badminton news
Coronavirus pandemic was 'a disaster' for badminton: Federation chief
The situation is gradually returning to normal and in June the BWF announced an expanded calendar for the next four years that adds four more tournaments to the world tour
Mum's the word for 64-year-old record-breaking shuttler Svetlana Zilberman
Svetlana Zilberman became the oldest player to win a world championship match when she and her 33-year-old son Misha beat Egypt's Adham Hatem Elgamal and Doha Hany 16-21, 21-18, 21-11.
BWF World Championships: Carolina Marin on comeback trail after dashed Olympic dreams
Carolina Marin staved off four match points to book her place in the quarter-finals with a 16-21, 21-15, 22-20 win over China's He Bingjiao
BWF World Championships: Lee Zii Jia's bid for Malaysian badminton history meets surprise early end
Lee Zii Jia's bid to become Malaysia's first badminton world champion ground to a halt on Thursday with a third-round loss to China's unseeded surprise-package Zhao Junpeng.
Happy Birthday Lakshya Sen: Top 5 wins of the young shuttler
In 2021, Lakshya Sen's stock increased dramatically as he began routinely defeating higher-ranked opponents.
Sameer Verma, HS Prannoy advance to second round in French Open badminton
HS Prannoy made it to the second round of the tournament with a hard-fought win over Liew Daren of Malaysia in the men's singles.
French Open badminton: Satwik-Chirag advance to pre-quarters; Jolly-Gopichand bow out
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost the first game 19-21, but recovered strongly to win the next two 21-9 21-13 in their round of 32 match.
Badminton rankings: PV Sindhu back in top 5, HS Prannoy moves to 12th
India's PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy gain a spot each in the latest BWF world badminton rankings.
Denmark Open: Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya Sen crash out after defeat in quarter-finals
Lakshya Sen defeated compatriot Prannoy Sen to advance to the quarter-finals but lost to Japan's Kodai Naraoka 17-21 12-21 in straight games.
India lose 1-3 to Malaysia in BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships
After the loss, India will now take on Germany in the 13-16 playoffs of the World Junior Mixed Team Badminton Championships.
Denmark Open: Lakshya Sen beats Prannoy to reach quarter-finals, Srikanth knocked out after losing to Loh
Lakshya Sen defeated HS Prannoy 21-9 21-18 to reach the quarter-finals of the Denmark Open while former champion Kidambi Srikanth lost to the seventh-seeded Loh Kean Yew 13-21 15-21 in a match that lasted 35 minutes.
Denmark Open: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy advance to pre-quarterfinals; Saina Nehwal crashes out in first round
With Saina Nehwal's ouster, the Indian campaign in women's singles ended in Denmark Open.
Denmark Open: Kidambi Srikanth beats Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus to reach second round
Coming into the match with a 3-3 head-to-head record, Kidambi Srikanth found the going tough against Ng Ka Long Angus and soon fell behind as the Hong Kong player eked out a 11-8 lead at the mid-game interval.
Denmark Open: Indian shuttlers up for tough challenge in absence of PV Sindhu
In her absence, all eyes will be on the likes of Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
Lakshya Sen climbs one spot to career-high 8th in BWF rankings; PV Sindhu remains static at sixth
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu remained at sixth in the women's singles rankings while the pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy is ranked eighth in the men's doubles section.
PV Sindhu sets sights on BWF World Tour Finals as comeback event from long injury layoff
Sindhu had suffered an injury on her ankle en route to her maiden Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham earlier this year and has stayed away from the court ever since.
National Games 2022: B Sai Praneeth, Aakarshi Kashyap clinch badminton singles titles
B Sai Praneeth won the match 2-1 after a strong contest against Mithun Manjunath, Aakarshi Kashyap defeated Malvika Bansod 2-0.
Vietnam Open 2022: Sikki Reddy-Rohan Kapoor pair loses in semi-finals as Indian campaign ends
Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor's defeat brought the curtains down on India's campaign at the tournament.
National Games: ‘My focus is World Tour Finals’, says HS Prannoy after guiding Kerala to Mixed Team Quarterfinals
HS Prannoy, currently in the top 15 of the latest rankings, said that he would like to make his way back to the elite top 10 shuttlers.
China to host first badminton event since pandemic start; BWF World Tour Finals to take place in Guangzhou
BWF is yet to confirm if the World Tour Finals will take place in a 'bubble'.
Vietnam Open 2022: B Sai Praneeth bows out; Meiraba and Ruthvik among Indians in pre-quarterfinals
A former World Championships bronze medallist, Praneeth, who has been struggling for form for the last one year, lost 21-17, 18-21, 13-21 to Satish Kumar to make another early exit from a tournament.
HS Prannoy returns to top 15 in BWF World Rankings after impressive performances; PV Sindhu remains 6th
Prannoy, who reached back-to-back quarter-finals at the World Championships and Japan Open Super 750, jumped a spot to 15th.
PV Sindhu to miss National Games, will be present at opening ceremony
PV Sindhu decides to skip National Games as she is still recovering from the ankle injury caused during the Commonwealth Games in August.
Red Bull Shuttle Up 'definitely motivating and uplifting' for women's doubles in India, says Ashwini Ponnappa
Veteran shuttler Ponnappa backs the Red Bull Shuttle Up event to improve the standard of women’s doubles in Indian badminton and produce multiple champions down the road.
BWF World Rankings: Prannoy HS achieves best ranking in four years
Some other notable movements in rankings saw Kidambi Srikanth move up by two spots to gain the world number 12 ranking in the men's singles category.