Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen lost to World number 6 ranked player Li Shi Feng of China on Friday, ending his All England campaign. Sen lost the match in under 44 minutes with a score of 10-21, 16-21. Sen – the number 15 ranked player – has struggled against his Chinese opponent since Junior class of…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 25) has issued a special notice on Lakshya Sen’s plea in quashing an investigation which alleged the Indian badminton star fabricated birth certificates to participate in underage tournaments. The 23-year-old Indian shuttler has filed a petition to the Karnataka High Court to either stall the investigation to to dismiss…
Danish badminton player Mia Blichfeldt has slammed poor conditions in India. In a social media post, Blichfeldt has said the conditions in India are “unhealthy and unacceptable”. The post comes after Mia retired during her quarter-final game against Chinese shuttler Wang Zhiyi at the India Open 2025 on January 16. “Finally home after a long…
Speaking to Mint, Karthik Balagopalan, managing director of Puma India, highlighted the strategic importance of the partnership with P.V. Sindhu. “Sindhu has been a pathbreaker for India on the global badminton map. Our shared commitment to performance and excellence brought us together. This partnership is strategic, not a short-term association,” he said. Puma’s latest partnership…
India had an impressive show on Monday after winning 8 medals at the ongoing event, including 2 gold medals by men’s javelin thrower Sumit Antil and shuttler Nitesh Kumar. Nitesh-Antil bring gold for India: 29-year-old Nitesh won the gold medal in the SL3 men’s singles category by defeating Britain’s Daniel Bethell 21-14 18-21 23-21 in…
Indian doubles badminton specialist Ashwini Ponnappa has said that she received no individual financial assistance from the sports ministry in the build up to Paris Olympics, adding that her request for a coach was turned down ahead of the just-concluded Games. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) released a document outlining the financial assistance given…
Paris Olympics 2024 Day 10: Paris, the capital of France, has been hosting the 33rd spectacle of the summer Olympic games. Today, August 5, marks the tenth day of this edition. This year’s edition of the Summer Olympics kicked off on July 26, and is scheduled to end on August 11. Today, Lakshya Sen is…
India’s Day 7 at Paris Olympics 2024: Today is the seventh day of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, and all eyes were on ace Indian shooter Manu Bhaker and Balraj Panwar. Ace shooter Bhaker, who has scripted history to become the first Indian athlete in the post-independence era to win two Olympic medals in a…
Paris Olympics 2024: All eyes will be on Indian shooters Ramita Jindal and Arjun Babuta, who will compete in the 10m air rifle finals (men’s and women’s categories) today, July 29. Apart from the Indian shooters, the Indian men’s shooting team and archery team will also be on focus today. Indian players in badminton, table…
Paris Olympics 2024: Indian archer Deepika Kumari’s mother, Geeta Devi, on Sunday, expressed her hope for her daughter to win, ahead of the archery quarter finals of Paris Olympics 2024. Deepika’s mother said that her new born was just a week old, when the archer started preparing for the Olympics. According to the Olympics archery…
