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Exclusive: PV Sindhu reflects on her journey, revisits highs and lows of glittering career on First Sports

Double Olympic and five-time World Championships medallist PV Sindhu speaks to Rupha Ramani in an episode of First Sports that is set to air on Monday, 4 December

Explained: Why Satwik-Chirag haven't qualified for BWF World Tour Finals despite World No 2 ranking

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have had a great year and are World No 2. Yet, they will not compete at BWF World Tour Finals where top teams converge

Syed Modi International: Kidambi Srikanth loses in first round; Unnati Hooda stuns Aakarshi Kashyap

Former world no. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, a 2021 World championships silver medallist, lost 21-23 8-21 to Korea’s Chia Hao Lee, continuing his dismal run in the international circuit this season.

HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen pull out of Syed Modi International

It has been a hectic schedule for the players and with the Olympic qualification on the line, players would like to be fresh for the next season.

China Masters 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty go down fighting in final

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the Asian Games champions, lost 19-21, 21-18, 19-21 after a one-hour, 11-minute battle

China Masters 2023: Satwik-Chirag pair outwit He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu to qualify for final

Satwik-Chirag pair notched up a 21-15, 22-20 win over the newly-formed Chinese pair of He and Ren, which had a title-winning run last week at the Japan Masters.

China Masters 2023: Satwik-Chirag pair qualify for semi-finals; HS Prannoy bows out

Top seeds Satwik and Chirag dished out an attacking game to outwit world no. 13 Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin of Indonesia 21-16, 21-14 in 46 minutes.

China Masters 2023: HS Prannoy, Satwik-Chirag storm into quarter-finals

HS Prannoy defeated Magnus Johannesen, while Satwik and Chirag also kept the Indian flag flying by progressing to the quarterfinals of men's doubles event with a win over Akira Koga and Taichi Saito.

China Masters 2023: Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth bow out of event following contrasting defeats

Young Indian Priyanshu Rajawat also bowed out after losing 17-21 14-21 to Japan's Kenta Nishimoto in 46 minutes.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty nominated for BWF Pair of the Year award

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the Indian men's doubles pairing, created history by winning the gold medal at Asian Games.

Badminton ace PV Sindhu to work with legendary Prakash Padukone

Badminton legend Prakash Padukone will be the new mentor for PV Sindhu as the shuttler looks to regain her form.

Badminton Rankings: Satwik-Chirag slips 4 spots to 5th; PV Sindhu stays at 10th

In men's singles, Prannoy, Lakshya and Srikanth are ranked eighth, 17th and 22nd, respectively.

PV Sindhu retires from French Open second round match due to knee issue, shares update on social media

PV Sindhu pocketed the first game 21-18 and the second game was levelled at 1-1 scoreline before the Indian felt discomfort in her left knee during the French Open second round match.

Carlos Alcaraz confirms participation in Paris Masters and ATP Finals

Wimbledon champion Alcaraz has not played since the Shanghai Masters in early October due to lower back and left foot injuries.

National Games 2023: Tharun, Anupama clinch men's, women's singles badminton gold medal

Tharun overcame the experienced Sourabh Varma 21-15, 16-21, 21-15 in an hour and 10 minutes, while national champion Anupama defeated Uttarakhand's Aditi Bhatt 21-13, 21-18.

India's Bornil Aakash Changmai clinches U-15 gold in Badminton Asia Junior Championships

Bornil Aakash Changmai defeated Fan Hong Xuan of China in the final to clinch the gold medal in the Badminton Asia U17 and U15 Junior Championships in Chengdu on Sunday.

Denmark Open: PV Sindhu triumphs in straight games, into semi-finals

PV Sindhu will now face Spain's three-time world champion Carolina Marin, who has an overwhelming 10-5 record against the Indian.

Denmark Open: PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap advance to second round; Kidambi Srikanth knocked out

PV Sindhu struggled past world number 28 Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland 21-14, 18-21, 21-10 in a 56-minute opening round match

Arctic Open: PV Sindhu goes down to Zhi Yi Wang in semi-finals

PV Sindhu's last BWF title came at the Singapore Open in July 2022. She has not won a title since.

Arctic Open: PV Sindhu registers comeback win over Thuy Linh Nguyen to reach semifinal

PV Sindhu won 20-22, 22-20, 21-18 to halt a four-match winning run by of the unseeded world No 26 Nguyen.

Arctic Open: PV Sindhu sails into quarter-finals; Kidambi Srikanth, Kiran George bow out

PV Sindhu, seeded eighth, took just 38 minutes to breeze past Chinese Taipei's Wen Chi Hsu 21-11, 21-10.

Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy rise to World No 1 in BWF Rankings

Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy who won a gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, climbed to top of the men's doubles ranks.

Asian Games 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty win historic men's doubles gold in badminton

Satwiksairaj and Chirag thus became the first-ever Indian badminton doubles pair to win the Asian Games gold medal

Asian Games 2023: India will be favourites to win men's badminton team gold in Hangzhou, says Lakshya Sen

Lakshya Sen said Indian badminton team will be a top contender for the gold at Asian Games.

PV Sindhu low on confidence, shouldn't expect much from her at Asian Games: Coach Vimal Kumar

After observing the shuttler from close quarters during her week-long stint, Vimal feels Sindhu needs to make a few technical changes in her game and is likely to take some time to regain her form.

Indonesia Masters: Kiran George wins 2nd Super 100 title after beating Koo Takahasi in final

The 23-year-old from Kochi, who had won his maiden title at Odisha Open last year, beat the world No 82 Takahashi 21-19, 22-20 in a 56-minute battle.

BWF China Open 2023: India's challenge ends after Satwik-Chirag bow out in opening round

This is the second time Fikri-Bagas have beaten the Satwik-Chirag pair this year. They had defeated the Indian duo at the Thailand Open

HS Prannoy achieves career-high world ranking, PV Sindhu moves one spot up

HS Prannoy climbed three places to maintain his position in the top-10 of the BWF Rankings after clinching bronze medal at World Championships.

BWF World Championships: Kunlavut Vitidsarn, An Se-young clinch titles in Copenhagen

Kunlavut Vitidsarn is the first Thai to win the men's singles title at the World Championships, while An Se-young is South Korea's first women's world champion in the 46-year history of the event.

BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy 'disappointed' after semis defeat, says bronze is 'the first starting step'

HS Prannoy's bronze at BWF World Championships 2023 extended India's record of having at least one medallist in the showpiece since 2011.