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HS Prannoy on finding motivation to keep going: 'Coach Gopichand always says to stay long in the game'
January 14, 2026 10:49 pm
A last-minute entry at India Open due to withdrawals, Prannoy defeated last edition's runner-up Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong in straight games 22-20, 21-18.
India Open badminton: When 17-year-old Tanvi Sharma gave a scare to World No.2 Wang Zhiyi in a three-game defeat
January 14, 2026 9:55 pm
Playing on an adjacent court as PV Sindhu went down to Thuy Linh Nguyen gave the feel of a transition in process in Indian women's singles.
'He can't comment on the conditions here while sitting in Denmark': BAI gen secy after Anders Antonsen pulls out of India Open
January 14, 2026 8:52 pm
Denmark's Mia Blichfeldt and had Anders Antonsen chave criticized the conditions of India Open with the latter even pulling out of the tournament citing 'extreme pollution' in New Delhi,
After bird-poop complaints, monkey spotted at India Open badminton
January 14, 2026 8:38 pm
Korean men's doubles player Kang Min Hyuk, in Insta post, asks - 'Are animals (given) free admission?'
'Don't know why everyone's complaining about it': Kidambi Srikanth on India Open playing conditions
January 14, 2026 4:31 pm
Asked specifically about Blichfeldt's comments, Srikanth said he had not seen her remarks in detail but the conditions at the venue were acceptable based on his own experience.
India Open: Danish shuttler Antonsen says Delhi shouldn't host due to extreme pollution, BWF says review underway to improve conditions for World C'ships
January 14, 2026 10:05 pm
Antonsen's sharp criticism comes on the back of Blichfeldt calling out the playing and training conditions at the IG Indoor Stadium, where the 2026 edition of the India Open is being hosted.
India Open badminton: MR Arjun seeks a turnaround in fortunes, with a younger, fiery partner in Hariharan beating fancied Malaysians
January 13, 2026 10:23 pm
Talented, but held back by a slew of injuries, 28-year-old senior combines with the fearless 22-year-old as they take down Malaysian World No 34 Ong-Teo, 21-15, 21-18
India Open Super 750: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty get walkover; PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Kidambi Srikanth in action tomorrow
January 13, 2026 7:48 pm
The walkover would mean that the Indian duo gets an extra rest day and will be in action on Thursday where they will face Chia Weije-Lwi Sheng Hao of Malaysia or Hiroki Midorikawa- Kyohei Yamashita of Japan who will be playing tomorrow.
India Open 750: Mia Blichfeldt says upcoming Badminton World Championship arena in Delhi is ‘dirty’, has ‘bird poop’
January 14, 2026 8:25 am
This is the second year in a row Blichfeldt has complained about the conditions now at two different indoor stadiums adjacent to each other in New Delhi. Last year, she had complained about the same issues and had also fallen sick due to the food.
India Open Super 750: Tanvi Sharma, Tharun Mannepalli promoted to main draw after withdrawals
January 12, 2026 8:15 pm
With the withdrawal of Akane Yamaguchi, World junior championships silver medallist Tanvi, who was the second reserve, gets the chance to make her mark.
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Lakshya Sen, Satwik-Chirag duo lift India Open titles
January 17, 2022 6:30 pm
World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and the top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced superlative performances to claim their maiden titles at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open.
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