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's biopic, are all set to make another movie. This time, it would be on badminton coach, Pullela Gopichand's legendary life.
16 Nov 2017
IndiaRevisiting Pullela Gopichand's contributions to Indian badminton on his birthday
As the Indian badminton super coach Pullela Gopichand turns 44 today, a bilingual biopic about his life journey has been announced and will be presented by Fox Star Studios in collaboration with Abundantia Entertainment.
08 Nov 2017
Saina NehwalBadminton Nationals: Saina Nehwal defeats PV Sindhu
As expected, at the badminton senior national championships, the fans witnessed a mouth-watering final clash between two of the country's biggest badminton icons PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal.
04 Nov 2017
IndiaIndiGo Airlines staffer behaves "rudely" with badminton star PV Sindhu
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu lashed out at IndiGo Airlines after having a "very bad experience" while flying to Mumbai.
01 Nov 2017
French OpenKidambi Srikanth recommended for Padma Shri by former Sports Minister
Kidambi Srikanth, the Indian star shuttler who won back-to-back Super Series titles, has been recommended for the prestigious Padma Shri award by former Sports Minister Vijay Goel.
30 Oct 2017
Saina NehwalKidambi Srikanth- India's top-ranked male shuttler
Ace Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth won the 2017 French Open Super Series title and became the first Indian shuttler to lift the trophy since 2001.
10 Oct 2017
Kidambi SrikanthHS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth among PBL's top buys
As the Premier Badminton League (PBL) auction concluded, Indian shuttler HS Prannoy emerged as the costliest buy for the upcoming edition of the tournament.
17 Sep 2017
PV SindhuPV Sindhu wins her first Korea Open Superseries title
Settling the scores after World Championships final loss, PV Sindhu defeated her nemesis World No 9 Nozomi Okuhara in the Korea Open Superseries final 22-20, 11-21, 21-18, in a nail-biting match.
16 Sep 2017
PV SindhuKorea Open: PV Sindhu beats He Bingjiao, reaches final
PV Sindhu stormed into her second Super Series final of the year by beating China's He Bingjiao 21-10, 17-21, 21-16 in an encounter that lasted 66 minutes at the semi-final of the Korea Open Super Series.
05 Sep 2017
IndiaSindhu pays tribute to Gopichand by co-producing a new film
It is under Pullela Gopichand's guidance and dedication that PV Sindhu has become one of the best badminton players India has ever produced.
04 Sep 2017
Saina NehwalSaina and Gopichand bury hatchet, shuttler back at Hyderabad academy
Three years back, star shuttler Saina Nehwal and national coach Pullela Gopichand had parted ways.
02 Sep 2017
IndiaSania, Sindhu, Srikanth believe India can dominate the sport
The improved badminton facilities have certainly helped the Indian shuttlers to make a mark on the global stage.
26 Aug 2017
Saina NehwalPV Sindhu storms into world semis
Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu dished out a superb performance to storm into the semi-finals and assure herself of a World Championships medal on Friday.
21 Aug 2017
Saina NehwalIndian shuttlers eye top positions at World Championships
The 2017 BWF World Badminton Championships starts from 21st August at Emirates Arena in Glasgow.
19 Jul 2017
IndiaSrikanth is the richest shuttler of 2017
Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth is the richest badminton player of 2017 in terms of prize money earnings.
04 Jun 2017
Thailand OpenSai Praneeth wins 2017 Thailand Open
Indian shuttler B. Sai Praneeth defeated Indonesia's Jonatan Christie to win the men's singles title at the 2017 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold.
22 May 2017
PV SindhuSudirman Cup Group Stage- Sindhu wins but India lost
India lost 1-4 to Denmark in their opening match of the Sudirman Cup Group Stage.
11 May 2017
IndiaI don't mind the Sindhu-Saina rivalry, says Pullela Gopichand
India's national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand said that he doesn't mind the on-court rivalry between his current protege PV Sindhu and the former mentee Saina Nehwal.
