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Prakash Padukone’s commandments: Focus on results, not rankings; find youngsters who are physically gifted
Prakash Padukone’s commandments for Indian badminton: Focus on results, not rankings; find youngsters who are physically gifted; hire full-time professionals to work at BAI.
All England Open 2021: Three Indian shuttlers test positive for COVID-19 day ahead of event
India's foreign coach Mathais Boe said, "I find it completely absurd how this can happen, since we have been isolated in Zurich since the Swiss Open started two weeks ago. We have been tested five times in 14 days and all tests have been negative."
All England Open 2021: 'No gym, no practice for two days,' tweets Saina Nehwal day ahead of opener
With just a day remaining for the start of the main round of the All England Championships, Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal took to social media to express her dismay at being kept quarantined in her hotel room in Birmingham for over two days
All England Championships 2020: Viktor Axelsen wins maiden trophy in Birmingham; Tai Tzu Ying clinches women's title
Viktor Axelsen claimed his maiden men's singles title at the All England Championship, while two-time former winner Tai Tzu Ying regained the women's singles crown on Sunday.
India Open 2019: PV Sindhu puts trauma of faltering in crucial finals behind her to lead India's charge on home turf
The absence of Yufei and Saina Nehwal provides an excellent opportunity to Sindhu to go deep in the tournament, though the presence of Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon and China's Beiwen Zhang will keep the 23-year-old on her toes.
Chen Yufei, Shi Yuqi given top seeds as Chinese shuttlers set to dominate field at India Open badminton
Having upset World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying in the final of the All England Open last week, World No 2 Yufei will command a lot of attention as she battles it out with India's very best at this premier World Tour Super 500 event.
All England Championships 2019: Indian challenge ends as doughty Saina Nehwal, fragile Kidambi Srikanth bow out
Not entirely unexpectedly, the Indian challenge at the All England Badminton Championships stumbled at the quarter-final stage as Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth crashed out.
All England Championships 2019: With favourites battling injuries and loss of form, first wide-open competition in years
This year’s All England Championships 2019 at the Arena Birmingham appears unlikely to throw up any certainties for the winners’ rostrum. Shirish Nadkarni previews the #AllEngland2019
Pullela Gopichand interview: Focus on All England, World Championships ahead of Olympics, dependency on Kidambi Srikanth and more
"I would really love to see a big win at the All England or the World Championships having raised the bar today when years ago, Asian Games gold medal was a big thing," says Pullela Gopichand
Wimbledon 2018: Rafael Nadal faces stiff challenge, but title win at All England Club would add fuel to 'greatest ever' debate
A third Wimbledon triumph would nudge Nadal closer to Federer’s record tally but, equally crucial in terms of legacy, will legitimately fuel the greatest ever debate – especially if he managed to beat Federer in the final.
All England Open 2018: Ageing Lin Dan stopped in his tracks by aggressive Shi Yuqi; Tai Tzu Ying shows her class
It is sad to observe the end of an era. On the strength of Lin’s performance, it can be safely deduced that the old-timer will continue to be a threat to the world’s best players on any given day, but will find it increasingly difficult to play at the same level through the five days of a World tournament
HS Prannoy feels top-10 ranking would fetch good draw in 'important' Superseries tournaments
India's number two men's singles player, HS Prannoy, feels a high ranking would help players avoid meeting top shuttlers in early rounds, while conceding that the primary focus should be on winning big events.
All England Championships: Lee Chong Wei's title win raises questions over Lin Dan's exit in semis
Chinese badminton bosses have tried playing with Lin Dan’s career earlier, drawing a storm of open and vociferous protest from the man considered to be Roger Federer’s badminton equivalent.
All England Championships: Lee Chong Wei drubs Shi Yuqi, Tai Tzu Ying makes history for Taiwan
This was Lee Chong Wei’s fourth All-England title, which equals the achievement of Morten Frost, the Dane who is his coaching director in Kuala Lumpur.
All England Championships: Lin Dan’s defeat to Shi Yuqi in semi-finals could signal the end of his reign
While Lin Dan has made many a comebacks in the past, during the loss to Shi Yuqi, the writing was on the wall that we are likely to see very little of this amazing player in the future.
All England Championships: Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu show their class to keep Indian flag fluttering
Sindhu inflicted a crushing 21-12, 21-4 defeat on Dinar Dyah Ayustine while Saina Nehwal beat Germany’s Fabienne Deprez 21-18, 21-10.
All England Championships: Saina Nehwal breezes past defending champion Nozomi Okuhara, Kidambi Srikanth ousted
Saina Nehwal will face German qualifier Fabienne Deprez in the next round while PV Sindhu takes on Indonesian Dinar Dyah Ayustine.
With Danish star Erland Kops’ death at the age of 80, badminton loses a legend
Erland Kops, Denmark’s pride and joy, was the first male badminton player to win seven All England singles titles between 1958 and 1967
Old is gold: Lin Dan rebuts critics with sixth All-England title at the age of 32
Lin Dan, already regarded by many as the greatest player of all time, made another entry into the record books when he regained the All-England Open title and won it for a sixth time on Sunday.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal regains World No. 2 spot after All England
Riding on her stupendous performance at the prestigious All England Championship, India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today regained the world number two spot again in the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation.