Badminton
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All England 2025: Lakshya Sen's strong run ends in quarterfinal, star shuttler loses to Li Shifeng
Other Sports | Mar 14, 2025, 05:24 PM ISTLakshya Sen lost his quarterfinal clash to former champion Li Shifeng of China in straight games. Lakshya had defeated the defending champion Jonathan Christie in the round of 16 but could not replicate his success in the quarterfinal.
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All England 2025: Lakshya Sen knocks out defending champion Jonathan Christie to reach quarters
Other Sports | Mar 13, 2025, 08:13 PM ISTLakshya Sen defeated Jonathan Cristie in the All England Open to qualify for the quarter finals. The Indonesia international was defeated 13-21, 10-21. Next up, the Indian shuttler will face the winner of Li Shi Feng of China and Toma Junior Popov.
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Lakshya Sen age fraud controversy: Karnataka High Court sanctions investigation
Other Sports | Feb 25, 2025, 06:33 PM ISTThe Karnataka High Court issued an investigation against Lakshya Sen after a case was filed against the Badminton player for alleged age fraud. The shuttler, along with his family and coach U Vimal Kumar, is now under investigation.
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India Open 2025: Satwik-Chirag enter semis, PV Sindhu, Kiran George crash out in quarter-final
Other Sports | Jan 17, 2025, 11:28 PM ISTIndia's top-ranked duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty knocked out the Korean pair Jin Yong and Kang Min Hyuk by 21-10, 21-17 in the men's doubles quarter-final of the India Open Super 750 in New Delhi.
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Badminton star PV Sindhu gets engaged to Venkata Datta Sai, first picture goes viral
Other Sports | Dec 14, 2024, 11:42 PM ISTPV Sindhu will be marrying Hyderabad-based tech Executive Venkata Datta Sai on December 22. Sindhu and Venkata Datta have got engaged and the Badminton star shared a picture of the engagement. The picture has gone viral on social media.
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Who is PV Sindhu's would-be husband Venkata Datta Sai? Know about tech executive
Other Sports | Dec 03, 2024, 09:09 PM ISTPV Sindhu will be tying the knot with Hyderabad-based tech executive Venkata Datta Sai on December 22. Sindhu recently won the Syed Modi International 2024 competition. Here is all you need to know about her would-be husband Datta Sai, who has worked with an IPL team.
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PV Sindhu, two-time Olympic medallist, to marry Hyderabad-based tech executive, date confirmed
Other Sports | Dec 03, 2024, 07:26 AM ISTPV Sindhu has announced her return to form on the badminton court by winning the Syed Modi India International Super 300 women's singles title. She defeated China's Luo Yu Wu 21-14, 21-16 in the summit clash.
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Lakshya Sen wins Syed Modi International 2024 final, registers first title win of the year
Other Sports | Dec 01, 2024, 06:56 PM ISTLakshya Sen won his first title of 2024 as he defeated Jia Heng Jason Teh of Singapore in the Syed Modi International 2024 final. Sen dominated his Singapore opponent as he thrashed him in both games to win the title in Lucknow.
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PV Sindhu ends two-year-long title drought, beats Luo Yu Wu in Syed Modi International 2024 final
Other Sports | Dec 01, 2024, 07:27 PM ISTPV Sindhu clinched her third Syed Modi International title after defeating China's Luo Yu Wu in the final of the 2024 edition. Sindhu clinched her first title of the year.
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Smashing challenges of life! Rising badminton star Saumya Goyal speaks about her journey | Exclusive
Other Sports | Oct 04, 2024, 03:38 PM ISTDespite facing issues in life, rising badminton star Saumya Goyal has smashed the challenges away like she does to a shuttle in a badminton court. From having to fight for her dream to battling health issues, the International star talks about her journey to India TV.
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Saina Nehwal reveals arthritis battle, claims she is mulling about retirement
Other Sports | Sep 02, 2024, 06:27 PM ISTSaina Nehwal bagged a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games, becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic medal in badminton. Nehwal has revealed that she is battling arthritis and has also claimed that she is mulling about retirement.
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Suhas Yathiraj, Sukant Kadam enter semis to confirm India's 1st badminton medal at Paralympics 2024
Other Sports | Aug 31, 2024, 05:04 PM ISTSuhas Yathiraj and Sukant Kadam have reached the semifinals of the men's singles SL4 category in the Paralympics 2024. With their entry into the last four, India has been assured of at least one medal in this category.
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'Battle with Chikungunya...' - India's badminton star set to be out of action for next few months
Other Sports | Aug 26, 2024, 02:44 PM ISTIndia's badminton contingent at the Paris Olympics returned without a medal for the first time since 2012. Lakshya Sen was the closest as he lost the bronze medal clash after going down to the eventual gold medallist Viktor Axelsen in the semifinal.
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Reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen to return to court with Hong Kong Open
Other Sports | Aug 26, 2024, 09:03 AM ISTViktor Axelsen won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics in the men's singles category by defeating the reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight games 21-11, 21-11 in the summit clash.
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1.5 crore for what, from whom? Ashwini Ponnappa slams reports claiming amounts received by players
Other Sports | Aug 13, 2024, 03:12 PM ISTIndian shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa quashed reports claiming the amount of money received by the players for the Paris Olympics. The said report stated that Ashwini Ponnappa and her doubles partner Tanisha Crasto received INR 1.5 crore each from SAI's Mission Olympic Cell allocation.
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High time players take responsibility: Padukone slams Indian shuttlers after no medals in Paris
Other Sports | Aug 05, 2024, 11:35 PM ISTIndia badminton great Prakash Padukone came down heavily on the players for not taking responsibility after the Paris Olympics campaign for the shuttlers came to an end on Monday, August 5 without a medal. Lakshya Sen, India's last hope, lost his bronze medal match against Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia.
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Paris 2024: Viktor Axelsen defends Olympic Gold in men's singles, joins Lin Dan in elite list
Other Sports | Aug 05, 2024, 10:20 PM ISTViktor Axelsen became only the second men's singles player to defend his Gold medal in the Olympics as he beat Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in straight sets in Paris on Monday, August 5. Vitidsarn had started well but Axelsen was just too good for his opponent as he joined Lin Dan in rare list.
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Paris Olympics: India's Lakshya Sen to return empty-handed as Lee Zii Jia wins bronze medal match
Other Sports | Aug 05, 2024, 07:56 PM ISTMalaysia's Lee Zii Jia beat Lakshya Sen in a comeback for the ages as after being one game down, the 26-year-old shuttler won the final two games to win the bronze medal as India's agony at the Paris Olympics. It was India's sixth fourth-placed finish in Paris with India's tally staying at three.
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Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia head to head record ahead of bronze medal match at Paris Olympics 2024
Other Sports | Aug 05, 2024, 08:39 AM ISTIndia's young shuttler Lakshya Sen's heroic run came to a halt in the semifinal against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen on Sunday. However, he still has a chance to win the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and will face Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia today. Here's the head-to-head record between them...
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Lakshya Sen suffers agonizing loss to reigning champion Axelsen in Paris; in contention for bronze
Other Sports | Aug 04, 2024, 05:23 PM ISTLakshya Sen was leading the opening game by 16-11 but the two-time Olympic medalist Viktor Axelsen made a stunning comeback to take the first game by 22-20 and then dominated the rest of the men's singles semi-final match.