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Red Bull Shuttle Up 'definitely motivating and uplifting' for women's doubles in India, says Ashwini Ponnappa
Veteran shuttler Ponnappa backs the Red Bull Shuttle Up event to improve the standard of women’s doubles in Indian badminton and produce multiple champions down the road.
Commonwealth Games: Champion at 19, shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa ready for another splash at CWG
At 32, one might imagine that the 2022 CWG could be her last but Ashwini is not thinking too far ahead.
BWF Rankings: Lakshya Sen climbs a spot to 11th, PV Sindhu static at seventh place
Sen has risen remarkably over the last few months in the BWF rankings riding on his impressive performances at the world stage.
BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu eyes successful title defence in Spain
While Sindhu will fancy her chances, retaining the title will still be much easier said than done as she still has to face the likes of ninth seeded Thai Pornpawee Chochuwong, top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei and Korea's teen sensation An Seyoung.
BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen qualify for knockouts
World number 14 Srikanth, who had reached the knockout stage in the 2014 edition of the year-ending event, went down 18-21 7-21 to three-time junior world champion Vitidsarn in a 46-minute men's singles match.
BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu gets first round bye in tournament draw, likely to face Tai Tzu Ying in quarters
Sindhu, who won a bronze in the Tokyo Olympics, has been seeded sixth in the 12-19 December showpiece event.
BWF World Tour Finals: Sindhu, Srikanth make winning start; Ponnappa-Sikki Reddy lose in women's doubles
Former world No 1 Kidambi Srikanth beat France's Toma Junior Popov 21-14 21-16 in 42 minutes in his opening match of group B.
French Open: Lakshya Sen enters quarter-finals with comfortable win; Sameer Verma retires hurt
Lakshya Sen will clash with either Korea's Heo Kwanghee or Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei next.
Denmark Open 2021: Lakshya Sen wins; Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy, P Kashyap eliminated
Lakshya, who had finished runners-up at Dutch Open last Sunday, dished out a superb performance to outclass national champion Sourabh 21-9, 21-7 in 26 minutes.
Uber Cup 2021: Indian women beat Spain 3-2 in opener despite Saina Nehwal's injury
Saina Nehwal had to concede her match after losing the first game 20-22 against Spain's Clara Azurmendi as she developed discomfort in her groin area.
Sudirman Cup 2021: India crash out of tournament after 0-5 loss to China
It was India's second consecutive defeat after losing the Sudirman Cup Group A opener to Thailand.
Sudirman Cup 2021: New-look Indian team aims to punch above its weight
India have been drawn in Group A alongside defending champions China, three-time semi-finalists Thailand and hosts Finland in the BWF tournament, which comprises two singles and three doubles matches in a tie.
Sudirman Cup: India draws with top seeded reigning champions China as well as Thailand and Finland
The prestigious World Mixed Team Championship is scheduled to be held in Vantaa, Finland from 26 September to 3 October.
BAI to conduct selection trial on 28 August to pick teams for Sudirman Cup, Thomas and Uber Cup Finals
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, Saina Newhal, Tokyo Olympian B Sai Praneeth, Kidambi Srikanth and world No. 10 Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have been selected directly for the two events.
Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy finish runners-up at Denmark Masters International Challenge
The Indian pair lost in the final to top seeds Amalie Magelund and Freja Ravn of Denmark.
Orleans Masters: Saina Nehwal bows out in semis; Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishnu Vardhan Goud Panjala enter maiden final
Krishna and Vishnu cheered up the Indian camp with a 21-17 21-17 win over the English pair of Callum Hemming and Steven Stallwood in a 35-minute semi-final clash to reach their maiden final of a Super 100 event
Orleans Masters: Saina Nehwal wins thriller against Iris Wang to move to semi-finals as Kidambi Srikanth crashes out
The fourth-seeded Indian, who had withdrawn from the All England Championships last week due to an injury, had to dug deep to script a 21-19 17-21 21-19 win over world No 36 Wang
All England Open 2021: Mark Caljouw beats Lakshya Sen in quarter-finals; Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy bow out
Sen's defeat to Caljouw, with the match lasting a total of 55 minutes, saw the end of Indian challenge in men's singles.
All England Open 2021: Ashwini Ponnappa-N Sikki Reddy pair enters quarters; Sameer Verma, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty eliminated
The world number 30 pair of Ashwini and Sikki took just 33 minutes to see off the 13th ranked duo of Gabriela and Stefani 21-17 21-10 in the second-round match on Thursday night.
All England Open 2021: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen into quarters; Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Ashwini Ponnappa lose
Sindhu, the reigning world champion, recorded a dominant 21-8, 21-8 win over Denmark's Line Christophersen in a completely lop-sided second-round match.