Things were looking up for Ajay Jayaram at the start of the year.
The 32-year-old had slipped down to 81 in the Badminton World Federation rankings towards the end of 2019 but came back to form at the Spain Masters in February.
He was the only Indian badminton player to

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London 2012 bronze-medallist Saina Nehwal and former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth enjoyed a comfortable outing at the Orleans Masters on Wednesday.
While Saina Nehwal moved into the second round of the competition after a 21-9, 21-5 win over Rachael Darragh of Ireland in the women’s singles, Kidambi Srikanth registered

Saina Nehwal in action

Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth in cruise mode at Orleans Masters

PV Sindhu advanced to the women’s singles semi-finals of the Swiss Open with a 21-16, 23-21 win over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in Basel on Friday.
The Indian badminton star dominated the head-to-head against Ongbamrungphan (11-1) and had also convincingly beaten her in their latest meeting at the Toyota Thailand Open.

PV Sindhu grinds out tough win to reach semis at Swiss Open

PV Sindhu progressed to the women’s singles quarter-finals of the Swiss Open with a 21-13, 21-14 win over American Iris Wang in Basel on Thursday.
The reigning world champion served long to push Wang back initially. The American shuttler struggled to build any rhythm and was outdone by PV Sindhu’s

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth advance to quarter-finals at Swiss Open

Reigning world champion PV Sindhu recorded a comfortable 21-15, 21-19 victory over Turkey’s Neslihan Yigit in her opening round match at the Swiss Open in Basel on Wednesday.
PV Sindhu went short with her serves on the slower court in the first game and engaged Yigit in rallies, which the

PV Sindhu in action

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth through to second round at Swiss Open

Rising Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen will be aiming to retain his title at the SaarLorLox Open in Saarbrucken, Germany.
The Super 100 event, which begins on Tuesday, will not offer any points towards qualification for the 2020 BWF World Tour Finals in Thailand next year - but for Sen

Photo: Instagram/Lakshya Sen.

SaarLorLux Open 2020: Lakshya Sen out to defend his title

Former world No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth will look for an encore of his 2017 title-winning heroics at the Denmark Open in Odense starting Tuesday, October 13.
The Super 750 tournament will mark the return of international badminton in 2020 for the first time since the All England Open in March.

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Kidambi Srikanth in action.

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Former top-ranked Indian badminton stars Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth can look forward to a winning return to professional badminton at the Super 750 Denmark Open, which begins on October 13.
World No. 20 Saina Nehwal, the only Indian women’s player at Denmark, faces France’s Yaelle Hoyaux, ranked 135th, in

Saina Nehwal.

Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth get favourable draws at Denmark Open

Ajay Jayaram’s solid performance in the Barcelona Spain Masters 2020 ended in the semi-final on Saturday after the world no. 68 lost 20-22, 12-21 to world no. 32 Kunlavut Vitidsarn at the Vall d'Hebron Olympic Sports Centre on Saturday.
The Indian badminton player did make a competitive start though as

Ajay Jayaram was the only Indian to make it to the semi-finals of Barcelona Spain Masters 2020

Ajay Jayaram’s impressive run ends at Barcelona Spain Masters semis

Ajay Jayaram kept Indian badminton hopes alive at the Barcelona Spain Masters after registering a straight games win at the Vall d'Hebron Olympic Sports Centre on Friday.
India’s other two quarter-final participants, Saina Nehwal went down in straight games while Sameer Verma failed to make it to the semis despite

Ajay Jayaram will be the only Indian in the semi-finals of the Barcelona Spain Masters 2020

Ajay Jayaram into Barcelona Spain Masters semis

The Bengaluru Raptors kept their title defence in Premier Badminton League alive after a 5-0 win over Awadhe Warriors at the G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium on Thursday.
A loss for Arun George and Rian Agung Saputro in the men’s doubles meant it was a bad start for

Bengaluru Raptors' Tai Tzu Ying in action against PV Sindhu of Hyderabad Hunters. Image Courtesy: PBL

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