Prajakta Sawant

Asia Badminton Team Championships: PV Sindhu’s win sole redeeming feature for women; Indian men beaten by Indonesia

Indian women, led by PV Sindhu, play Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the Asia Team Championships.

Asia Badminton Team Championships: PV Sindhu leads India to hard-fought win in Saina Nehwal's absence

With Saina Nehwal pulling out of the tournament citing a groin injury, Sindhu proved her mettle as she first claimed the singles match and then combined with N Sikki Reddy to win the second doubles game.

Malaysia Masters 2018: Indian shuttlers begin international season on a dismal note

It was a dismal start to the international calendar for most Indians as they failed to cross the opening hurdle.

PBL 2018: Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap script Awadhe Warriors' victory over North Eastern Warriors

Saina, who clinched her 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal at the same venue, continued her love affair at the Siri Fort Sports Complex with a 6-15, 15-13, 15-13 triumph over Li

PBL 2018: HS Prannoy, Tai Tzu Ying help Ahmedabad Smash Masters thrash North Eastern Warriors

Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy, Sourabh Verma and World No 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei won their respectively singles matches to help Ahmedabad Smash Masters thrash North Eastern Warriors' 4-1 in the Premier Badminton League (PBL) in Guwahati on Tuesday.

Vietnam Open GP: Pardeshi Shreyanshi, Vrushali Gummadi reach quarter-finals; Rahul Yadav bows out

Young Indian shuttlers Pardeshi Shreyanshi and Vrushali Gummadi reached the pre- quarterfinals of the women's singles competition at the Vietnam Open Grand Prix on Wednesday

New Zealand GPG: HS Prannoy, Parupalli Kashyap among big-name Indian shuttlers to breeze through

After the shock of losing the men’s singles second seed, Ajay Jayaram, on the very first day, the New Zealand GPG moved into a more predictable pattern on Wednesday, with ranked players in both the men’s and women’s singles progressing to the pre-quarter-final stage without mishap.

Thailand GPG 2017: Saina Nehwal, Sai Praneeth sole Indian survivors as other Indians bite the dust

Saina Nehwal, who slid to a Badminton World Federation (BWF) ranking of 11, following her gradual recovery from a career-threatening knee injury at the 2016 Rio Olympics last August, slipped comfortably into the quarter-finals of the women’s singles.

Malaysia Masters: Saina Nehwal, Ajay Jayaram, Jwala Gutta-Manu Attri advance to second round

Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Ajay Jayaram and the mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Manu Attri advanced in the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold here on Wednesday.

PBL 2017: Awadhe Warriors finish top of the pile despite loss to Chennai Smashers

Parupalli Kashyap and the mixed doubles pair of Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock helped Chennai Smashers get past Awadhe Warriors 4-3 in a Premier Badminton League in Bengaluru on Wednesday.