Saina Nehwal climbs up to 7th place, PV Sindhu at 10th in world ranking

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:35

The victory at the Syed Modi International tournament in Lucknow helped London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal to surge two places to reach the seventh position in the latest world badminton ranking, released in Kuala Lumpur here today.

Lee wins record fourth Super Series Finals title

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 00:33

World number one Lee Chong Wei Sunday became the first player to win four titles in the season-ending BWF World Superseries Finals when he crushed Indonesia`s Tommy Sugiarto.

Saina Nehwal loses to Minatsu Mitani of Japan in Super Series Finals opener

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 01:42

Indian ace Saina Nehwal's poor form in the international arena continued as she lost to Japan's Minatsu Mitani 21-19 22-24 19-21 in a hard-fought three-game battle in her opening match of the BWF Superseries Finals here on tuesday.

Lee Chong Wei first to use video line-call review

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 23:33

Malaysia`s Lee Chong Wei welcomed the decision to use video reviews of disputed line calls after the world number one became the first in badminton to use the technology Wednesday.

Jakarta to host 2015 Badminton World Championships

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 21:12

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced Friday that Jakarta will host the 2015 World Championships.

Qualifying for Super Series final is my target: P Kashyap

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 18:34

Almost on the way to complete recovery from an ankle injury, India`s top shuttler Parupalli Kashyap is eyeing a "consistent" performance in the next four tournaments to reach his target of qualifying for the BWF Super Series Final to be held in Malaysia in December.

PV Sindhu drops out of top-10 in world rankings

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 15:45

P.V. Sindhu dropped out of the top-10 for the first time in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday.

Parupalli Kashyap rises to World No. 13

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 00:53

Parupalli Kashyap rose a place to 13th in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday.

Badminton`s `Super Dan` takes swipe at world body

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 12:16

Chinese superstar Lin Dan took a swipe at badminton`s global governing body after his record fifth world title win was hit by controversy, just a year after a scandal at the London Olympics.

BWF air-con ruling leaves Malaysia hot and bothered

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 12:12

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) have failed to cool a heated row between Chinese and Malaysian governing bodies over air conditioning during the men`s singles final at the world championships on Sunday.

Sindhu reaches career-best ranking of 10; Nehwal stays fourth

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 22:11

Riding on her historic bronze medal at the World Championships in China, Indian shuttler P V Sindhu on Thursday attained a new high as she broke into the top 10 for the first time in her career in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.