Badminton

PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth will kick off the home nation's challenge on the opening day of the India Open,

It is going to be another hectic season as besides the big-ticket events, there will also be the regular BWF World Tour events, including the Super 1000s, Super 750s and Super 500s.

Axelsen's fellow countryman Anders Antonsen, the No. 3 seed, had a much better day, beating Vladimir Malkov from the Russian Federation 21-16, 21-13.

BAI had advertised for the coaches' posts on November 18 after men's singles coach Agus Dwi Santoso departed last month, few weeks before the completion of his contract.

Covid affected 2020 and 2021 seasons, but 2022 seems to be on track and there will be over 17 tournaments Including Asian Games and World Championship.

2-time defending champion Kento Momota will not play the World Championships after failing to recover from a back injury.

PV Sindhu will look to ensure that her consistent run yields a title at the BWF World Tour Finals.

The Indian will now play Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand who beat Japan's Asuka Takahashi 21-17, 21-12 in the other quarters of the USD 850,000 event.

PV Sindhu advanced to the next round of the Indonesia Open with a hard-fought victory over Japan's Aya Ohori.

It was curtains for Indian trio of Kidambi Srikanth, Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy in men's singles.

India's double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will look to iron out her flaws when she competes at the French Open Super 750, starting on Tuesday.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated Tokyo Paralympics gold medallist shuttler Pramod Bhagat with a cash award of Rs 6 crore.