Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

The SAI said that 65 of the 74 awardees will attend the first-ever virtual National Sports Awards from its centres across the country due to the pandemic

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, a men's doubles player, said he is yet to develop any symptoms of the coronavirus infection

The BAI also recommended renowned National Institute of Sports (NIS)-certified coaches -- S Murlidharan and Bhaskar Babu -- for the Dronacharya Award

The fifth season of PBL will kick off on January 20 and will continue till February 9 with the matches to be played in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Lucknow

The world number 9 Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty lost 16-21 20-22 to the top seeds and world number one Marcus and Kevin of Indonesia to bow out of China Open

PV Sindhu lost 13-21, 21-18, 19-21 to World No.42 Pai Yu Po in the women's singles opening round at the China Open badminton tournament on Tuesday.

The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a 18-21 16-21 loss to top seeds Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia at the French Open men's doubles final

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty registered a 21-11, 25-23 win over the Japanese pair of Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe in the semis at the French Open badminton tournament on Saturday.

PV Sindhu lost to Tai Tzu Ying 21-16, 24-26, 21-17, while Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat the World No. 8 Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21-13, 22-20 in a quarter-final encounter at the French Open badminton tournament.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa recovered from a mid-game slump to outwit the World No. 7 combination of Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti 22-20, 17-21, 21-17 at the China Open badminton tournament on Tuesday.