Kidambi Srikanth

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Srikanth goes down to Singapore’s Loh Kean in final

A former world no. 1, Srikanth lost 15-21 20-22 to Malaysia-born opponent in 43 minutes

20 Dec 2021 2:52 AM

India's Kidambi Srikanth reacts during his quarterfinal match against Mark Caljouw at the BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain. (Photo: Twitter/@srikidambi)

BWF World Championships: Srikanth enters finals, Sen signs off with bronze

In a historic all-Indian men's singles semifinal, it was the 28-year-old Srikanth who had the last laugh

19 Dec 2021 9:10 AM

Kidambi Srikanth confirms India's first medal at BWF World C'ships 2021

With this win, Kidambi Srikanth confirmed India's first medal at the 2021 World C'ships and also his first-ever World Championships podium

17 Dec 2021 6:22 PM

Kidambi Srikanth of India in action against Anders Antonsen of Denmark, during the Denmark Open Badminton tournament in Odense, Denmark. (Photo: PTI)

BAI recommends Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth's name for Khel Ratna Award

For Arjuna Award, BAI has put forward the names of HS Prannoy, Pranav Jerry Chopra, and Sameer Verma

01 Jul 2021 1:36 PM

Sindhu, Saina chase glory as All England gets underway amid coronavirus outbreak

A number of tournaments, including the German Open, was postponed since the deadly disease first broke out

10 Mar 2020 4:06 PM

Badminton aces Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu get tricky draw at India Open

Indian government suspended all visas granted before March 3 to nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea, Japan who have not yet entered India

05 Mar 2020 1:24 PM

Doubles trouble: India lose to Malaysia after doubles pairs flop

Kidambi Srikanth was the only shuttler to register a win.

14 Feb 2020 2:59 AM

Star shuttler Saina Nehwal sailed into the second round with a convincing win over Belgium's Lianne Tan but World championships bronze-medallist B Sai Praneeth and the seasoned Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament here on Wednesday. (Photo:Twitter)

Malaysia Masters: Saina Nehwal cruises to 2nd round; Sai Praneeth, Srikanth bow out

The London Olymics bronze medallist Saina beat Tan 21-15 21-17 in just 36 minutes of action.

08 Jan 2020 2:40 PM

The match lasted for 67-minute in which Parupalli Kashyap gave a tough fight to Kidambi Srikanth to progress in the next round. (Photo: AP)

Kidambi Srikanth, Sourabh Verma advance to quarterfinals of Syed Modi international championship

Srikanth outclassed countrymate Parupalli Kashyap in the three-game long encounter 18-21, 22-20, 21-16.

28 Nov 2019 5:57 PM

Third seed Kidambi Srikanth sailed past Russia's Vladimir Malkov in straight games to set up a second-round clash with fellow Indian Parupalli Kashyap in the Syed Modi International Badminton Tournament here on Wednesday. (Photo:AP)

Srikanth advances to 2nd round of Syed Modi International

Srikanth prevailed 21-12 21-11 in his 36-minute opening round clash, while Kashyap got a walkover from Frenchman Lucas Corvee.

27 Nov 2019 3:10 PM

Kidambi Srikanth faced a 14-21, 19-21 defeat at the hands of Japan's Kanta Tsuneyama in the second round of Korea Masters. (Photo: AFP/File)

Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of Premier Badminton League citing international matches

Srikanth took to Twitter to announce his decision.

26 Nov 2019 12:38 PM

The former world no 1 Kidambi Srikanth squandered six game points in the second game to suffer 9-21, 23-25 in a contest that lasted 42-minutes. (Photo: File)

Hong Kong Open: Indian hope over as Kidambi Srikanth gets knocked out

With Srikanth's defeat, the Indian challenge in Hong Kong Open also came to an end.

16 Nov 2019 6:43 PM

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Friday progressed to the semi-finals of the ongoing Hong Kong Open after registering a win in the third round. (Photo: File)

Hong Kong Open: Kidambi Srikanth marches into semi-finals

Srikanth in the first game outclassed China's Chen Long with a score of 21-13.

15 Nov 2019 3:33 PM

Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Thursday progressed to the quarter-finals of the ongoing Hong Kong Open after registering a win in the second round. (Photo: AFP / File)

Hong Kong Open: Kidambi Srikanth enters quarter-finals

In an all Indian affair, Srikanth outclassed Sourabh Verma 21-11, 15-21, 21-19.

14 Nov 2019 5:25 PM

Both PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal had made early exits in three successive tournaments at China, Korea and Denmark before somewhat regaining form with a quarterfinal finish at the French Open and the duo will be desperate to go deep in the draw. (Photo: AFP/PTI)

Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of China Open; Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu eye title

Sindhu and Saina will once again be India's best bet as they look to put up a good show this week.

04 Nov 2019 5:29 PM

Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth on Thursday congratulated former skipper Sourav Ganguly on becoming the 39th Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President. (Photo:FIle)

Kidambi Srikanth congratulates Sourav Ganguly on becoming BCCI President

Ganguly was elected as the President of the cricket board during the General Body Meeting at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.

24 Oct 2019 1:53 PM

The former World No 1 Srikanth Kidambi faced defeat at the hands of Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen 15-21, 21-7, 21-14. (Photo: File)

French Open: Kidambi Srikanth crashes out of first round

An erroneous performance ensured that he faced an early end to his French Open journey.

23 Oct 2019 5:50 PM

Srikanth, who is coming back after recovering from a knee problem, will face Israel's Misha Zilberman. (Photo: PTI)

BWF World Championships: Srikanth, Praneeth, Prannoy make winning start

The men's singles trio of Kidambi Srikanth, B Sai Praneeth and H S Prannoy advanced to the second round.

20 Aug 2019 10:12 AM

This was Srikanth's fourth quarterfinal of the season. (Photo: File)

Malaysian Open: Srikanth Kidambi bows down to Olympic champion Chen Long

The eighth seeded Indian blew a huge advantage in the opening game to eventually lose the quarterfinal match 18-21 19-21.

05 Apr 2019 4:46 PM

Malaysia Open: Srikanth surges, Sindhu signs off

The 26-year-old is now the lone Indian survivor in the tournament.

05 Apr 2019 1:16 AM

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