The Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament, one of badminton's last two Olympic qualifying events, was on Friday postponed due to a recent COVID-19 surge in the host country.
The Indian government is trying to negotiate for the participation of Indian badminton stars in the Malaysian Open amid a flight ban from the country.
Orleans Masters: Saina Nehwal couldn't maintain her winning run, losing to Line Christophersen in the semi-final clash.
Orleans Masters: Kidambi Srikanth lost to Toma Junior Popov in straight games, in a match that lasted 41 minutes.
Saina Nehwal beat USA's Iris Wang in three games to reach the semifinals of the Orleans Masters.
Orleans Masters: Saina Nehwal defeated France's Marie Batomene 18-21, 21-15, 21-10 in the second round to progress to the quarter-finals.
Saina Nehwal defeated Ireland's Rachael Darragh 21-9 21-5 in just 21 minutes to move into the second round of Orleans Masters in Paris.
All England Open: Kidambi Srikanth was knocked out of men's singles in the tournament after losing to Ireland's Nhat Nguyen 21-11, 15-21, 21-12 on Wednesday.
Happy Birthday Saina Nehwal: The Indian badminton star turned 31 on Wednesday and was wished on social media by the likes of Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan.
All England Open Badminton Championships: PV Sindhu will kick off her campaign with a clash against Malaysia's Soniia Cheah and is likely to face Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals, provided she wins her initial rounds.
Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap were crashed out of the Swiss Open in the first round on Wednesday
The 2021 All England Open will be the second tournament this year, to offer ranking points to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after the Swiss Open.
Republic Day 2021: Several sportspersons posted their wishes on the occasion of India's 72nd Republic Day, including Virat Kohli, Saina Nehwal, and Ajinkya Rahane among others.
Saina Nehwal crashed out of Thailand Open in the first round after losing to Ratchanok Intanon 17-21, 8-21.
Thailand Open: Saina Nehwal knocked out after losing 23-21, 14-21, 16-21 to Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan in 2nd round.
Thailand Open: Saina Nehwal won her 1st round match against Malaysia's Kisona Selvaduray, but HS Prannoy was knocked out by Lee Zii Jia.
Thailand Open: Sourabh Verma failed to cross the opening hurdle, losing to Kidambi Srikanth 21-12, 21-11 in two consecutive sets.
Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy were cleared to play in the Thailand Open by Badminton World Federation after multiple rounds of testing.
