Ajay Jayaram

Swiss Open: Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu, Ajay Jayaram through to quarters; Saina Nehwal ousted

World champion PV Sindhu hardly broke any sweat, beating USA's Iris Wang 21-13 21-14 in the women's singles competition, while former world no 1 Srikanth notched up a 21-10, 14-21, 21-14 victory over World No 50 Thomas Rouxel of France and Jayaram eked out a hard-fought 21-18, 17-21, 21-13 against third-seeded Dane Rasmus Gemke in their respective men's singles second-round matches.

Indian badminton contingent returns from Germany testing negative for COVID-19

The second round of tests was conducted by the German authorities on 1 November. Three shuttlers, including Lakshya Sen, were part of the contingent.

Ajay Jayaram, Subhankar Dey asked to quarantine until 10 November in Germany, SAI offers financial help

All three players and the team entourage have been placed into isolation "in line with directives from tournament organisers, local health authorities and BWF tournament health protocols."

SaarLorLux Open badminton: Ajay Jayaram beats Belgium's Maxime Moreels in straight games to enter second round

The former world number 13 beat Maxime 21-8 21-8 in just 19 minutes at Saarlandhalle Saarbrcken.

Denmark Open: Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen begin title hunt as badminton returns amid pandemic

With Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap withdrawing from the tournament at the eleventh hour, all eyes will be on Srikanth and Lakshya as they resume their title hunt at the Super 750 event.

Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap pull out of Denmark Open, set to start season from January

The Badminton World Federation postponed the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals (3-11 Oct), three events in Asia (in November) to 2021 and also cancelled the Denmark Masters (20-25 Oct).

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian shuttlers express shock over reports of Taiwanese player testing positive

Indian shuttlers expressed shock after reports emerged that a sparring partner of the Taiwanese national team, who was present during the All England Championship, tested positive for the coronavirus.

Barcelona Spain Masters: Saina Nehwal, Sameer Verma qualify for quarter-finals; Kidambi Srikanth eliminated by Ajay Jayaram

Saina, who is facing a race against time to qualify for her fourth Olympics, brushed aside Maria 21-10, 21-19 in the second round to set up a last-eight clash with Thailand's third seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan, who has beaten the Indian twice in the last two encounters

PBL 2020: Tai Tzu Ying, Brice Leverdez victories against Awadhe Warriors hand Bengaluru Raptors semis berth

Bengaluru Raptors will join North Eastern Warriors, Chennai Superstarz and Pune 7 Aces in the PBL semi-finals.

PBL 2020: Upbeat Bengaluru Raptors face Awadhe Warriors in must-win final league match for last semi-final spot

While World No 2 Tai Tzu Ying has been Bengaluru's talisman and has remained unbeaten so far, it is B Sai Praneeth who played a pivotal role in their win