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But the last couple of years haven’t exactly turned out as she’d have liked. Consistency and being injury free — the two things that set the former world champion apart are exactly which have gone amiss resulting in the 30-year-old…

After enduring a difficult season where he experienced less ups and more downs, Lakshya finally ended the drought to clinch his first title of the year at the $475,000 Australian Open in Sydney on Sunday. The 24-year-old capped a…

The trailblazer of Indian badminton, Saina had started winning senior level internationals tournaments from the tender age of 15. Also an early starter, PV Sindhu followed suit to become India’s first and till date the only world…

Updated on: Nov 23, 2025 11:58 am IST The 24-year-old from Almora, who had endured a tough phase after finishing fourth at the Paris Olympics, capped a resurgent week with a commanding performance, outplaying the 26-year-old…

NEW DELHI: Who after Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu? The question had hovered over Indian badminton for around a decade, with no expert able to provide an answer. Until, perhaps, now. It will be important that Tanvi, coached by South…

New Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has pulled out of the rest of the events in the 2025 season citing a foot injury she suffered just before the European leg of the BWF World Tour. Pusarla V.…

PV Sindhu has brought her 2025 season to an early close, opting to skip all remaining BWF Tour events as she continues her recovery from a foot injury sustained before the European leg. The decision comes with an eye on full fitness ahead…

Published on: Oct 21, 2025 09:57 pm IST Lakshya Sen bows out of the French Open after a first-round loss to Ireland's Nhat Nguyen.  Indian pair of Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde made a winning start but Lakshya Sen…

NEW DELHI: India’s wait for a second gold medal from the BWF World Junior Championships continues after Tanvi Sharma lost in straight games to Thailand’s Anyapat Phichitpreechasak in the women’s singles final at Guwahati on Sunday.…

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fell agonisingly short of a final berth, going down to Japan’s Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in their men’s doubles clash at the Denmark Open Super 750, on Saturday. India's…

NEW DELHI: India’s Tanvi Sharma rode on her brilliant form to come up with a near-perfect performance against China’s Liu Si Ya to enter the girls’ singles final of the BWF World Junior Championships at the National Centre of Excellence…

New Delhi: While her colleagues faltered on their way to the business end of the BWF World Junior Championships, the women’s singles top seed Tanvi Sharma ensured that there will be at least one Indian at the podium ceremony in Guwahati…

Odense, Indian doubles stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to convert their impressive run of form into a title when they spearhead the country's campaign at the USD 950,000 Denmark Open Super 750 badminton…

NEW DELHI: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are in a good space right now, mentally and physically. A World Championships bronze in August backed by successive finals at Hong Kong Open and China Masters this month – their first…

Last December, Tan Kim Her returned to India after five years to coach the pair he had formed a decade back. But soon he realised that he’d have to deal with off-court issues that had been plaguing Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag…

NEW DELHI: Buoyed by their recent run of form, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty entered the Shenzhen Arena eyeing their first title 16 months. South Korea’s Kim Won-ho (L) and Seo Seung-jae (R) during their men’s doubles…

New Delhi: Despite being right at the top, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty hadn’t been able to make the final in 16 months since winning the Thailand Open in May 2024. Now, they have reached successive summit clashes in the span…

India's top men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their consistent run to advance to the semifinals of the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament but PV Sindhu bowed out after falling yet again to…

Updated on: Sept 19, 2025 12:10 pm IST China Masters: PV Sindhu's woeful run against world number one An Se Young continued as she suffered a straight-game defeat against the Korean. Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu's woeful…

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu sailed into the quarterfinals of the China Masters badminton tournament with a straight-game win over sixth seed Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand in Shenzhen (China) on Thursday. PV Sindhu in…

Shenzhen , Star India shutter PV Sindhu overcame the first-round hurdle, defeating Julie Dawall Jakobsen of Denmark in straight games to advance to the women's singles pre-quarterfinals of the China Masters Super 750 badminton…

Chinese shuttlers were on the rampage at the $500,000 Hong Kong Open on Sunday, completing a sweep of the titles at the Super 500 event. They also dashed Indian hopes in the process as Lakshya Sen and the men’s doubles combine of…

India squandered a golden opportunity to return with two titles as both Lakshya Sen and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty signed off with runner-up finishes at the Hong Kong Open Super 500 here on Sunday.…

New Delhi: This has been one of the driest seasons in recent times in terms of titles won by Indian shuttlers. Barring the US Open crown that Ayush Shetty clinched in June, no one has stood on the top step of the podium on the BWF World…

Hong Kong, Rising Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty caused a major upset at the Hong Kong Open Super 500 badminton tournament on Thursday, ousting 2023 World Championships silver medallist Kodai Naraoka of Japan in a hard-fought three-game…

New Delhi, In a bid to add more pace to badminton matches, the sport's global governing body has approved the testing of a time-clock system at select World Tour tournaments starting in 2026 that would require shuttlers to be ready for…

Published on: Sept 10, 2025 12:25 pm IST Sindhu loses to Danish opponent in Hong Kong Open Hong Kong, India's two-time Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu bowed out of the Hong Kong Open Super 500 with a loss to unseeded…

Published on: Sept 07, 2025 06:00 am IST India’s star para-shuttler Sukant Kadam rises to World No 1 in SL4 para-badminton category, but feels para-sports in the country remain sidelined. Read on Ace shuttler Sukant Kadam is…

RAJGIR: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had beaten Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi to clinch the Thailand Open in May 2024, the last time they won a title. It was the same Chinese pair standing between them and their first final in 15…

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the semifinal of the BWF World Championships against China's Chen Bo Yang and Liu Yi and settled for a bronze medal. The Indian ace pair put up a solid fight in…