How China views India's new defence doctrine

China experts feel Indian defence strategy treats China, not Pakistan, as priority target, which they also believe provides for a partial border war, writes D S Rajan. Reports on India's revision......

Christie begins All England title defence with Leong win

IMAGE: Indonesia's Jonatan Christie will face India's Lakshya Sen in the Round of 16. Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Indonesian world number two Jonatan Christie began his title defence......

Badminton: India's challenge ends at Hong Kong Open

IMAGE: Gayatri Gopichand Pullela and Treesa Jolly lost in straight sets in their round of 16 match at the Hong Kong Open. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images from the Rediff Archives ......

Australian Open: Manjunath bags upset win as top Indian shuttlers advance

IMAGE: PV Sindhu advanced to the second round with a straight-game win in the opening round. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Unheralded Indian Mithun Manjunath stunned fourth seed and world......

Satwik-Chirag, Saina pull out of Thailand Open

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, right, and Chirag Shetty. Satwik has not yet recovered from the injury he sustained during the India Open. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Getty Images Commonwealth Games......

Sports Shorts: Prajnesh makes second straight Masters main draw

IMAGE: A 6-4, 6-4 victory in the second qualifying round of the ATP-1000 tennis tournament earned Prajnesh Gunneswaran a place in the main draw. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters India's number one......