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Rahul loved playing badminton as a little boy


Rahul Gandhi on Sunday recalled that as a little boy, he loved to play badminton.

India shuttlers shine in Vietnam Open


India had a resounding day at the Vietnam Open Grand Prix badminton tournament in Ho Chih Minh city ...

Jayaram, Gurusaidutt and Prannoy reach 2nd round


Ajay Jayaram, RMV GuruSaidutt and HS Prannoy reached the second round of the Vietnam Open after secu...

Saina, Jwala to miss NSCI Badminton


Top national shuttlers -- Saina Nehwal, Jwala Gutta, P V Sindhu, Arvind Bhat and Chetan Anand -- w...

Jwala-Ashwini lose in semis, settles for bronze


India`s Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa lost 14-21, 16-21 to Chinese fifth-seeded pair of Tian Qing ...

Jwala-Ashwini pair fetches bronze medal at Worlds


Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa`s dream run at the World Badminton Championships came to an end in t...

Dream badminton final on, home duo thrill crowd


Lin Dan survived a big fright before claiming his place in world badminton championship final where ...

World badminton: Jwala, Ashwini storm into semis


Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa became India`s first-ever women`s doubles pair to reach the semifi...

Saina crashes out of World Championship


Saina Nehwal`s quarterfinal jinx in the World Badminton Championship continued as the shuttler suffe...

Super Saina storms into quarters of World C`ship


Saina Nehwal stormed into the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championship after zooming past P...

Badminton England assures Indian shuttlers` safety


Badminton England has apologized to the Indian contingent participating in World Championships for t...

Saina makes rollicking start at World C`ship


Saina Nehwal started her campaign at the World Badminton Championships with a straight-set demolitio...

Indian campaign in men`s double ends


Curtains fell on India`s campaign in the men`s doubles event of the World Badminton Championships af...

Lin Dan eases through at world championships


Lin Dan eased into the second round of the world championships with a 21-11, 21-10 success over Lith...

Indian shuttlers off to winning start in World Badminton


Jayaram defeated 15th seeded Japanese in 40 minutes.

Malaysia`s Lee makes ideal start to worlds


His main rival for the world title, three-time former champion Lin Dan of China, starts Tuesday agai...

Saina set for World Championship test


Returning to the court after more than a month, India`s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal will have to get i...

Getting into rhythm quickly will be the key: Saina


Saina Nehwal can`t wait for the World Championships next week but conceded that months of rigorous p...

`Indian Badminton League to have six franchise`


The proposed Indian Badminton League, to be set up on the lines of the popular Indian Premier Leagu...

Sameer loses in Asia Youth badminton final


Top Indian junior shuttler Sameer Verma put up a spirited performance before going down to higher-se...

India lose in semis of Asia Youth U-19 badminton


India`s campaign ended in the Asia Youth Under-19 badminton championships after the home team succum...

Saina slips to world No 6 in ranking


A series of inconsistent performance has taken a toll on Saina Nehwal`s ranking as the Indian badmin...

`Super Dan` set for Super Series swoop


Lin Dan is poised to seize control of badminton`s showpiece Super Series in Singapore this week as h...

Jwala-Ashwini, Kashyap move up in international ranking


Owing to their good performances in the Sudirman Cup, doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnap...

Rudy Hartono, Prakash to conduct clinic for colts


Rudy Hartono will visit Mumbai to conduct a clinic for under-19 shuttlers.

Indian shuttlers happy after BWF defers mandatory skirt rule


Indian shuttlers have welcomed the decision to defer skirt rule.

China untouchable in Sudirman badminton triumph


China romps to a fourth successive Sudirman Cup win.

Badminton federation pulls pin on skirt rule, will "investigate"


Badminton`s world governing body has decided to scrap a controversial rule that would have forced fe...

Badminton chiefs shelve controversial skirts rule


Badminton chiefs said they had indefinitely shelved the new ruling forcing women to wear skirts afte...

Wear skirts, `earn more money`: Badminton official


Female players will earn more money wearing skirts or dresses, a top badminton official said, with a...

India takes on Chinese Taipei in Sudirman Cup


The Indian team, sans experienced doubles player V Diju, will clash with a strong Chinese Taipei in ...

Short skirt rule could be scrapped


A new rule that orders female badminton players to wear short skirts could be scrapped after objecti...

Saina static at 4, Sourabh jumps to 173


Saina Nehwal held on to her fourth spot in the world badminton rankings while Sourabh Verma jumped 4...

Pak female shuttlers will not wear skirts: PBF


Pakistan Badminton Federation has challenged the decision of the sport`s world governing body to mak...

BWF`s skirt rule implementation postponed till June 1


Facing intense resistance from players in India, the Badminton World Federation postponed the imple...

New skirt rule irks Chinese shuttlers


Badminton`s new dress code has irked some of the Chinese female shuttlers, who insist wearing a skir...

Praneeth loses in second round of Asian badminton


Young Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth suffered a straight-game defeat against higher-ranked Kazushi Y...

Praneeth enters second round of ABC Championship


Promising young Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth notched up a thrilling three-game victory over Yu Hsien...

Wearing skirts mandatory on badminton court `wrong`: NCW


A new rule that makes wearing of skirts on court mandatory for female badminton players has not gone...

Mandatory `skirt rule` leaves Indian shuttlers uncomfortable


A new rule which makes wearing skirts on court mandatory for female shuttlers has created a furore.

Jwala against `skirt rule` being made mandatory


The new BWF rule which makes wearing skirts on court mandatory for female shuttlers from May 1 is so...

India`s young brigade hopes to shine in Asian badminton C`ship


India`s young brigade, including Sai Praneeth and Saurabh Verma, will look to create a few upsets wh...

New skirt rule for female badminton players


Skirt selection could be as crucial as shot selection for the female shuttlers when they hit the cou...

New faces in Indian team for Asian Badminton C`ship


With top shuttlers opting out due to international commitments, India has decided to field a young s...

Bhat in pre-quarterfinals of Australian Open badminton


Arvind Bhat reached the pre-quarterfinals of the Australian Open badminton tournament after beating ...

Gurusaidatt loses, Indian challenge ends at NZ International


Indian challenge ended at the New Zealand International Challenge badminton tournament after RMV Gur...

Badminton: Saina Nehwal is World No. 3 again


Riding on her Swiss Open triumph, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has regained the number three pla...

Saina ousted, India’s campaign ends in All England


Saina Nehwal went down to Eriko Hirose in the QF`s of the All England Badminton Championship.

Saina storms into All England quarters


Saina Nehwal stormed into the singles quarterfinals of the All England Badminton C`ships.

India seeded 10th in Sudirman Cup


India have been seeded 10th in the elite group of the prestigious Sudirman Cup badminton World Team ...