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P V Sindhu, Lakshya Sen eye consistency as focus shifts to Indonesia Open

Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and rising star Lakshya Sen will seek consistency as they lead the Indian charge at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament beginning here on Tuesday

Thomas Cup to Deaflympics: The push to sport from non-cricket leagues

We are basking in the afterglow of a week of Indian sporting prowess: A Thomas Cup victory, a World Championship gold medal, multiple medals in the Deaflympics and in archery

Error-prone Sindhu loses in Thailand Open semifinals to China's Chen Yu Fei

A profligate P V Sindhu faltered in the semifinals of the Thailand Open, going down in straight games to Olympic champion and world number four Chen Yu Fei of China here on Saturday.

PV Sindhu out of Thailand Open after losing to Chen Yu Fei in semifinals

Star India shuttler PV Sindhu made an exit from Thailand Open after going down in straight games to Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei in the semifinals

Indian Oil Corp's shuttlers fuel India's historic win of Thomas Cup

The Indian badminton squad which created history by winning the coveted Thomas Cup, had four star shuttlers employed with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, said on Thursday. May 15, 2022, turned out to be a red-letter day for Indian Badminton, as the national team scripted history by lifting the coveted Thomas Cup for the first time defeating 14 times champions Indonesia by a 3-0 margin in the final. "Leading India's charge at the 2022 edition of the Thomas Cup were IndianOil's leading Badminton stars - four in all - Singles Ace & Bronze Medallist at the 2021 World Championships, Lakshya Sen, the dangerous Doubles Duo & Thailand Open (Super 500) 2019 Champions, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and the fast-rising Doubles player, M R Arjun, a Bronze medallist at 2020 Asia Team Championships," the firm said in a statement. The team is coached by another IndianOil star and 2001 All England Winner, Pullela Gopichand, who is assisted by National .

Badminton: Coaches behind India's maiden Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok

India defeated Indonesia in the final with Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and the doubles pair of Satwinsairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty the first three rubbers of the best-of-five matches encounter

Our spirit helped us to win: Chirag Shetty on historic Thomas Cup victory

The Indian team scripted history on Sunday by winning the first-ever Thomas Cup crown ever since its inception in 1949

Badminton Association of India mulls hosting 2 International challengers

There are a total of 31 international challengers tournament that happens in a year with India hosting just one of them in 2022

Level playing fields

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.