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India Open Badminton 2024: Live match timing, streaming and venue details

India Open is the premier badminton tournament in the country, placed in the Super 750 category. It will begin on January 16 with Round of 32 and will be live-streamed on Jiocinema

We are hungrier, want to go one better at India Open: Satwik-Chirag

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are "more hungry" after a runner-up finish at the Malaysia Open Super 1000 and would look to go one better at next week's India Open as they aim to claim their first silverware of the new season. The Indian pair's dream run at the Malaysia Open ended with a narrow 21-9 18-21 17-21 loss in the men's doubles final to world No. 1 Chinese Liang Wei keng and Wang Chang here on Sunday. The Asian Games gold medallists will be one of the top contenders for the India Open Super 750 crown beginning on Tuesday at the IG Stadium in New Delhi. "We want to do well in our home country next week, so we don't want to relax with this, we are more hungry and next week also we want to do well in front our home crowd," Satwik said after finishing second best at the first event of the year. Chirag added: "We obviously could have played a lot better towards the end. I think what's important is to look at the positives also, we have played some good badminton here

Malaysia Open 2024: Satwik-Chirag lose to Chinese pair, finish second

Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang of China beat the Indian pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty after losing the first set 9-21 and trailing 3-10 in third

Satwik-Chirag create history as they enter Malaysian Open final in style

Satwik-Chirag came back from 11-18 down to win the second game 21-18 and the match 22-20 and 21-18 to enter their second Super 1000 tournament final

Malaysia Open: Satwik-Chirag, Tanisha-Castro in doubles QF; Srikanth out

India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their impressive run to advance to the men's doubles quarterfinals but Kidambi Srikanth failed to cross the second round at Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Thursday. World No. 2 Satwik and Chirag, who had a stellar run in 2023 with six titles, beat France's world No. 36 Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 21-11 21-18 to set up a clash with China's world No. 32 He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu. The Indian women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto, who claimed the Guwahati Masters super 100 title last month, shocked seventh seeded Japanese pair of Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto 21-19, 13-21, 21-15 to inch closer in their effort to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Srikanth, however, failed to rein in his errors and went down 13-21 17-21 to Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long Angus in the second round. Satwik and Chirag, the Asian Games gold medallists, dished out an aggressive game to gallop to 11-2 lead at

Indian Olympic sports Yearender 2023: Hockey, Javelin and Satwaik-Chirag

From historic hauls in the Asian Games to smashing records in badminton and spearing throws in Javelin, here's the Indian Olympic sports round-up for 2023

India Open Badminton: Home shuttlers face tricky draw in race to Paris 2024

Top Indian shuttlers, including HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen, have been handed tricky draws at next month's India Open Super 750 badminton tournament as they gear up to exploit the home advantage with Paris Olympics qualification at stake. With the race to Paris heading into its final stretch, Indian shuttlers will look to earn valuable points at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open to be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium from January 16 to 21. While Asian Games gold medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and bronze medallist Prannoy will aim to boost their position in the world ranking, the likes of Kidambi Srikanth, Sen and Priyanshu Rajawat will be gunning for the second Indian spot at the Games. According to the Olympics qualification rules, two Indian men's singles players can participate in the Games only if both of them are ranked among the Top-16 at the end of the qualification process on April 30. It will be an all Indian opening match between 2022 Commonwealth Games g

Sports Ministry confirms Satwik, Chirag for Khel Ratna, Shami for Arjuna

The Sports Ministry on Wednesday put its stamp on the nominations for the annual sports awards, confirming the prestigious Khel Ratna honour for badminton players Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and the Arjuna award for 26 sports persons, including pacer Mohammed Shami. The awards will be conferred on the athletes by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9. Chirag and Satwik are Asian Games gold medallists, World Championships bronze winners and Commonwealth Games silver medallists. On the other hand, Shami, 33, had a spectacular run in the ODI World Cup, where India finished second-best, losing to Australia in the final. Shami was the leading wicket-taker in the World Cup, with 24 wickets to his name in seven outings. The athletes selected for this year's Arjuna award include hockey players Krishan Bahadur Pathak and Sushila Chanu, archers Ojas Pravin Deotale and Aditi Gopichand Swami, boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin, chess player R Vaishali, golfer

Player Year of the Award: BWF nomination for Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were on Tuesday nominated for the Player Year of the Award by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The men's doubles pair of Satwik and Chirag won numerous tournaments in recent times, including a historic gold medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. It was the latest triumph in Satwik and Chirag's long list of achievements, which includes the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medal, the 2022 Thomas Cup title and the 2022 World Championships bronze. Additionally, they have triumphed at prestigious tournaments such as the Asia Championships, Indonesia Super 1000, Korea Super 500 and Swiss Open Super 300 all in one remarkable year. The season's most outstanding athletes will be honoured at the prestigious BWF Player of the Year Awards in Hangzhou on December 11. The awards ceremony will be held during the annual BWF World Tour Finals gala dinner. There are eight award categories, including three for para badminton. T

Asian Games Highlights: India win Gold in Cricket and Kabaddi; Tally 107

Asian Games 2023 highlights: Indian pair Satwik-Chirag win historic Gold in men's doubles badminton. Medal tally: 107 - 28 Gold, 38 Silver & 41 Bronze

Asian Games 2023: Maiden 100-medal haul for India; check winners' full list

India have won 94 medals so far and will be able to end the day with at least a haul of 95 as the men's hockey final is underway. Check full list of India medal winners in Asian games 2023 here

Asian Games: Satwik-Chirag achieve glory with first-ever badminton gold

Star men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty earned India's first-ever badminton gold medal at the Asian Games with a straight-game win over South Korea's Choi Solgyu and Kim Wonho here on Sunday. World number 3 Satwik and Chirag, who had become the first Indians to win the Asian championships in 58 years in March this year, extended their sensational run with a 21-18 21-16 win over Choi and Kim, ranked 15th, to achieve their crowing glory. It was also India's first medal in men's doubles in 41 years since Leroy D'sa and Pradeep Gandhe won a bronze in 1982 edition. The medal ensured India's best-ever performance at the continental champions as they ended with three medals -- a men's doubles gold and a men's team silver and a men's singles bronze. India had won a silver and bronze in the 2018 edition at Jakarta, while bagging five bronze at the 1982 edition. Satwik and Chirag will become world no. 1 team when BWF releases the ranking chart on Tuesday. The .

Asian Games 2023: Satwik-Chirag enter final, keep maiden Gold hopes alive

An error-prone HS Prannoy signed off with an Asian Games bronze, India's first medal in men's singles in 41 years, but Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty kept alive the country's hopes of a first-ever badminton gold after cruising into the men's doubles final here on Friday. Satwik and Chirag, ranked world no. 3, dished out a badminton master-class to outclass Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, Tokyo bronze medallists and former world champions, 21-17, 21-12 in 46 minutes of dominance. The Indian pair thus became the first Indian men's doubles pair to assure of a silver at the Asian Games. The duo was also part of India's silver-medal winning men's team last week. Satwik and Chirag, the reigning Commonwealth Games gold medallists, will face Korea's Choi Sol Gyu and Kim Won Ho in the final on Saturday. The Indians have a 2-0 record against the Koreans. While the doubles pair was simply sensational, Prannoy, who was playing with a back niggle, succumbed in a pool of error

Asian Games October 6 schedule: Cricket - IND vs BAN; IND vs PAK in Kabaddi

Indian men's cricket team will be in action on October 6 while India vs Pakistan Kabaddi match in semifinal will enthral the fans. IND vs PAK kabaddi match will begin at 12:30 PM IST.

Asian Games October 5 schedule: India vs China in hockey SF, medal events

India's historic run at the Asian Games 2023 will continue on October 5 when the women's hockey team will face China in the semi-final, women's and men's archers and wrestlers will also be in action

Asian Games Highlights, Day 8: 3 Gold, 15 total; India 4th in medals tally

Asian Games 2023 Highlights, Day 8: India won three gold and a total of 15 medals to record their best-ever single-day medal haul to finish in 4th place in the medals tally in Hangzhou, China

China Open Badminton: Indian challenge ends after Satwik-Chirag bow out

Commonwealth Games men's doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered an opening-round defeat in the China Open Super 1000 tournament, going down in three games to Indonesia's Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Maulana Bagas here on Wednesday. The Indian pair, ranked two, lost to the world number 13 duo 17-21, 21-11, 17-21 in one hour eight minutes. The Indian mixed doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor also crashed out of the tournament, going down to the Malaysian duo of Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei 15-21, 16-21 in the first round. With the defeats, the Indian challenge came to an end as no shuttler from the country could advance to the second round of the tournament. The loss in the opening round just ahead of the Asian Games would be a huge disappointment for Satwik and Chirag after their success in the Swiss Open Super 300, Korea Open and the Indonesia Open Super 1000 earlier this year. This is the second time the Indonesians have beaten the Satwik-Chi

Our execution was wrong, says Satwiksairaj after World Championship exit

Indian shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy admitted the he and his men's doubles partner Chirag Shetty lacked in their execution during the quarterfinal loss at the World Championships but said the fact that they still managed to make it a close affair shows their "champion mentality". Satwiksairaj and Chirag missed out on a second World Championships medal after suffering a shocking loss to Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark in the men's doubles quarterfinals on Friday. The world number two Indian pair, which had claimed a maiden bronze in the last edition, couldn't produce an attacking game and went down 18-12 19-21 to the 11th seeded Danish combination, the 2021 bronze winners, in a 48-minute battle. "I think the execution was wrong, we played bad but still we were close. We were not comfortable in the match still we were 21-18 21-19, that is champion mentality," Satwik said after the match. Chirag found the going tough, while Satwik tried to keep India in the match

World Championships: Prannoy assures India of a medal with win over Axelsen

HS Prannoy extracted the last ounce of energy from his reservoir to stun two-time defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in a thrilling 68-minute quarterfinal to ensure a medal for India in the World Badminton Championship here on Friday. In a nail-biter, Prannoy once again showed his big-match temperament as he fought back from a game down to outwit the world No. 1 one Axelsen 13-21 21-15 21-16 in-front of his home crowd at the Roal Arena. The 31-year-old from Kerala, who claimed the Malaysia Masters Super 500 and reached the finals at Australian Open Super 500 this year, thus continued India's dream run at the World Championships as the victory sealed the country's 14th medal in the event. Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu won five of them, including a gold in 2019, and Saina Nehwal (silver and bronze) claimed two. Kidambi Srikanth (silver), Lakshya Sen (bronze), B Sai Praneeth (bronze) and Prakash Padukone (bronze) are the other medallists in singles. Satwiksairaj ...

BWF World Championships: Satwik-Chirag, Treesa-Gayatri pairs enter round 3

Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the pre-quarterfinals with a comfortable straight-game win over Australian duo of Kenneth Zhe Hooi Choo and Ming Chuen Lim in the World Championships here on Wednesday. Indian women's doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also produced a solid performance to enter round 3 with a straight-game win over Chang Ching Hui and Yang Ching Tun of Chinese Taipei. World No. 2 pair of Satwik and Chirag, who had won a maiden bronze in the last edition, produced a clinical display to see off their Australian rivals 21-16 21-9 in 30 minutes. The reigning Commonwealth Games champions, who have won four titles this season, will face Indonesia's 10th seeds Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin next. Earlier, world number 19 Gayatri and Treesa, who reached the semifinals of the All England Championships in the last two editions, beat Chang and Yang, ranked 37th, 21-18 21-10 in 38 minutes. The India