The Latest Breaking News from Aakarshi Kashyap

BIRMINGHAM: Star Indian shuttlers, including P V Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, registered easy wins to storm into the quarterfinals of singles events at the Commonwealth Games on Friday.

Indian shuttlers thrashed South Africa 3-0 to sail into the semifinals of the mixed team event at the Arena Badminton in Birmingham on Sunday. At the last four stage, the defending champions are likely to face Singapore, who are playing Scotland. Singapore were leading 2-0 when reports last came in.…

NEW DELHI: Teen sensation Unnati Hooda, 14, was on Thursday named in the Indian badminton team for the upcoming Asian Games as the national federation announced the squads for the major events this year, including the Commonwealth Games, Thomas and Uber Cup.

Treesa-Gayathri duo upsets top-ranked pair Sikki-Ashwini 

NEW DELHI: Kiran George will challenge Priyanshu Rajawat for the top spot in men's singles, while Aakarshi Kashyap will clash with Ashmita Chaliha to decide the women's singles winner in the BAI's national selection trials on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: Former world No. 11 Sameer Verma pulled out following a back injury as Kiran George and Priyanshu Rajawat remained in contention for the pole position in men's singles on day 4 of BAI's selection trials on Monday.

NAGPUR: Friday favoured the brave and Malvika Bansod fought fearlessly for 42 minutes to topple India No 3 Aakarshi Kashyap and take sweet revenge for her India Open quarterfinal defeat, cruising to the semifinals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament in Lucknow.

NAGPUR: Exactly a week after they played out an exciting quarterfinal contest in the India Open in New Delhi, country's two best youngsters Malvika Bansod and Aakarshi Kashyap are set for a rematch in the last eight stage of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament in Lucknow on Friday.