Kidambi Srikanth: News

07 Oct 2023

Asian Games

Asian Games, badminton: Rankireddy-Shetty clinch first-ever gold medal, script history

Indian star men's doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty scripted history at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou by bagging the gold medal.

All England Open 2023: Kidambi Srikanth beats Toma Junior Popov

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth beat Toma Junior Popov in the men's singles Round of 32 at the 2023 All England Open on Wednesday.

10 Jan 2023

Badminton

Malaysia Open 2023: Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth suffer first-round exits

The Indian badminton contingent has been dealt a major blow, with shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth exiting in the first round of the Malaysia Open.

24 Aug 2022

Badminton

2022 BWF World Championships: Lakshya Sen reaches round of 16

Badminton ace Lakshya Sen has sailed into the men's singles round of 16, winning against Spain's Luis Penalver at the BWF World Championships on Wednesday.

10 Aug 2022

Badminton

2022 BWF World Championships: All you need to know

The 2022 BWF World Championships is all set to be held in Tokyo from August 21 to 28.

04 Aug 2022

PV Sindhu

2022 Commonwealth Games: Here's India's schedule for August 4

The Indian contingent has had a promising campaign in the 2022 Commonwealth Games so far.

29 Jul 2022

Badminton

Commonwealth Games: All you need to know about Indian badminton

The 2022 Commonwealth Games have begun. Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has the hopes and wishes pinned onto her for gold in women's singles.

15 May 2022

Badminton

Badminton: India clinch Thomas Cup gold, beat 14-time champions Indonesia

The Indian badminton men's side has entered the record books by winning its first-ever Thomas Cup title in Bangkok, Thailand.

22 Dec 2021

Saina Nehwal

Kidambi Srikanth returns to the top 10 after two years

Former World number 1 Kidambi Srikanth has returned to the top 10 after a gap of two years in the latest BWF Rankings.

19 Dec 2021

Badminton

BWF World Championships final: Kidambi Srikanth settles for silver

India's Kidambi Srikanth lost against Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the final of the 2021 BWF World Championships.

19 Dec 2021

Badminton

Kidambi Srikanth beats Lakshya Sen, reaches BWF World Championships final

Kidambi Srikanth on Saturday became the first Indian man to reach the finals of the BWF World Badminton Championships.

16 Oct 2019

Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal's woes continue, crashes out of Denmark Open

Saina Nehwal is having a disastrous time on the badminton court.

08 Feb 2019

Virat Kohli

PV Sindhu signs lucrative four-year deal with Chinese sports brand

Indian women's badminton ace PV Sindhu has bagged a lucrative deal with Chinese sports brand Li Ning.

17 Nov 2018

India

Indian badminton will witness better results in future: Kidambi Srikanth

Indian men's badminton ace Kidambi Srikanth suffered his third straight quarter-finals loss.

22 Oct 2018

French Open

Star shuttlers Saina, Sindhu, Srikanth seek success in French Open

Indian badminton stars, including Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu, and Saina Nehwal will be eyeing their first major BWF title of the year when the French Open begins in Paris tomorrow.

21 Sep 2018

India

China Open: Ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bows out in quarterfinals

India's top badminton player Kidambi Srikanth today lost to reigning world champion Kento Momota in the quarterfinals, ending his campaign at the $1mn China Open BWF World Tour Super 1000 tournament in Changzhou.

30 Jun 2018

India

Badminton: Indian shuttlers bow out at Malaysia Open

India's campaign at the Malaysia Open Super 750 badminton tournament came to a disappointing end on Saturday.

20 May 2018

India

MS Dhoni gifts a signed bat to Kidambi Srikanth

There is no doubt that former Indian captain MS Dhoni has a massive fan base across the world.

CWG 2018: Kidambi bags silver, Malaysia's Lee wins gold

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bagged a silver medal in men's singles summit clash at 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast today.

12 Apr 2018

India

BWF rankings: Srikanth announced as the new world number 1

India's badminton sensation Kidambi Srikanth became the new world number 1 on Thursday.

10 Apr 2018

India

Badminton: Kidambi Srikanth set to be world number 1

India's badminton sensation Kidambi Srikanth is set to become the new world number 1 on Thursday.

09 Apr 2018

Malaysia

India claim maiden badminton mixed team gold at CWG

Rampaging Indian mixed badminton team claimed its maiden Commonwealth Games gold medal, thrashing three-time defending champions Malaysia in the final in Gold Coast today.

05 Apr 2018

Saina Nehwal

CWG Day 1 Round-up: India win in badminton, table tennis

The first day of the 21st Commonwealth Games went well for the Indian contingent.

04 Apr 2018

PV Sindhu

Which Indians can win medals at 2018 Commonwealth Games?

In a couple of hours, the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games will kick off in Australia.

23 Mar 2018

Badminton

Positive response to new service law experiment: BWF

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has stated that it has received an initial positive response to the new service law.

16 Mar 2018

Badminton

Badminton: Prannoy progresses, Srikanth knocked out

Men's world number 16 HS Prannoy reached the quarter-finals of the 2018 All England Open.

15 Mar 2018

Birmingham

All England Open: HS Prannoy stuns world number 8

25-year-old men's shuttler HS Prannoy progressed to the second round of the All England Open being held in Birmingham.

14 Mar 2018

Saina Nehwal

All England Open: Nehwal knocked out, Sindhu and Srikanth progresses

World number 11 Saina Nehwal bowed out of the All England Open.

14 Mar 2018

Saina Nehwal

2018 All England Open: Tournament Preview

The 2018 All England Open is all set to begin on Wednesday in Birmingham.

01 Nov 2017

French Open

Kidambi Srikanth recommended for Padma Shri by former Sports Minister

Kidambi Srikanth, the Indian star shuttler who won back-to-back Super Series titles, has been recommended for the prestigious Padma Shri award by former Sports Minister Vijay Goel.

30 Oct 2017

Saina Nehwal

Kidambi Srikanth- India's top-ranked male shuttler

Ace Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth won the 2017 French Open Super Series title and became the first Indian shuttler to lift the trophy since 2001.

10 Oct 2017

Badminton

HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth among PBL's top buys

As the Premier Badminton League (PBL) auction concluded, Indian shuttler HS Prannoy emerged as the costliest buy for the upcoming edition of the tournament.

19 Jul 2017

India

Srikanth is the richest shuttler of 2017

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth is the richest badminton player of 2017 in terms of prize money earnings.

What did we witness in sports this week?

In this last week, we saw some of the best sporting moments of the year.

30 Sep 2016

Parupalli Kashyap

Jayaram loses in quarter-finals of 2016 Korea Open Super Series

India's campaign at the 2016 Korea Open Super Series ended after Ajay Jayaram lost in the quarter-final match.

21 Sep 2016

Parupalli Kashyap

Srikanth beats Kashyap in 1st round of Japan Super Series

Kidambi Srikanth beat Parupalli Kashyap in the first round of 2016 Japan Open Super Series.