Indian shuttler Sai Praneeth on Saturday faced a defeat at the hands of world number one Kento Momota 21-13, 21-8 in the semifinal match of the BWF World Championships.

BWF World Championships: Praneeth settles with bronze, loses to Kento Momota in semis

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu defeated China's Chen Yu Fei 21-7, 21-14 to enter the finals of the ongoing BWF World Championships on Saturday. Sindhu brushed off the challenge in straight games, inside 39 minutes.

BWF World Championships: India's PV Sindhu enters finals

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu defeated world number two Tai Tzu Ying to enter the semi-final of BWF World Championships 2019 on Friday. After losing the first game, Sindhu redeemed herself in the remaining two games, winning the quarter-final contest 12-21, 23-21 and 21-19.

World Championships 2019: India's PV Sindhu beats Tai Tzu Ying to enter semi-final

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the gold medal after defeating China's Li Jun Hui-Liu Yu Chen in men's doubles at Thailand Open on Sunday.

Indian doubles duo Rankireddy-Shetty wins Thailand Open

Indian men's double pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty defeated South Korean Ko Sung Hyun and Shin Baek Cheol by 22-20, 22-24, 21-9 in the semi-final match of Thailand Open on Saturday.

Thailand Open: Rankireddy-Shetty seal final berth

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has been knocked out from the Japan Open as she faced an 18-21, 15-21 defeat at the hands of Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the quarter-final clash on Friday.

Japan Open: PV Sindhu out from tournament, loses to Yamaguchi

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday made himself "unavailable" for the tour of West Indies. watch the full video to know more.

MS Dhoni not to be part of WI tour, to join Parachute regiment for 2 months

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi defeated India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu 21-15, 21-16 in less than an hour to win the Super 1000 title on Sunday. Sindhu missed out on her first title of the year as she was beaten in straight games.

Indonesia Open: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi defeats PV Sindhu to win title

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu registered a commanding 21-19, 21-10 victory over Chen YuFei of China to enter the final of Indonesia Open World Tour Super 1000.

Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu defeats Chen YuFei to enter final

Cancer-hit badminton star Lee Chong Wei announced his retirement Thursday, ending a brilliant career in which he collected a swathe of honours but never won a world or Olympic title.

Badminton star Lee Chong Wei retires after cancer battle

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu was knocked out of the Australian Open after she faced a 21-19, 21-28 defeat against Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol in the second round here on Thursday.

India's PV Sindhu faces second-round exit at Australian Open

Sameer Verma suffered a shocking straight-game loss in men's singles on Tuesday as India were stunned 2-3 by a young Malaysia in a group 1D match to jeopardise their hopes of reaching the knockout stage of the Sudirman Cup mixed team championship.

Indian shuttlers suffer 2-3 loss to Malaysia in Sudirman Cup

A fighting Kidambi Srikanth suffered a straight-game loss to Olympic champion Chen Long of China to bow out of the men's singles quarterfinals at the Malaysia Open here Friday.

Srikanth loses to Chen Long at Malaysia Open

Balakot air strike: Never thought about my political future, says PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that he was able to take the decision to order the Balakot air strikes because he had faith in the country defence forces.

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Home stars Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu overcame tough competition to reach the semi-finals of the badminton India Open but women's defending champion Zhang Beiwen of the United States crashed out Friday.

Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu reach India Open semis, Zhang exits

Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal Wednesday pulled out of the Indian Open BWF World Tour Super 500 which begins here Tuesday, after failing to recover from an acute gastroenteritis problem.

Saina Nehwal withdraws from India Open

India's badminton star Saina Nehwal Friday lost to Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei 15-21 19-21 in her quarter-final match to crash out of the All England Open Badminton Championships.

Saina Nehwal loses quarter-final to Chinese Taipai, crashes out of All England Championships

Virat Kohli continued to dominate the cricket chatter with his batting and brashness, the indomitable MC Mary Kom rolled back the years like very few can and, month after month, Indian sports also found new and younger heroes to raise a toast to.

Virat Kohli, Mary Kom make 2018 their own; India discovers new stars too

India's star shuttler PV Sindhu broke her silver jinx and clinched a gold medal in the recently concluded BWF World Tour Finals. By virtue of this win, Sindhu became the first Indian woman to win the badminton tournament.

First gold after seven finals, PV Sindhu tells WION

Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara to clinch her maiden BWF World Tour Finals title. The world number six, renowned for her never-say-die attitude, has also twice lost in the final of the World Championships and was runner-up in last year's season finale.

BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu defeats Nozomi Okuhara to win historic title

Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap got married on Friday. Nehwal made an announcement about the same on Twitter. Nehwal took to Twitter and posted pictures with her better half, captioning it, "Best match of my life #justmarried.

'Best match of my life', tweets Saina Nehwal after her wedding with Parupalli Kashyap

Young Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen progressed to the quarterfinals of the BWF World Junior Championship after defeating Chinese Taipei's Chen Shiau Cheng in a men's singles event here.

Lakshya Sen enters quarterfinals of World Junior Championship

World champion Kento Momota won badminton's Fuzhou China Open on Sunday to add another title to his already spectacular season. Japan's world number one survived a spirited challenge from Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen, defeating the fourth seed 21-13, 11-21, 21-16 in 66 minutes.

World Champion Kento Momota wins badminton's China Open

Meghana Reddy and Tasnim Mir won the girls doubles crown as Indian shuttlers bagged five medals in the Badminton Asia Junior U-17 and U-15 championships which concluded at Mandalay, Myanmar on Sunday.

Indian shuttlers win five medals in Asia Junior championship

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