`Star-studded` PSPB defends national badminton titles

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 17:37

Petroleum Sports Promotion Board has won the national team championship doubles title for the 15th straight year in the Inter State-Inter Zonal badminton championship being played at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.

Indian Badminton League: Pune dashes Bangalore`s hopes of reaching semis

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 23:35

Banga Beats` hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Indian Badminton League went up in smoke after they lost their must-win match against hosts Pune Pistons 0-3 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi here on Friday.

IBL: Pune Pistons’ Sourabh Varma stuns Banga Beats’ Parupalli Kashyap

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 23:33

In what was the upset of the tournament, Pune Pistons’ Sourabh Varma bounced back to stun Banga Beats’ star player Parupalli Kashyap 19-21, 21-18, 11-4 on Friday in the Indian Badminton League.

Parupalli Kashyap advances in Swiss Open

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 11:52

World No.9 Parupalli Kashyap was the lone bright spot as all other Indian shuttlers lost their respective matches Tuesday here at the $125,000 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold.

Saina makes quarters, Sourabh crashes out of Denmark Open

Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2012, 08:52

Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal kept the Indian interest alive at Denmark Super Series by progressing to the quarterfinals even as Sourabh Varma shocked world number eight before exiting the men`s singles event, here today.

India's Sourabh beats world No. 8 in Denmark Open

Last Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2012, 23:16

Rising Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma stunned world number eight and home favourite Peter Hoeg Gade in straight games to enter the second round of the Denmark Open.

Sourabh is new National badminton champion

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 21:00

Rising Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma notched up a straight-game victory over B Sai Praneeth in the final to clinch the Senior National Badminton Championship title on Wednesday.

Rising shuttler Sourabh breaks into top 50

Last Updated: Thursday, December 29, 2011, 16:26

Rising Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma on Thursday cracked into the top 50 in the latest world badminton rankings following his superb performance at the Syed Modi Grand Prix gold tournament last week.

Sourabh ends runner-up at India Open GP Gold

Last Updated: Sunday, December 25, 2011, 21:07

Giant-killer Sourabh Varma played his heart out but had to be content with a runner-up finish at the Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold.

Sourabh storms into final, Diju-Jwala crashes out

Last Updated: Saturday, December 24, 2011, 21:00

Emerging Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma continued his dream run at the Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament by stunning 16th seed Suppanyu Avihingsanon of Thailand, to storm into the final of the men`s singles event, on Saturday

Sourabh moves to semis with yet another impressive win

Last Updated: Friday, December 23, 2011, 21:27

Indian shuttler Sourabh Varma continued his giant killing spree as he shocked seventh seed Yun Hu 23-21 21-19 to breeze into the men`s singles semifinals of the Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament, on Friday.