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Can win medal at World Championships: Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth

WORLD No.3 SHUTTLER Kidambi Srikanth believes he has a strong chance of winning a medal at the World Badminton Championships at Jakarta August 10-16.

August 07, 2015

Badminton stars plant saplings, join Grow Green Challenge

BADMINTON PLAYERS like Parupalli Kashyap, PV Sindu, Sikki Reddy, Kidambi Srikanth have joined an initiative titled #GrowGreenChallenge organised by the 'WhatClub', a volunteer-based organisation bringing about positive changes in the society.

August 04, 2015

Saina to lead 18-member Indian squad at World Championships in Indonesia

IN PROBABLY THE best chance to grab multiple medals, an 18-member Indian badminton contingent led by ace shuttler Saina Nehwal will vie for honours at the 22nd edition of the World Championships to be held at the 9,000-seater Istora Senayan in Indonesia from August 10 to 16.

July 29, 2015

Sindhu and Srikanth reach second round of Chinese Taipei Grand Prix

Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and K Srikanth, and fast-rising Sameer Verma reached the second round of the USD 200,000 Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament today.

July 15, 2015

Gutta, Ponnappa to be included in Target Olympic Podium scheme

Indian badminton players Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa are set to be included by the sports ministry in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme, even as the ministry extended support to national coach Pullela Gopichand, who was accused of bias by the top women's doubles pair.

July 11, 2015

Will Jwala and Ashwini be included now?

THE GOVERNMENT IN April this year announced the names of the players that have been selected for financial assistance under the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) for the upcoming Rio Olympics in 2016. The total amount would be Rs. 30.075 crore, of which Rs. 96.80 lakh has been released so far. This money would be spent on the players training preparation for the Olympics.

July 02, 2015

Kashyap back inside top 10 in BWF ranking

Riding on a semifinal finish at the Indonesia Super Series Premier badminton tournament, Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap regained his place inside the top 10 in the latest BWF's world ranking, release on Thursday.

June 11, 2015

Saina, Kashyap advance Sindhu ousted from Indonesian Open

World number one Saina Nehwal disposed off Thai Nichaon Jindapon's challenge in straight games but PV Sindhu crashed out of the Indonesian Open Super Series badminton tournament following a close first-round defeat, on Wednesday.

June 05, 2015

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