
New Delhi: In the absence of top Chinese shuttlers, Indian ace Saina Nehwal has been seeded number one and handed a relatively easy draw in the upcoming Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton tournament, scheduled to be held here from April 23-28. The London Olympics bronze-medallist will open her campaign against unseeded Belaetrix Manuputi of Indonesia in the women's singles event. She had beaten her comfortably in the All England Badminton...

02:23 PM, Apr 10, 2013

New Delhi: Top Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap says that he is geared up to use the home advantage to the hilt and win the Yonex Sunrise India Open which will be held here later this month. Asked about the pressure on being billed as one of the contenders for the tournament, Kashyap said, "The tag of being one of the tournament favourites is actually a good thing and motivating. At...

05:35 PM, Apr 06, 2013

Sydney: India's campaign at the Australian Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament ended on Thursday after RMV Gurusaidutt and Anand Pawar lost their respective third round matches of the men's singles event here. Eleventh seeded Gurusaidutt gave a tough fight to world number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia before going down 10-21 21-18 15-21 in a match that lasted a little less than an hour. Pawar, seeded 14th, lost...

04:42 PM, Apr 04, 2013

Gurusaidutt notched up a hard-fought 21-14, 18-21, 21-19 win over Suppanyu Avihingsanon at the Australian Open. ...

02:52 PM, Apr 03, 2013

Ajay Jayaram, R M V Gurusaidutt and Anand Pawar Tuesday advanced to the second round of the men's singles event at the Australian Open Grand Prix Gold. ...

10:52 PM, Apr 02, 2013

The world No. 2 Saina Nehwal will spearhead the Indian challenge in women's categories. ...

08:50 PM, Apr 02, 2013

The World No.2 Indian, in 2012, won two Super Series Premier titles, two Grand Prix Gold titles and bronze at the London Olympics. ...

06:27 PM, Mar 27, 2013

Saina Nehwal crashed out of Swiss Open 2013 losing the semi-final to Wang Shixian of China 11-21, 21-10, 9-21. ...

07:25 AM, Mar 17, 2013

Defending champion Saina Nehwal was knocked out of Swiss Open losing the semi-final 11-21, 21-10, 9- 21 to Wang Shixian. ...

01:09 AM, Mar 17, 2013

India's Olympic bronze medalist is one win away from reaching the final of the Grand Prix Gold tournament; can she make it a hat-trick at Basel? ...

01:31 PM, Mar 16, 2013

The top seed made short work of her Chinese Taipei opponent Tzu Ying Tai in straight games in the quarter-final. ...

01:57 AM, Mar 16, 2013

Defending champion Saina Nehwal remained the lone bright spot for India defeating Petya Nedelcheva 21-15, 21-10. ...

01:31 AM, Mar 15, 2013

Kashyap, on the day he reached his career-best ranking of World No.7, went down to Malaysian ninth seed Wei Feng Chong 21-18, 7-21, 16-21. ...

07:36 PM, Mar 14, 2013

Saina Nehwal regained her second place while Parupalli Kashyap continued his upward progress, earning two places to reach the seventh spot. ...

01:16 PM, Mar 14, 2013

It was a good day in office for Indian shuttlers as all participants progressed to the next round in their respective categories. ...

05:23 AM, Mar 14, 2013

HS Prannoy registered a stunning upset victory over seventh seed Boonsak Ponsana to storm into the pre-quarters. ...

10:20 PM, Mar 13, 2013

India's Olympic medal-winning shuttler Saina Nehwal will open her campaign at the 2013 Swiss Open here on Thursday as one of the favourites for the women's singles competition. ...

06:36 PM, Mar 13, 2013

Fifth seed Kashyap entered the second round with a comfortable 21-7 21-19 victory over Hsuan Yi Hsue. ...

06:25 PM, Mar 13, 2013

Parupalli Kashyap was the lone bright spot as all other Indian shuttlers lost their respective matches Tuesday here at the Swiss Open Grand Prix. ...

08:58 AM, Mar 13, 2013

Indian women shuttlers Arundhati Pantawane, P.C. Thulasi and Tanvi Lad failed to qualify for the main draw of the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold. ...

01:50 AM, Mar 13, 2013