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Updated On: 29 Aug 2022 | 11:34 AM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022, India's performance, highlights, Opening, and Closing ceremony, where can you watch it? When is the next CWG event? What is the closing ceremony lineup?

Updated On: 08 Aug 2022 | 11:00 PM IST

Commonwealth Games 2022 Day 11 Highlights: Indian contingent picked four out of the five gold medals up for grab on the last day and finished fourth on medals table with 22 gold, 16 silver, 23 bronze

Updated On: 08 Aug 2022 | 7:35 PM IST

The seventh-seeded Sindhu took close to an hour to knock out China's He Bing Jiao 21-13 17-21 21-15 and move to the second round.

Updated On: 06 Jul 2022 | 5:18 PM IST

Star India shuttler PV Sindhu produced a stunning win over Thailand's world no. 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong to advance into the second round of the Malaysia Open tournament on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur.Playing on Court 2, Sindhu came through a tough test against Thailand's Pornpawee Chochuwong in straight games.Seventh-seeded Sindhu dominated Chochuwong in both games 21-13, 21-17. The Indian got off to a great start in the first game and clinched the game with her swift moves.The second game of the match saw Chochuwong fighting back but could not hold Sindhu's attacks longer and crashed out of the tournament.India's double pair B Sumeeth Reddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, couldn't get past the world no. 21 pairing of Robin Tabeling and Selena Piek of the Netherlands. The Indian duo went down by 15-21, 21-19 17-21 after a 52-minute battle.Meanwhile, it was a bad day for the 2012 London Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, who suffered a defeat against American Iris Wang 11-21, 17-21 in 37 ...

Updated On: 29 Jun 2022 | 4:56 PM IST

Sindhu, seeded seventh, set up a clash with Phittayaporn Chaiwan, a 21-year-old from Thailand, who held the number one ranking in world junior ranking

Updated On: 29 Jun 2022 | 12:19 PM IST

The case for a merit-based sporting system has long grated Indian sports' seniority-based system; Nehwal isn't the first big Indian athlete to feel this pinch and won't be the last

Updated On: 18 Apr 2022 | 6:05 AM IST

Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal exited the Swiss Open after losing her women's singles second round to lower-ranked Kisona Selvaduray of Malaysia.

Updated On: 25 Mar 2022 | 10:59 AM IST

Sen has been in sensational form in the last six months as he secured his maiden Super 500 title at India Open in January and then claimed a runner-up finish at the German Open last week

Updated On: 19 Mar 2022 | 9:40 PM IST

World no 7 Sindhu, however, made an early exit after going down 19-21 21-16 17-21 to left-handed Takahashi, ranked 13th, in an hour and six minutes second round match

Updated On: 17 Mar 2022 | 11:18 PM IST

Ace Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal began their All England Championships campaign with easy straight-game wins over their respective opponents in the women's singles here on Wednesday.

Updated On: 16 Mar 2022 | 11:41 PM IST

Saina Nehwal will be the star attraction in Odisha Open Super 100, the state's first ever international tournament under Badminton World Federation

Updated On: 24 Jan 2022 | 9:34 PM IST

Two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy advanced to the quarterfinals but Sania Nehwal's campaign ended at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open here on Thursday

Updated On: 13 Jan 2022 | 3:02 PM IST

A case was registered against actor Siddharth by the Cybercrime wing of Hyderabad Police over his controversial tweet against ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, police said on Wednesday. Based on a complaint lodged by a woman here against Siddharth over his remarks online against the badminton player, the case was registered against the actor under IPC Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of women) and under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act, a senior police official told PTI. Saina Nehwal on Wednesday said she is happy that Siddharth issued a public apology for his unsavoury remarks on her after she raised concerns about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach recently. Siddharth's reply to the Olympic bronze medallist's tweet on PM Modi's security breach in Punjab attracted much flak a few days ago, with the National Commission for Women (NCW) asking Twitter India to "immediately" block the actor's account. He issued an apology,

Updated On: 12 Jan 2022 | 8:39 PM IST

Actor Siddharth has apologised for his unsavoury remark on shuttler Saina Nehwal, who said she was happy to accept his acknowledgement

Updated On: 12 Jan 2022 | 4:39 PM IST

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has asked Twitter to block the account of actor Siddharth over his "sexist" tweet against ace badminton player Saina Nehwal.

Updated On: 11 Jan 2022 | 3:40 PM IST

Lakshya Sen thumped compatriot Sourabh Verma in straight games to enter the second round at the Denmark Open

Updated On: 21 Oct 2021 | 2:26 PM IST

Badminton's global governing body said that no more qualifying tournaments would be played due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Updated On: 28 May 2021 | 7:34 PM IST

Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth's chances of booking berths for Tokyo Olympics are all but over after the world body on Wednesday cancelled the last qualifying event in Singapore

Updated On: 12 May 2021 | 6:36 PM IST

Indian ace Saina Nehwal eked out a thrilling three-game win over USA's Iris Wang to advance to the women's singles semifinals of the Orleans Masters badminton tournament here on Friday.

Updated On: 27 Mar 2021 | 3:05 AM IST