New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): India badminton coach Pullela Gopichand lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for interacting with the Indian contingents for the Thomas and Uber Cup on Sunday.

Bangkok [Thailand], May 17 (ANI): After their historic win in Thomas Cup 2022 on Sunday, Indian shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy lavished praise on his bond with Chirag Shetty.

Bangkok [Thailand], May 12 (ANI): Indian shuttlers came a cropper against Thailand facing a 0-3 defeat in their quarter-final clash of the ongoing Uber Cup 2022 on Thursday as two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap and women's doubles pair of Shruti Mishra and Simran Singhi lost their respective matches.

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI The Indian womens doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponappa on Friday withdrew from the forthcoming Uber Cup tournament due to the formers injury Badminton Association of India BAI said The tournament is scheduled to be held in Bangkok from May 8 to 15 Sikki Reddy has suffered a Grade 2 Tear of the Abdomen abdominus rectus as confirmed by an MRI and has been advised 4-6 week rest by the doctor the BAI said in a statement Under the circumstances the said pair has withdrawn from from the Uber Cup as well as the upcoming BATC and the selectors have decided to include Simran Singh and Ritika Thakkar in their place as they were fourth in the ranking during the selection trials said BAI general secretary Sanjay Mishra The development comes a day after the BAI announced Indian teams for the upcoming Asian Games Commonwealth Games and Thomas and Uber Cup The teams were named by BAI following six days of selection trials at the Indira Gandhi Stadium here Besides Sikki Reddy and Ashwini Ponappa the 10-member womens team for the Asian Games and Uber Cup comprised PV Sindhu Parupalli Kashyap Ashmita Chaliha Hooda alongside the other two doubles pairs from the trials -- Treesa Jolly-Gayatri P and Tanisha Crasto-Shruti Mishra PTI AH AH PDS PDS

New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Badminton Association of India's (BAI) selection trials to pick the teams for the upcoming Thomas and Uber Cup, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games will kick off at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Friday.

Aarhus [Denmark], October 17 (ANI): The Chinese women's badminton team on Sunday defeated Japan in the final match of the Uber Cup 2020.

Aarhus [Denmark], October 14 (ANI): The Indian women's badminton team on Thursday bowed out of the ongoing Uber Cup after suffering a defeat against Japan in the quarter-finals.

Aarhus [Denmark], October 10 (ANI): In the opening clash of the tie between Spain and India, India's lead women's singles player at the Uber Cup, Saina Nehwal was forced to retire from her opening match against Clara Azurmendi when she felt a sudden pain in her groin here at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus on Sunday.