Badminton

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been on a dream run with successive runner-up finishes in 2023 China Open and Malaysia Open Super 1000 and India Open Super 750 this season to emerge as the world No 1 doubles pair.

Jolly and Gopichand defeated the Czech duo of Sona Horinkova and Katerina Zuzakova 21-10 21-11 in the round of 16 match to earn their slot in the quarters of the Super 300 tournament.

Satwik broke into a dance as Chirag jumped into his arms as the duo celebrated after they won 11 of the last 12 points in the second game to emerge victories.

Indian players ranked between 26 and 75 in BWF world rankings and top performers from the Senior National championships, who are not part of the national camp, will benefit from this opportunity.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost to Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in the final of China Masters.

The top seeds will face another Chinese pair in the summit clash, the winner of the other semifinal between Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi and second seeds Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.

PV Sindhu announced that she is currently training under the iconic Indian shuttler Prakash Padukone at his academy in Bangalore in the run-up to the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.

Sindhu has found the going tough ever since returning from a long lay-off following an ankle injury en route to the Commonwealth Games gold last August.

Prannoy picked up a three-set win over the Singapore shuttler 21-18, 15-21,21-19 to reach the last eight of the event.

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrated their men's doubles title win at the Korea Open by breaking roke into a gangnam style dance.

PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy crashed out as Kidambi Srikanth booked his place in the second round at the Singapore Open Super 750 tournament

Kidambi Srikanth, who has been struggling with form, has availed the services of Wiempie Mahardi to help him train

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won a historic gold medal in the men's doubles event at the Badminton Asia Championship

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached the final of the Badminton Asia Championships, etching their names in history books

PV Sindhu lost to An Se Young as HS Prannoy retired midway against Kanta Tsuneyama at the Badminton Asia Championships

Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam became the world No 1 in the men's doubles category in the latest Badminton World Federation ranking