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Similar errors haunt Lakshya, exits India Open in opening round

Updated on Jan 15, 2025 09:17 PM IST

Lakshya Sen's campaign ended in the opening round for the second-successive time in two weeks, as he crashed out in straight games at India Open.

Lakshya Sen from India competes against Lin Chun-yi from Taiwan at Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025(Hindustan Times)

ByRishabh Gupta, New Delhi

Satwik-Chirag win, hail reunion with Malaysian coach

It was Tan Kim Her who paired them in his first stint in India; they hope the Malaysian can raise their level

Satwik-Chirag beat Malaysian duo Man Wei Chong and Kai Wun Tee 23-21, 19-21, 21-16 in the first round of the India Open. (BAI)

Updated on Jan 14, 2025 10:04 PM IST

BySandip Sikdar, New Delhi

New year and fresh resolve for PV Sindhu

PV Sindhu, after a recent title win, looks to regain form with a new coach and aims for success in upcoming tournaments like the India Open

PV Sindhu will continue to train in Bengaluru under new coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama (BAI)

Updated on Jan 14, 2025 05:34 AM IST

BySandip Sikdar, New Delhi

Irwansyah in charge of women shuttlers, BAI to hire separate men’s coach

Irwansyah Adi Pratama has been appointed coach for India's women's badminton team, including PV Sindhu, as BAI focuses on group training for improvement

India's PV Sindhu will train under Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 13, 2025 08:15 PM IST

BySandip Sikdar, New Delhi

Satwik-Chirag lose Malaysia Open semifinals

Seeded seventh, Satwik and Chirag, who reached the finals last season, lost 10-21 15-21 to Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of Korea.

India's Chirag Shetty (R) hits a return next to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (L) against South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae during their men's doubles semi-final(AFP)

Published on Jan 11, 2025 09:33 PM IST

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Satwik-Chirag advance to Malaysia Open semifinals

Satwik and Chirag, runners-up in the previous edition, will face South Korea's Won Ho Kim and Seung Jae Seo in the semifinals.

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, front and Chirag Shetty in action during their men's doubles badminton quarterfinals match (AP)

Updated on Jan 10, 2025 07:47 PM IST

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Malaysia Open: Prannoy, Malvika enter pre-quarters

Overcoming a delay caused by water leaking from the roof, Prannoy eliminated his Canadian rival Brian Yang 21-12, 17-21, 21-15.

Updated on Jan 08, 2025 03:51 PM IST

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Olympic champions Axelsen, An Se Young for India Open badminton

Paris Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and An Se Young headline the Yonex-Sunrise India Open, featuring top Indian players from Jan 14-19 in Delhi.

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen, the Paris Olympic champion, will feature in the India Open in New Delhi next week. (AFP)

Updated on Jan 07, 2025 09:19 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Stadium roof leaks during HS Prannoy match in Malaysia Open, play halted - Watch

Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy's match was halted due to a stadium roof leak.

Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy's match was halted for over two hours after the stadium roof leaked. (Screengrab - X )

Updated on Jan 07, 2025 04:32 PM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

Awestruck Lakshya has fan boy moment, shares photo with ‘absolute idol’ Lin Dan

India's Lakshya Sen met badminton legend Lin Dan in Shenzhen, on Thursday.

Lakshya Sen met Lin Dan ahead of his King Cup opener.

Updated on Dec 26, 2024 11:34 PM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

Chirag helped me get back on track when I was low: Satwik

The disappointment of an early exit in Paris and the constant pain in the body during his injury lay-off troubled the Indian badminton ace

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (R) and Chirag Shetty. (AFP)

Published on Dec 13, 2024 07:17 PM IST

ByRutvick Mehta

Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod eyes ‘top-20, top-25’ next year

Malvika Bansod is only 23-years-old, and has already proven herself to be a giant beater, when she defeated legend Saina Nehwal at the 2022 India Open.

Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod in action.(HT_PRINT)

Updated on Dec 13, 2024 07:46 PM IST

ByNeelav Chakravarti

Bhubaneswar gets ₹75-cr badminton academy

Published on Dec 12, 2024 09:17 PM IST

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Treesa-Gayatri aim to impress at World Tour Finals

The young women’s doubles pair has shaken off the disappointment of not qualifying for the Paris Olympics

Updated on Dec 09, 2024 11:18 PM IST

BySandip Sikdar, New Delhi

First glimpse of PV Sindhu, Venkata Datta Sai's wedding card

The first glimpse of PV Sindhu and Venkata Datta Sai's wedding card is here! The duo visited Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday.

PV Sindhu and Venkata Datta Sai invite Sachin Tendulkar for their wedding. ((Sachin Tendulkar/Instagram))

Updated on Dec 08, 2024 06:24 PM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

Who is Venkata Datta Sai, double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu's future husband?

PV Sindhu will tie the knot with IT professional Venkata Datta Sai on December 22 in Udaipur

Sindhu is just the second Indian to have won medals at consecutive Olympics(PV Sindhu-X)

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 11:10 AM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

Wedding bells for PV Sindhu

India’s badminton ace will get married to Hyderabad-based tech company executive in Udaipur on December 22

India badminton ace PV Sindhu will tie the knot with a Hyderabad tech company executive on December 22. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 03, 2024 05:14 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Syed Modi badminton: Sindhu ends two-year title wait, Sen too wins

The twice Olympic medallist eased to her third win in the tournament for her first title since the 2022 Commonwealth Games

PV Sindhu in action against China’s Luo Yu WU during the Syed Modi India International Badminton final in Lucknow. (Deepak Gupta/HT)

Published on Dec 01, 2024 10:05 PM IST

BySharad Deep

Syed Modi International: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen clinch singles titles

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu broke her long title drought by clinching the Syed Modi International women's singles crown.

Top-seeded PV Sindhu in action against Unnati Hooda during the Syed Modi International in Lucknow on Saturday. (HT)(HT_PRINT)

Updated on Dec 01, 2024 06:08 PM IST

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Syed Modi International: Sindhu, Sen enter final

The two-time Olympic medallist beat Unnati Hooda and Lakshya downed Japan’s Shogo Ogawa in the semis

Top-seeded PV Sindhu in action against Unnati Hooda during the Syed Modi International in Lucknow on Saturday. (HT)

Updated on Nov 30, 2024 10:00 PM IST

BySharad Deep

Disappointed Kashyap calls for professionalism

Parupalli Kashyap criticizes India's badminton scene for lacking professionalism, despite having talent, and calls for better support and compensation for coaches.

Player-turned-coach Parupalli Kashyap wants pay parity between foreign and Indian coaches. (Getty Images)

Published on Nov 29, 2024 09:40 PM IST

BySharad Deep

Syed Modi International: Hooda sets up semis clash against Sindhu

The 17-year-old rising sensation beat Indo-American shuttler Ishika Jaiswal 21-16, 21-9 to set up a last-four encounter with PV Sindhu

Unnati Hooda in action during Syed Modi International in Lucknow on Friday. (HT)

Published on Nov 29, 2024 07:10 PM IST

BySharad Deep

Syed Modi International: Sindhu survives scare, Sen advances

The world No.18 former world champion was stretched to three games by world No.147 Ira Sharma in the second round clash

Ira Sharma in action against PV Sindhu during the Syed Modi International in Lucknow on Thursday. (HT)

Published on Nov 28, 2024 08:41 PM IST

BySharad Deep

Sindhu, Lakshya top singles draws in Syed Modi badminton

India’s top woman player is looking to regain form after her disappointment at the Paris Olympics in August

PV Sindhu is back in action after the Paris Olympics disappointment. (BAI)

Published on Nov 25, 2024 09:25 PM IST

BySharad Deep

Satwik-Chirag to return at China Masters

India's top badminton duo, Rankireddy and Shetty, return at the $1.15M China Masters after a 3.5-month break, facing Taiwan's Lee and Yang first.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will return to action after a gap of three-and-a-half months (BAI)

Updated on Nov 18, 2024 08:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

With new coaches, BAI hopes to reduce personal coaching culture

BAI aims to shift from personal coaches to group training under national coaches, enhancing player development ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

India’s star doubles pair of Satwik-Chirag. (BAI)

Updated on Nov 14, 2024 11:33 PM IST

BySandip Sikdar, New Delhi

If I am injury free, I will compete in 2028 LA Olympics: PV Sindhu

Indian shuttler P V Sindhu on Friday said the 2028 Los Angeles Games remains on her radar

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has undergone a regular change in coaches in the last Olympic cycle. (AFP)

Published on Nov 08, 2024 07:24 PM IST

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Denmark Open, PV Sindhu crashes out of quarter-finals

The loss continues a season of discontent for PV Sindhu, who returned empty-handed from the Paris Games.

India's Pusarla V. Sindhu returns a shot.(AP)

Published on Oct 18, 2024 08:36 PM IST

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Can India’s next gen close the gap to Sindhu?

There are signs of a resurgence but a lot of work still needs to be done if LA 2028 is to see another medallist emerge

India’s next gen of women’s singles shuttlers are still nowhere close to challenging Sindhu. (REUTERS)

Published on Sep 27, 2024 10:51 PM IST

BySandip Sikdar, New Delhi

Srikanth, Treesa-Gayatri enter quarters at Macau Open

Seeded sixth, Srikanth, outclassed 2023 Odisha masters runner-up Ayush 21-13, 21-18 to emerge as the lone Indian competitor in the singles event.

Kidambi Srikanth of India(Hindustan Times)

Published on Sep 26, 2024 07:23 PM IST

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Lakshya Sen's campaign ended in the opening round for the second-successive time in two weeks, as he crashed out in straight games at India Open.

It was Tan Kim Her who paired them in his first stint in India; they hope the Malaysian can raise their level

PV Sindhu, after a recent title win, looks to regain form with a new coach and aims for success in upcoming tournaments like the India Open

Irwansyah Adi Pratama has been appointed coach for India's women's badminton team, including PV Sindhu, as BAI focuses on group training for improvement

Seeded seventh, Satwik and Chirag, who reached the finals last season, lost 10-21 15-21 to Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of Korea.

Satwik and Chirag, runners-up in the previous edition, will face South Korea's Won Ho Kim and Seung Jae Seo in the semifinals.

Overcoming a delay caused by water leaking from the roof, Prannoy eliminated his Canadian rival Brian Yang 21-12, 17-21, 21-15.

Paris Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and An Se Young headline the Yonex-Sunrise India Open, featuring top Indian players from Jan 14-19 in Delhi.

Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy's match was halted due to a stadium roof leak.

India's Lakshya Sen met badminton legend Lin Dan in Shenzhen, on Thursday.

The disappointment of an early exit in Paris and the constant pain in the body during his injury lay-off troubled the Indian badminton ace

Malvika Bansod is only 23-years-old, and has already proven herself to be a giant beater, when she defeated legend Saina Nehwal at the 2022 India Open.

Bhubaneswar gets ₹75-cr badminton academy

The young women’s doubles pair has shaken off the disappointment of not qualifying for the Paris Olympics

The first glimpse of PV Sindhu and Venkata Datta Sai's wedding card is here! The duo visited Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday.

PV Sindhu will tie the knot with IT professional Venkata Datta Sai on December 22 in Udaipur

India’s badminton ace will get married to Hyderabad-based tech company executive in Udaipur on December 22

The twice Olympic medallist eased to her third win in the tournament for her first title since the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu broke her long title drought by clinching the Syed Modi International women's singles crown.

The two-time Olympic medallist beat Unnati Hooda and Lakshya downed Japan’s Shogo Ogawa in the semis

Parupalli Kashyap criticizes India's badminton scene for lacking professionalism, despite having talent, and calls for better support and compensation for coaches.

The 17-year-old rising sensation beat Indo-American shuttler Ishika Jaiswal 21-16, 21-9 to set up a last-four encounter with PV Sindhu

The world No.18 former world champion was stretched to three games by world No.147 Ira Sharma in the second round clash

India’s top woman player is looking to regain form after her disappointment at the Paris Olympics in August

India's top badminton duo, Rankireddy and Shetty, return at the $1.15M China Masters after a 3.5-month break, facing Taiwan's Lee and Yang first.

BAI aims to shift from personal coaches to group training under national coaches, enhancing player development ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

Indian shuttler P V Sindhu on Friday said the 2028 Los Angeles Games remains on her radar

The loss continues a season of discontent for PV Sindhu, who returned empty-handed from the Paris Games.

There are signs of a resurgence but a lot of work still needs to be done if LA 2028 is to see another medallist emerge

Seeded sixth, Srikanth, outclassed 2023 Odisha masters runner-up Ayush 21-13, 21-18 to emerge as the lone Indian competitor in the singles event.

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