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Indian mixed doubles pairings - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Ashwini Ponnapa and Manu Attri/maneesha k registered victories in the first round of Yonex Dutch Open badminton on Wednesday.

Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma dished out a superb performance in the men's singles qualifiers to reach the main draw of the $350,000 Singapore Open Super Series on Tuesday.

Shuttler Arvind Bhat reached the second round of the Dutch Open without breaking a sweat but it was curtains for Tanvi Lad in Grand Prix event in Almere.

International shuttler Akshay Dewalkar (25) from Thane won gold at the National Badminton Championship, with his new doubles partner, Harika V, at the mixed doubles event in Kochi

The dream run of Nagpur's doubles specialist Ritika Thaker and her Manipur partner Dingku Sing Konthoujam ended in the final of the Yonex-Sunrise All India Senior Ranking Badminton tournament which concluded at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence at Bengaluru on Sunday.

Indian women shuttlers snatched all the four spots in the qualification round of the BWF Metlife Yonex Sunrise India Open World Superseries played at the Siri Fort Sports Complex here on Wednesday.

Fast-rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen notched up his fifth title of the season, claiming the men's singles crown at the Bangladesh International Challenger with a straight games win over Malaysia's Leong Jun Hao in the final on Sunday.

Indian shuttler Vaishnavi Reddy notched up the women's singles U-19 title at the Belgian Junior Open after defeating top seed Vivien Sandorhazi in a three-game final at Herstal, Belgium on Sunday.

Indian colts thrashed Vietnam 5-0 in the mixed team event of the Asia Youth Under-19 Championships being played at the BBD UP Badminton academy.

Defending champion PV Sindhu has got a first round bye and faces the prospect of coming up against Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Tai Tzu Ying and former world number one Carolina Marin in the quarters and semis respectively of the World Badminton C'ships.

It was a good day at work for Indian women shuttlers as they grabbed all four spots on offer in the qualification round of the BWF Metlife Yonex Sunrise India Open World Superseries on Tuesday.

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Indian shuttlers reaped rich dividends at the JE Wilson International Series with doubles specialist Shlok Ramchandran claiming the men's and mixed doubles titles along with partners MR Arjun and Rutaparna Panda respectively at Accra, Ghana.

Nineteen-year-old Anupama, hailing from Almora, secured her second consecutive title by defeating compatriot Isharani Baruah 21-15, 21-16 in a 41-minute final. In the men's singles category, 22-year-old Tharun secured his maiden international title by defeating eighth-seeded Malaysian Soong Joo Ven 21-10, 21-19.

Music lovers still mourn the demise of legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam. On his season death anniversary, social media was filled with posts paying tribute to him. Thatteem Mutteem actress KS Maneesha, who shared the stage with SPB in one of his last programmes reminisced the day.

Third seed Sourabh Varma walked away with a 21-13 21-12 win over the junior world number one Lakshya Sen, who made a lasting impression with his game in this tournament.

Lakshya Sen overcame a fighting Maisnam Meiraba in a men's singles match while Rutvika Shivani had an easy outing against Mansi Singh in the women's singles event of the National Badminton Championship, on Sunday.

Ace actor of Malayalam, Mohanlal has turned one year older. Along with his fans, Malayalam TV celebs are also sending out wishes to the actor.

City's last hope in BWF Maharashtra International Challenge - Ritika Thaker - went down fighting in two back-to-back quarterfinals at Divisional Sports Complex, Mankapur, on Friday evening. With her defeats, the host's challenge came to an end. Same was the story for her women's doubles partner - Simran Singhi from Mumbai.

World Championship bronze medallist Sindhu won her second national title after 2011 while it is a first for Thailand Open GP Gold winner Srikanth.

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu staved off a stiff challenge from 2016 All England champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to make a positive start to her campaign at the Singapore Open here on Wednesday.

Top shuttlers, including PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, will once again give it a miss but there will no dearth of high-voltage action at the 81st Senior National Badminton Championships.

Defending champions Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will hope for a turnaround in their fortune when they begin their campaign in the men's doubles competition of the Canada Open Grand Prix which begins with the qualifiers, on Tuesday.

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Back in action after recovering from an injury, Sameer Verma will look to put the best foot forward when he competes at the US Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament which begins on Wednesday.

Top seed Saina, who is desperatley looking for a win to boost her confidence after recovering from a knee surgery which derailed her Rio Olympics campaign lat year, spanked Thailand's Chasinee Korepap 21-9 21-8 in a lop-sided contest.

a major upset, first seed Malvika Bansod of India lost to her counterpart unseeded Tasnim Mir in a marathon three-set singles semifinal played on Saturday and qualified for the final.

Two-time winner Saina Nehwal and defending champion Sameer Verma will look to shrug off their All England disappointment when they spearhead India's campaign at the Swiss Open, starting with the qualifiers in Basel, Switzerland on Tuesday.