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Sudirman Cup: India lose to Chinese Taipei 1-4 in opening match

World Number 9 HS Prannoy couldn’t find his ‘A’ game, going down 19-21 15-21 to world no. 5 Chou Tien Chen as India lagged 0-2 after the first two matches.

Sudirman Cup: New-look India eye elusive medal at team tournament

India have been placed with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia in Group C with the two top teams qualifying for the knockouts.

Badminton World Federation hands interim ban on new 'spin serve'

It was first started by Danish doubles player Marcus Rindshoj, who accumulated a bunch of points with this innovative spin serve at the Polish Open last month

Kidambi Srikanth hires Indonesian coach with eyes on Paris Olympics

The qualification period for the 2024 Olympics began from 1 May and Srikanth, who has been struggling with form, has availed the services of Wiempie Mahardi to help him train

Kidambi Srikanth, Ashmita Chaliha top BAI's Asian Games selection trials

Srikanth, the 2021 World Championship silver medallist, and Chaliha stamped their authorities as they remained unbeaten in their six matches during the four-day long trials.

Saina Nehwal to skip upcoming Asian Games trials due to fitness issues

Badminton Association of India (BAI) will hold trials from 4 to 7 May at the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence in Telangana.

'My long wait has ended': Dinesh Khanna after Satwik-Chirag's gold medal at Asia Championships

It was in 1965 when Dinesh Khanna became the first Indian to win the men's singles title at the continental competition, a record that remained for 58 years.

Satwik-Chirag focus on Olympic qualification after historic Asia Championships gold; BAI announce cash award

The last Indian to triumph at the continental event was Dinesh Khanna in 1965. India's previous best in men's doubles was a bronze medal in 1971.

Badminton Asia Championships: Satwik-Chirag end 58-year wait with historic doubles gold

Satwik and Chirag defeated Malaysia's Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi 16-21, 21-17, 21-19 in a nail-biting men's doubles gold medal match to become the first Indians since Dinesh Khanna to be crowned champion at the continental event.

Badminton Asia Championships: World number two Anthony Sinisuka Ginting reaches singles final

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting reached the final of the Badminton Asia Championships, outplaying Kanta Tsuneyama in straight games in just 37 minutes.

Badminton Asia Championships: Satwik-Chirag enter final in another historic feat

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are into the final of the Badminton Asia Championships in a historic achievement.

Badminton Asia Championships: Satwik-Chirag assure men's doubles medal after 52 years

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will now face Chinese Taipei's Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin in the semi-finals of Badminton Asia Championships.

Badminton Asia Championships: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy knocked out in quarters

Sindhu, seeded eighth, pocked the first game 21-18 but looked completely off colour in the next two games which she lost 5-21 9-21 to hand Young a place in the semi-finals.

Asia Badminton Championship: Lakshya Sen knocked out; Treesa-Gayatri in pre-quarters

The Commonwealth Games bronze medal-winning women's doubles pair roared back from behind to defeat Indonesia’s Lanny Tria Mayasari and Ribka Sugiarto 17-21, 21-17, 21-18 in a battle lasting more than an hour

Badminton Asia championships 2023: N Sikki Reddy, Rohan Kapoor enter Round of 32

N Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor will face the Malaysian team of Chan Peng Soon and Cheah Yee See in Round of 32.

Badminton Association of India to conduct selection trial from 4 to 7 May for Asian Games

The Asian Games, which was originally scheduled for September last year, will be held in Hangzhou, China from 23 September to 8 October this year.

Asia Badminton Championships: Top Indian stars, including PV Sindhu hopes for good show at tournament

Top Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, will hope to find their rhythm as they begin their campaign in the main draw of the Asia Badminton Championships.

HS Prannoy, PV Sindhu to lead Indian challenge at 2023 Sudirman Cup

India have been grouped in Group C along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei and Australia and their first task will be to make it to the knockout stage from a potentially trick group.

Pramod Bhagat, Sukant Kadam clinch men’s doubles gold at Brazil Para-Badminton International

Bhagat also signed off with a singles silver after losing 12-21, 13-21 to fellow Indian Kumar Nitesh in SL3 category, while Sukant secured a bronze.

Priyanshu Rajawat jumps 20 places to career-best 38 after Orleans Masters title

Rajawat, who defeated Magnus Johansson in the Orleans Masters final, is now the fourth-best ranked Indian men's singles player in the BWF rankings with 30,786 points.

Orleans Masters 2023: Priyanshu Rajawat beats Magnus Johannesen to win maiden world tour title

The Madhya Pradesh shuttler, who was part of the Indian team that registered an epic win at the 2022 Thomas Cup, saw off world number 49 Johannesen 21-15 19-21 21-16 in a 68-minute summit clash to grab the biggest title of his career

Orleans Masters: Priyanshu Rajawat stuns top seed Kenta Nishimoto to advance to quarter-finals

World No 58 Rajawat defeated top-seed Nishimoto, who won the Madrid Spain Masters title last week, 21-8 21-16 to advance to quarter-finals of the Orleans Masters.

Lakshya Sen takes a step back to recharge

Lakshya Sen, who claimed the India Open Super 500 and the CWG gold and a silver at the All England Championships in 2022, is currently at his low as he made early exits from a series of tournaments this season.

Spain Masters 2023: PV Sindhu misses out on first title in eight months with lopsided defeat in final

Despite entering the summit clash with a 7-0 head-to-head record against Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, PV Sindhu was routed 8-21 8-21 by the Indonesian in a one-sided clash.

Spain Masters 2023: PV Sindhu defeats Singapore's Yeo Jia Min in straight games to enter maiden final of 2023

Double Olympic medallist Sindhu defeated the Singaporean 24-22 22-20 to reach her first final since last year's Commonwealth Games.

Spain Masters 2023: PV Sindhu cruises to semis, Kidambi Srikanth loses to Kenta Nishimoto

PV Sindhu defeated world no. 19 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-14, 21-17 to reach her first semi-final of the year.

Spain Masters 2023: PV Sindhu reach quarter-finals; Kidambi Srikanth beats Sai Praneeth

PV Sindhu dispatched Putri Kusuma Wardani while Kidami Srikanth defeated Sai Praneeth to reach Spain Masters quarter-finals.

Spain Masters 2023: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth reach second round

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty withdrew from the tournament after an injury to the former.

Swiss Open 2023: I was quite emotional after winning title, says Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty outwitted China’s world No. 21 Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang 21-19, 24-22 in the summit clash of Swiss Open in Basel for their maiden Super 300 title

India grouped alongside Malaysia, Chinese Taipei in Sudirman Cup Finals 2023

India had qualified for the Sudirman Cup after winning the bronze medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed team championships in February.