badminton

Birmingham, March 5 Lakshya Sen delivered a strong performance to beat Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus and advance to the men's singles quarterfinals of the All England Open Badminton Championships.World No. 12 Lakshya, who was a finalist in the 2022 edition, played exceptionally well, overcoming...

Birmingham, March 5: India’s Lakshya Sen overcame the disappointment of missing out on four match points in the second game to dominate the deciding set against Hong Kong’s NG Ka Long Angus to reach the quarterfinals of the All England Open here on Thursday.The 24-year-old Indian, who had...

Birmingham, March 5 Lakshya Sen delivered a tenacious performance to defeat Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus and advance to the men's singles quarterfinals of the All England Open Badminton Championships here on Thursday.World No. 12 Lakshya, who was a finalist in the 2022 edition, played at a...

Birmingham, March 5 Lakshya Sen delivered a tenacious performance to defeat Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus and advance to the men's singles quarterfinals of the All England Open Badminton Championships here on Thursday.World No. 12 Lakshya, who was a finalist in the 2022 edition, looked sharp as...

Birmingham, March 3: India's former World Championship bronze medallist, Lakshya Sen, caused the biggest upset of the opening day of the 2026 All England Open badminton championship when he defeated top seed and defending champion Shi Yuqi of China in the men's singles opening round in...

Two-time Olympic medal-winning Indian badminton star P V Sindhu revealed on Tuesday that she struggled to remain calm during the three-day ordeal in Dubai, wishing for it to be the first and last such experience in her life.Sindhu was stranded in Dubai due to the closure of airspace in the...

Mumbai, March 3 – The past few days have been a nightmare for PV Sindhu, the Indian badminton legend, as she was stranded in Dubai on her way to England due to flight cancellations caused by the US-Israel attack on Iran.Sindhu, who was on her way to Birmingham to participate in the All-England...

Bengaluru, March 3 Two-time Olympic medal-winning Indian badminton star P V Sindhu, who was stranded in Dubai due to the closure of airspace in the Gulf region, has returned to the country after withdrawing from the All England Championships in Birmingham.Sindhu posted on X to announce that...

Birmingham, March 2 Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is set to miss the All England Championships, which begin here on Tuesday, after being stranded in Dubai due to the US bombing of Iran and the subsequent closure of airspace in the Gulf region.Travel disruptions have marred the build-up...

New Delhi, March 1 Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Sunday described a "tense and scary" ordeal at the Dubai International Airport, where she and her Indonesian coach were stranded after an explosion occurred near the area where they were staying amid escalating tensions in the Gulf...

New Delhi, March 1 India's rising badminton player, Shaina Manimuthu, won a bronze medal at the Dutch Junior International.Shaina, the U15 girls' champion at the Badminton Asia Championships, saw her impressive run end in the semifinals, where she lost to China's Yi Qing Yin 17-21, 8-21 in 35...

New Delhi, March 1 Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu described a "tense and scary" ordeal at the Dubai International Airport, where she and her Indonesian coach were stranded after an explosion occurred near the area where they were staying amid escalating tensions in the Gulf region.The...

Dubai, March 1 Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu described a "tense and frightening" situation at the Dubai Airport on Sunday after an explosion occurred near where she and her coach were staying amidst the unfolding crisis.In a post on social media, Sindhu said the ordeal was becoming...

New Delhi, February 28 – Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, who was stranded at the Dubai Airport on Saturday en route to Birmingham in England due to flight operations being suspended due to escalating tensions between Iran and the US-Israel, is safe and hoping for things to settle...

New Delhi, February 28 – Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu was stranded at the Dubai Airport on Saturday while en route to Birmingham, England, as flight operations were suspended due to escalating tensions between Iran and the US-Israel. Sindhu is travelling to Birmingham to...

New Delhi, February 27 Men's singles player Dev Ruparel continued his winning streak at the YONEX Dutch Junior International 2026, defeating Clement Massias in straight games 21-13, 21-11 to secure his place in the pre-quarterfinals in the Netherlands.He will next face fourth seed Chung-Hsiang...

Mulheim an der Ruhr (Germany), February 26 Senior Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was eliminated from the German Open Super 300 tournament after suffering a straight-game defeat to Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei in the men's singles second round here on Thursday.Srikanth, the silver medallist...

Haarlem (Netherlands), February 26 Indian shuttler Dev Ruparel advanced to the round of 32 with a straight-game victory over his compatriot, Pranit Somani, at the Dutch Junior International here on Thursday.Dev dominated the rallies from the start and maintained the pressure to comfortably win...

New Delhi, February 26 – The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) inaugurated the 7th ONGC Para Games 2026 at the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday, with nearly 300 differently-abled athletes from eight public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the oil and gas sector participating in the...

New Delhi, February 26 ONGC launched the 7th Para Games 2026 at Thyagaraj Stadium here on Thursday, with participation from around 300 Divyang athletes from eight oil and gas PSUs.ONGC stated that this reflects the energy major's "continued focus" on inclusivity and employee empowerment...