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Thomas Cup winners stand on shoulders of giants

India beat Indonesia 3-0 to lift maiden Thomas Cup trophy, make history

India dished out a performance for the ages with World Championships medallist Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and world number 8 doubles duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy.

India announces Rs 1 cr reward for Thomas Cup-winning badminton team

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore to the Indian men's badminton team which created history by winning the coveted Thomas Cup title for the first time. India scripted a spectacular 3-0 victory over 14-time champions Indonesia in the Thomas Cup final in Bangkok on Sunday. India's extraordinary feat of winning the Thomas Cup with successive victories over Malaysia, Denmark and Indonesia in the play-offs called for a relaxation of rules," said Thakur in a statement. "It is with pride that I announce the award of Rs 1 crore to the team that Indians so much joy this weekend. Thakur complimented the players, coaches and support staff of the Indian team for the historic triumph. Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy kept a clean slate by winning each time they stepped on court. The doubles combination of SatwiksairakjRankireddy and Chirag Shetty raised the bar to win decisive points in five of the six matches, including all three in the knockout stage,

Prannoy wins decisive match as India beat Denmark to reach Thomas Cup final

HS Prannoy produced a lion-hearted effort in the decisive fifth match as the Indian men's badminton team scripted history by reaching the title clash of the Thomas Cup Final for the first time ever

Sindhu settles for bronze against Yamaguchi at Badminton Asia Championships

The 26-year-old started the match on a positive note but couldn't keep the winning momentum going, losing 21-13 19-21 16-21 to the top seed and world No. 2 Yamaguchi in the clash

Generational shift on badminton court? The sport is flooded with talent

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

Korea Open: Sindhu fails to decode An Seyoung, campaign ends at semifinals

P V Sindhu suffered her fourth successive defeat to the young An Seyoung to sign off her women's singles campaign at the semifinal stage

Korea Open: Lakshya Sen advances to second round of the tournament

World championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen staved off a spirited challenge from local hope Choi Ji Hoon to enter the men's singles second round of the Korea Open Super 500 badminton tournament

P V Sindhu, HS Prannoy enter Swiss Open singles final; Srikanth loses

Kidambi Srikanth, the World Championships silver medallist, squandered an opening game advantage to go down 21-18 7-21 13-21 to Asian Games champion Christie of Indonesia

Saina Nehwal exits Swiss Open after losing to Malaysia's Kisona Selvaduray

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

Srikanth, Kashyap enter quarterfinals; Satwik-Chirag lose at Swiss Open

In the women's singles, Ashmita Chaliha put up a tough fight before going down 18-21 20-22 to eighth seeded Scot Kirsty Gilmour in the second round.

WTT Contender Doha: Silver for Sathiyan-Manika pair, Sharath earns bronze

G Sathiyan and Manika Batra settled for the silver, capitulating in the final of the mixed doubles against the top-seeded Chinese Taipei pair of Lin Yun-Ju and Cheng I-Ching.

Lakshya Sen breaks into world's top 10; Treesa-Gayatri up 12 places

The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand, who became only the fifth Indian ever to reach the summit clash of All England Championships, improved two places to become world number 9 with 74,786 points

All England Badminton: Lakshya Sen loses to Viktor Axelsen in final

World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen finished as the runner-up at 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships after losing to world number one Viktor Axelsen in the men's singles final

Lakshya Sen enters final of All England Championships

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

Sen stuns world no 3 to enter All England QFs; Sindhu, Saina & Srikanth out

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

Sindhu, Saina win first round matches in All England Championships

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.

Stoic shuttler: Kidambi Srikanth has seen dizzying heights and deep lows

The first Indian man to win silver at the BWF World Championships, Srikanth has seen dizzying heights and deep lows. He chooses to be unperturbed by the ebb and flow of life, writes Vaibhav Raghunanda

Saina Nehwal top attraction in Odisha Open beginning on Tuesday

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

PV Sindhu beats Malvika Bansod to win Syed Modi International tournament

India shuttler PV Sindhu on Sunday won the women's singles title at the Syed Modi International tournament.At the Babu Banarasi Indoor Stadium, top-seed Sindhu defeated Malvika Bansod 21-13, 21-16 in the summit clash that lasted for 35 minutes.The 26-year-old Sindhu brought her A-game to the court and she won the first game quite comprehensively.From there on, Sindhu carried on with the momentum and she wrapped up the match in straight sets.Earlier, the men's singles final of the Syed Modi India International 2022 was declared a 'No Match', Badminton World Federation (BWF) confirmed on Sunday.The men's singles final was slated to be contested between Arnaud Merkle and Lucas Claerbout."BWF can confirm one of the finalists tested positive for COVID-19 this morning," stated an official statement.