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  Sindhu cruises into second round of Syed Modi International

  January 19, 2022 21:04 IST

  The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, who lost in the semifinals at India Open Super 500 last week, thrashed Tanya 21-9 21-9 in a lop-sided contest at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium. 

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  Sindhu cruises into second round of Syed Modi International

  January 19, 2022 20:39 IST

  The 26-year-old from Hyderabad, who lost in the semifinals at India Open Super 500 last week, thrashed Tanya 21-9 21-9 in a lop-sided contest at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium.

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  PKL 2021-22: Narwal, Chhillar shine in Dabang Delhi's win over Patna Pirates

  January 19, 2022 10:18 IST

  Chhillar, the defender with most tackle points in PKL history, produced a last-raid tackle to clinch the thriller for Delhi, who were once again without the services of their star raider Naveen Kumar.

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  Prannoy enters second round of Syed Modi badminton, Sourabh stunned

  January 18, 2022 20:17 IST

  The fifth seeded Indian took just 36 minutes to get the better of Bosniuk 21-14, 21-18 in his opening match.

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  Sindhu looks to end title drought at Syed Modi International

  January 18, 2022 12:29 IST

  The 26-year-old Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, was well on course to win her first title since the 2019 World Championship triumph last week before left-hander Supanida Katethong of Thailand shattered her hopes with a three-game win at the India Open.

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  PKL 2021-22: UP Yoddha thrash Puneri Paltan 50-40, Bengal Warriors beat Telugu Titans 28-27

  January 18, 2022 9:46 IST

  Gill (21 points) and Pardeep Narwal (10 points) scored Super 10s for Yoddha in a match, which had way too many defensive errors.

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  Beijing to offer Olympic tickets to selected spectators

  January 18, 2022 9:29 IST

  Beijing had already announced that no fans from outside the country would be permitted at the events, and had not offered tickets to the general public.

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  PKL 2021-22: Jaipur hold Tamil Thalaivas to thrilling tie, Patna Pirates win against Bengaluru Bulls

  January 16, 2022 23:07 IST

  Patna defenders Sunil (9 points) and Mohammadreza Shadloui (3 points) were instrumental in setting up a defensive wall that even the likes of Pawan Sehrawat could not break.

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  India Open 2022: We played one of the best matches ever, says Satwik

  January 16, 2022 21:31 IST

  The Indian pair had lost thrice to the world number 2 Indonesian pair in four meetings but they came up with a plan to extend the rallies and play a more defensive game against the experienced pair.

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  IOA chief Narinder Batra tests positive for COVID-19

  January 16, 2022 20:27 IST

  Batra's father had tested positive for COVID-19 along with two of his attendants and as many security guards posted at his house in May, 2020.  

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  India Open 2022: Lakshya wins maiden Super 500 title

  January 16, 2022 18:56 IST

  In a repeat of last year's Dutch Open final, the Indian ensured that he had the last laugh this time around.

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  India Open 2022: Satwik-Chirag claim maiden title

  January 16, 2022 17:53 IST

  The world no 10 Indian pair, which had won its first Super 500 tournament in Thailand in 2019, upset the top seeded Indonesian pair 21-16 26-24 in 43 minutes to make a rampaging start to the new season.

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  PKL 2021-22: UP Yoddha beat Telugu Titans 39-33

  January 15, 2022 23:25 IST

  Telugu Titans had a great opportunity to make a comeback by inflicting an ALL OUT on Yoddha in the final minutes but captain Rohit Kumar’s decision to go raiding backfired. 

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  India Open 2022: Sen, Chirag-Satwik enter final, Sindhu out of title race

  January 15, 2022 20:57 IST

  Young Aakarshi Kashyap too had a golden chance but she squandered five-game points in the opening game to allow Busanan register a 26-24 21-9 win in the other women's singles semifinal.

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  PKL 2021-22: Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Patna Pirates 38-28, Bengaluru beat Gujarat to move on top

  January 14, 2022 22:58 IST

  Patna had an off day on the mat with their raiders struggling to make the required impact. The first half was a closely-contested affair with Jaipur matching Patna blow for blow.

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  India Open 2022: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen enter semifinals

  January 14, 2022 17:21 IST

  Top seed Sindhu, a former world champion, got the better of compatriot Ashmita Chaliha 21-7 21-18 in 36 minutes, while Sen rallied his way to a hard-fought 14-21 21-9 21-14 victory over H S Prannoy in another all-Indian quarterfinals.

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  PKL 2021-22: Maninder Singh helps Bengal Warriors beat Tamil Thalaivas

  January 13, 2022 22:27 IST

  Surjeet produced two Super Tackles to pick up his High 5 but Bengal eventually got their 'All Out' with seven minutes to the interval.

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  Khalin Joshi leads Singapore International, Ajeetesh Sandhu lies third

  January 13, 2022 18:25 IST

  Another Indian in Top-10 was Abhijit Chadha (72) at T-9, while Shubhankar Sharma shot 73 and was T-20.

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  8 more boxers test positive, NIS Patiala COVID count rises to 26 but national camp continues

  January 13, 2022 18:00 IST

  All those infected, including boxers Sumit and Rohit Mor, are complaining of 'relatively mild symptoms'.

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  India Open 2022: Malvika Bansod beats 'idol' Saina in dream come true match

  January 13, 2022 16:32 IST

  The victory was further special for the 20-year-old southpaw as she defeated as the 2012 Olympics bronze medallist in straight games 21-17, 21-9 in a match that lasted mere 35 minutes.

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  India Open 2022: Sindhu advances to quarterfinals, Saina knocked out

  January 13, 2022 16:05 IST

  Former champion and 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Saina suffered a 17-21 9-21 straight game loss to compatriot Malvika Bansod.

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  India Open 2022: Srikanth among seven to test Covid-19 positive, withdraws from event

  January 13, 2022 11:54 IST

  The others who tested positive for Covid-19 were doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Rahul Thakkar, Treesa Jolly, Mithun Manjunath, Simran Singhi, and Khushi Gupta.

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  Para shuttlers Bhagat, Kadam begin Europe training stint with Paris 2024 in mind

  January 13, 2022 9:24 IST

  Indian para-badminton players Bhagat and Kadam are set to undergo training in different countries in Europe for the next two months.

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  PKL 2021-22: Pawan Sehrawat shines as Bengaluru Bulls annihilate Dabang Delhi KC

  January 12, 2022 23:09 IST

  The 39-point victory was the second biggest win in PKL history and helped the Bulls jump to the top of the points table. 

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  PKL 2021-22: Haryana Steelers, UP Yoddha share points

  January 12, 2022 22:25 IST

  Haryana coach Rakesh Kumar started the match with just two raiders in Meetu and Vikash Kandola. The defensive strategy didn't seem to work out in the initial stages however with UP Yoddha's Pardeep Narwal inducing errors.

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  Sports ministry approves additional financial aid for Olympic medallist wrestler Bajrang

  January 12, 2022 17:27 IST

  The Tokyo Olympic bronze medal winner was granted ₹1.76 lakh to support his foreign exposure training by the Sports ministry's Mission Olympic Cell (MOC).

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  India Open 2022: Saina, Lakshya and Prannoy through to 2nd round

  January 12, 2022 19:35 IST

  Saina advanced after Czech Republic’s Tereza Svabikova retired at the start of the second game with the Indian leading 22-20, 1-0.

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  PKL 2021-22: Gujarat Giants outclass Telugu Titans

  January 11, 2022 23:19 IST

  Rakesh starred in the win as he scored a Super 10 (16 points) for the Giants while Parvesh Bhainswal picked up 4 tackle points.