Badminton

China Open 2018: Saina Nehwal bows out after first-round defeat; PV Sindhu advances

Unseeded Saina Nehwal, who withdrew from last week's Japan Open, went down 22-20, 8-21, 14-21 to South Korea's Sung Ji Hyun on Tuesday.

Sep 18, 2018

China Open 2018: Badminton live stream, TV listings and draw preview

China Open 2018, the season's final World Tour Super 1000 tournament, gets underway in Jiangsu from Tuesday. Here's how you can watch the badminton matches live on TV, online.

Sep 17, 2018

Japan Open 2018: Sindhu crashes out early; Srikanth advances to quarters

A visibly tired Sindhu faced an early exit after losing in straight games to lower-ranked Gao Fangjie of China in the second round of the ongoing World Tour Super 750 tournament in Tokyo.

Sep 13, 2018

Japan Open 2018: Prannoy outclasses Asian Games champion; Sindhu, Srikanth through to 2nd round

Weeks after crashing out early at Asian Games 2018, both HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth clinched comfortable first-round wins at the ongoing World Tour Super 750 tournament in Japan.

Sep 11, 2018

Asian Games 2018: PV Sindhu should take criticism in her stride and move on, says coach Vimal Kumar

The former national chief coach, speaking to IBTimes India, insisted that Sindhu's final defeats shouldn't overshadow her consistent performances and urged the 23-year-old to work on deceptive shots.

Aug 29, 2018

PV Sindhu 'not a choker': Twitter backs Indian shuttler after historic Asian Games silver

PV Sindhu lost her fifth straight major tournament final after going down in straight sets in the women's singles gold medal match at Asian Games 2018 to Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu Ying.

Aug 28, 2018

Asian Games 2018: Was hoping to meet Saina Nehwal in the final, says gold-chasing PV Sindhu

Sindhu, who will be playing the gold medal match tomorrow, also said she never doubted herself despite the wobbly start to her women's singles campaign at the Games.

Aug 27, 2018

Asian Games 2018, Day 5 badminton, tennis roundup: Sindhu survives scare, Bopanna/Sharan reach final

Indian badminton and tennis contingents had a mixed day on Thursday, August 23 in Jakarta and Palembang Asian Games.

Aug 23, 2018

Asian Games 2018: PV Sindhu handed easy draw as shuttlers begin individual campaign from Thursday

While PV Sindhu has a relatively easy route to the semi-final, Commonwealth Games champion Saina Nehwal may face fourth seed Ratchanok Intanon in the quarter-final. Check out the draw below.

Aug 22, 2018

PV Sindhu among top 10 highest-paid female athletes; here's how much she earns via endorsements

India's first female Olympic silver medalist, Sindhu earns $8m from endorsements, which is only behind tennis superstars Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova.

Aug 22, 2018

Prakash Padukone, Rohan Bopanna support PV Sindhu; slam negative media coverage

The badminton stars took to social media and raised concerns over negative comments and unfair criticism for Sindhu.

Aug 8, 2018

PV Sindhu — a choker? Despite successive defeats at major finals, badminton ace is anything but

PV Sindhu has been facing harsh criticism following the final defeat at World Championships 2018. The C-word is once again being used to describe her failures to win gold medals at major tournaments.

Aug 7, 2018

BWF World C'ship: Frustrated Sindhu speaks after another final loss

The Indian shuttler spoke about her own game and that of Marin and said she expected a good game, but made too many mistakes during the match.

Aug 6, 2018

World Championships 2018 final: Carolina Marin's pace, mind games too good for PV Sindhu

PV Sindhu settled for silver after losing the world championships 2018 final against arch-rival Carolina Marin in straight games. This was Sindhu's fourth straight defeat in a title match this year.

Aug 5, 2018

Kento Momota vs Shi Yuqi: BWF World Championships final live stream, TV listings & start time

Momota, who faced a one-year ban over illegal gambling, will be hoping to complete the comeback with a world title in Sunday's final in Nanjing. When and how to watch BWF World Championships on TV, online.