Uber Cup

Sikki Reddy, Ashwini Ponappa withdraw from Uber Cup due to injury

"Sikki Reddy has suffered a Grade 2 Tear of the Abdomen (abdominus rectus) as confirmed by an MRI and has been advised 4-6 week rest by the doctor," the BAI said in a statement.

Uber Cup 2021: China clinch title by beating defending champions Japan 3-1

Japan fought all the way, missing some key players, but China were superior across the four contested matches on Saturday.

Uber Cup: Indian women's team bows out after losing to Japan in quarter-finals

Meanwhile, the men's team, which is already through to the quarter-finals, suffered a 1-4 defeat in their last group match, setting them up against Denmark in the last-eight stage

Uber Cup: India women's team qualifies for quarter-finals after 4-1 win over Scotland

The Indian team had beaten Spain 3-2 on Sunday when top player Saina Nehwal was forced retire from her match due to a groin issue.

B Sai Praneeth says he 'needs a couple of wins' to regain his confidence

Sai Praneeth is desperate to get some wins under his belt to regain his confidence as he gears up for next week's Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals.

Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth to lead India teams in Thomas and Uber Cup Finals

BAI also on Sunday named a 12-member Indian team for the Sudirman Cup, which is slated to take place from 26 September to 3 October in Finland.

India shuttler Malvika Bansod unfazed by COVID-19 threat, says she's excited for Uber Cup debut

Bansod, who claimed back-to-back titles at Maldives and Nepal a year ago, says she wasn't expecting a Uber Cup call-up.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Thailand men's and women's teams withdraw from Thomas and Uber Cups

The twice-postponed Thomas and Uber Cups, the men's and women's world team championships, will be the first international tournaments since the pandemic brought badminton to a halt in March.

Indian men's, women's teams handed favourable draws in Thomas Cup, Uber Cup finals

Indonesia, 13-time former champions, and six-time former winner Japan will headline as the top seeds for the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup respectively.

Past masters of Indian badminton: Meena Shah defied norm to clinch dozen national titles before knee injury cut career short

Meena took home, in all, a dozen national titles in a glittering career that began with a women’s doubles crown in the company of Jasbir Kaur when she was a 19-year-old in 1956, and ended with the singles and women’s doubles crown in the 1965 Nationals. A serious knee injury cut her career short thereafter.