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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
China wins badminton World's men's singles title after 10 years: Shi Yuqi says, 'Was perceived as team event hero, chuffed to secure first individual title'
September 01, 2025 5:37 pm
Yuqi beat Thailand’s defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn after dropping the first set to win 19-21, 21-10, 21-18.
No China clean sweep at BWF World Championships: Can Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Akane Yamaguchi, Seo Seungjae win memorable titles?
August 31, 2025 6:17 pm
Reigning men's singles champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn, two-time champion Akane Yamaguchi, Korean doubles superstar Seo Seungjae will all be hoping they can pull off a win on Sunday with a potential Chinese clean sweep on the cards.
India at Badminton World Championships 2025 Day 2 Highlights: Prannoy, Sindhu win in straight games to enter 2nd round
August 26, 2025 8:20 pm
Badminton World Championships 2025 Day 2 Updates: India's PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy entered the round of 32 in Paris.
BWF monitoring the shuttlecock shortage issue, claims it hasn't reached 'crisis level'
August 22, 2025 9:22 pm
The price of the imported feather shuttles have gone up by 150 percent in the past year due to a raw material crunch in China.
Badminton: BWF Junior World Championships in Guwahati to witness trial for proposed new 3x15 scoring system; here's what you need to know
June 06, 2025 2:05 pm
A version of the team relay system was first introduced at last year’s BWF World Junior Mixed Team Championships 2024.
After transforming Thai badminton, new BWF chief Leeswadtrakul’s task will be to unlock the sport’s global potential
April 27, 2025 8:51 am
Leeswadtrakul might want to consider getting properly ambitious in seeking out global sponsors, cleaving open American markets, and prodding Asian big businesses to prop up the Asian sport to tennis levels.
Will the expanded definition of BWF's 'service undue delay' Clause 9.1.1, impact Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen?
December 20, 2024 8:21 am
A proposal to the Events Committee by the Badminton World Federation's Umpire Assessment Panel asserted that 'holding hand up indicating they are not ready, standing in a position ready to serve and doing nothing, or the side-to-side motion' will all be considered "delays"
Why are badminton's top names miserable about having to play the sport?
December 08, 2024 8:19 am
The last two women's singles Olympic champions and Viktor Axelsen, who won the title in the last two editions in Tokyo and Paris, have spoken out against the wrecking damage the sport's unforgiving schedule has on their bodies and minds.
Viktor Axelsen blames badminton world body for not listening to players, mental health concerns
December 04, 2024 7:53 pm
Viktor Axelsen also said that the reason he was speaking out publicly was due to the power the federations held and how players’ will was being pushed aside by the powers to be.
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