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File image of Indian para badminton player Pramod Bhagat. (Special arrangement)

Pramod Bhagat and the art of not giving up: How former Paralympics champion shuttler bounced back from anti-doping ban

November 17, 2025 9:44 pm

After missing the Paris Paralympics as he was serving suspension, Bhagat is now back in the top 5 of singles in para badminton's SL-3 category.

In the end, it was Lakshya who prevailed in straight games 21-13 21-17 in 40 minutes to reach the semifinals. (BAI)

Kumamoto Japan Masters: Lakshya Sen powers past former world champion Loh Kean Yew in straight games to reach semis

November 14, 2025 6:39 pm

On Saturday, Sen takes on another higher-ranked player against whom he has a positive record, Japan's Kenta Nishimoto

File image of Indian singles shuttler Lakshya Sen. (Photo courtesy: BAI)

Japan Masters: Lakshya Sen reaches quarterfinal; HS Prannoy bows out

November 13, 2025 10:29 pm

Lakshya, seeded seventh here, prevailed over world No. 20 Teh 21-13 21-11 in a 39-minute contest.

Former World champion and Olympic medallist, Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara

How Nozomi Okuhara changed 'undeniable fact of being short statured', and still rose to be badminton world champion, beating Sindhu

October 27, 2025 8:26 pm

The Japanese shuttler (155 cms) had defeated the Indian (179 cms) in the World's final of 2017, the most memorable Women's singles final, but recalls her struggles of growing up as the smallest person and the curse of being March-born in Japan where academic cut-offs start in April.

Indian shuttlers Satwik-Chirag in action. (PHOTO: FILE IMAGE/BAI)

French Open Super 750: Satwik-Chirag suffer a surprise early exit at one of their favourite events; Unnati Hooda fights back to reach R16

October 22, 2025 11:51 pm

It marks the first time Satwik and Chirag have lost this early at their favourite tournament on tour, an event that they have won twice in the past in 2022 and 2024, while also reaching the final in 2019 in what was one of their earliest breakthrough weeks.

Mizo shuttler C Lalramsanga (extreme left) in picture. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

Can a painfully-shy Mizo shuttler, who resists social media, bounce back after missing out on a mixed doubles medal?

October 19, 2025 8:16 am

C Lalramsanga from Durtlang, where football is the main sport, stuck to doubles on the insistence of his father, a state-level player

UAE shuttler Riyan Malhan has Indian roots. (Riyan Malhan/Instagram)

UAE shuttler Riyan Malhan, 15, who beat talented Indian Lalthazuala

October 15, 2025 12:53 pm

The Dubai-born teen with roots in Delhi, has a father who studied at St Stephens and grandfather was HOD Economics

(LEFT) Rounak Chouhan, who was India's u19 men's singles lead; (RIGHT) Lalramsanga and Vishakha Toppo during India's semifinals clash against Indonesia at the BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2025 in Guwahati. (PHOTOS: Special arrangements, Badminton Photos)

Rourkela, Vaishali, Raipur - where India's next shuttlers are coming from, and the strange Cristiano Ronaldo fandom fuelling these small-town dreams

October 13, 2025 8:31 am

There's another curious role model common to this bunch of shuttlers: Cristiano Ronaldo, even if they are fans of Lin Dans and Matsuyamas in their respective event.

Satwik-Chirag's next opponents at Hong Kong Open 2025 are Taiwanese Chen-Lin. (BWF/BadmintonPhoto)

Satwik-Chirag's back-to-back finals: The good, the bad and the glee of their return; 'Still hunting for a title...All about confidence'

September 22, 2025 4:23 pm

While a return to contesting finals portends good news, the challenge is to go all the way to win titles for the World No 7, up by two spots in ranking