Sports / Badminton

Under-pressure Lee Chong Wei in All-England shock loss 10 Mar 2016 - 05:47 pm

India’s B Sai Praneeth celebrating his win. (Photo: allenglandbadminton.com) Birmingham, United Kingdom: Lee Chong Wei, the former world number who has been making...

Sindhu clinches Malaysia Masters title 24 Jan 2016 - 11:52 am

Penang, Malaysia: Scottish shuttler Kirsty Gilmour proved no match for India's P.V. Sindhu (pictured) who needed just 32 minutes to crush her opponent...

PBL franchise Bengaluru Top Guns launched 22 Dec 2015 - 06:17 pm

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru franchise of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) - Top Guns - launched their team here on Tuesday. Unveiling their logo,...

'Trump match' will be turning point in PBL: Saina 22 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

New Delhi: Indian star Saina Nehwal on Monday expressed her excitement about the ‘trump match’ rule and said it will be the turning...

Japanese triumphs suggests a shift of generations 14 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan with her medal after winning her women's single final match against Wang Yihan of China in the Dubai World...

World champs Chen and Marin ousted in day of shocks 12 Dec 2015 - 06:06 pm

Japanese Player Nozomi Okuhara in action against Spanish player Carolina Marin during their women's singles match of the BWF Dubai World Superseries Finals...

Chen Long makes up for Lin Dan's absence 10 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Srikanth Kidambi of of India hits a return against Kento Momota of Japan in the men's singles match during the Dubai World Superseries...

Hobbling Nehwal facing Super Series finals exit 10 Dec 2015 - 12:00 am

Saina Nehwal of India hits a return against Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in the women's singles match during the Dubai World Superseries Finals...

Marin, the accidental shuttler, takes on China's might 08 Dec 2015 - 03:51 pm

Carolina Marin Dubai: Carolina Marin, the accidental player who became her sport's greatest sensation, believes her toughest opponent will be herself rather than...

Lee scoops third consecutive title in Hong Kong 22 Nov 2015 - 03:36 pm

Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia in action against Tian Houwei of China during the of Malaysia in action against Tian Houwei of China...

Jayaram makes his first World Superseries final 20 Sep 2015 - 12:30 am

Seoul: India’s Ajay Jayaram continued his sensational run at the $600,000 Korea Open here yesterday, making his first World Superseries badminton final and...

Unstoppable Chen defeats Lee again 16 Aug 2015 - 06:37 pm

Chen Long of China (R) poses on the podium during the awards ceremony with runner-up Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia following his victory...

Top seed Carolina Marin wins second gold in Jakarta 16 Aug 2015 - 12:02 pm

JAKARTA: World number one Carolina Marin defended her women's singles title on Sunday with a two-game victory over Indian second seed Saina Nehwal...

Top seeds advance to world finals in Jakarta 15 Aug 2015 - 04:55 pm

JAKARTA: Chen Long and Carolina Marin enjoyed contrasting semi-final victories on a good day for the top seeds and defending title holders at...

Lee, Lin enjoy routine wins as showdown looms 13 Aug 2015 - 04:47 pm

China's Lin Dan returns a shot from Denmark's Hans-Kristian Vittinghus during their men's singles badmintonmatch at the BWF World Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia. ...

Lee Chong Wei chases maiden crown at Jakarta 11 Aug 2015 - 12:24 pm

Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei shakes hand with Lithuania's Kestutis Navickas after their men's singles badminton match at the BWF World Championship in Jakarta. ...

Badminton-Lee Chong Wei wins first title since doping ban 22 Jun 2015 - 04:38 pm

Former world number one Lee Chong Wei won the U.S. Open on Sunday to claim his first title since returning from an eight-month...

Badminton: Indonesia Open results 07 Jun 2015 - 03:48 pm

Jakarta--Results from the Indonesia Open finals on Sunday: Men's singles: Kento Momota (JPN) bt Jan O. Jorgensen (DEN) 16-21, 21-19, 21-7 Women's singles:...