The doubting Thomases can rest easy: India’s international sporting achievements are no longer limited to cricket. The triumph of the men’s badminton team — it won its maiden Thomas ...
Sen on song
Think of young Lakshya Sen. In the build-up to the final he had looked down and out after losing his matches in the quarters and the semi-finals. The pressure was on him to deliver. Playi...
The Indian men’s badminton team scripted a memorable 3-2 win over Malaysia to enter the semi-finals of Thomas Cup for the first time in 43 years but the women’s side bowed out after losing...
Shuttler Chirag Shetty thrives on pressure. It eggs him on to raise the bar. And to try even harder when he falls short of a set target.
This mindset has helped him carry on when he and doubles partn...
Hockey — Women’s Pool A, vs Great Britain (6.30am)
Badminton — Women’s singles group play (7.30am)
Archery — Men’s individual 1/32 eliminations (7.31am)
Rowing...
Indian ace Lakshya Sen crashed out of the All England Open Championships quarter finals after losing to Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands 17-21, 21-16, 17-21 here on Friday.
In women’s doubles, A...
India’s Saina Nehwal was knocked out of the Yonex Thailand Open Super 1000 event after losing to Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the second round here on Thursday.
In a battle of att...
Badminton’s chief national coach Pullela Gopichand is confident that PV Sindhu will be back in rhythm by the time Tokyo Olympic Games come calling. The Olympic Games begins on July 24 and ends on Au...
2019 was annus mirabilis for shuttler Chirag Shetty for it was last year that Chirag and partner Satwiksairaj Rankireddy broke into the top-10 of world badminton rankings. They became world No. 7, to ...
Indian shuttlers, including HS Prannoy and world No. 10 men’s pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, have withdrawn from next week’s All England Championships due to concerns surroundi...