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Badminton's men's singles stuck in Groundhog Day, and attackers are the way out
October 04, 2026 10:55 am
Slow courts, punishing schedules and relentless defence have made the top players interchangeable. Yoo Tae-bin and the Indonesians offer hope
Two rounds on same day for Lakshya, Ayush and Sindhu; tricky openers for doubles
September 24, 2026 11:20 am
Lakshya vs Loh Kean Yew; Treesa-Gayatri vs Fukushima-Matsumoto; Satwik-Chirag vs Leo-Daniel and Ayush vs Alwi; Unnati vs Yamaguchi -- potentially exciting faceoffs; Sindhu will need to beat Chen Yufei for medal after she gets past Miyazaki
Tanvi Sharma's frittering of leads is due to physical fitness, not some mental fragility
September 13, 2026 3:07 pm
Dumping pressure on Tanvi and criticising her for 'chokes' like leading 19-13 and 20-16 like in Vietnam loss, doesn't diagnose the real problem. Top names including PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth as well as Lakshya Sen at Olympics have wasted leads in the past. It's badminton. Opponents don't sit twiddling thumbs in endgames.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand on net play, smashes, mixing pace
September 03, 2026 6:17 pm
World Championships bronze-medal-winning doubles pair on what it took to finish on the podium despite an injury curveball
8,000 fans, one heartbeat: how Delhi turned a semi-final loss into a celebration
August 22, 2026 9:26 pm
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand fell to China's world No. 1 pair, but ended a 15-year medal wait
'Very strong, very sharp': Chinese duo hail Treesa-Gayatri after World Championships upset
August 21, 2026 2:19 pm
After PV Sindhu and Ayush Shetty were knocked out earlier, the women's doubles pair carried India's medal hopes alongside Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
Treesa-Gayatri make Japanese cry to get within one win of World Championship medal
August 20, 2026 8:12 pm
Indian duo beat World No.7 Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi in straight games to enter quarterfinals
Badminton World C'ships: Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand through to quarters
August 20, 2026 1:05 pm
The pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will face world no four Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian of China in the quarterfinals.
How Ayush Shetty used the tactical lift to defeat World No 1 Chinese Shi Yuqi
August 17, 2026 9:16 pm
The 21-year-old from Mangalore sets the Delhi World Championships stage on fire with a 21-14, 13-21, 21-19 upset victory packing off the defending World champion in Round 1
'Don't understand the outrage': P V Sindhu compares 'monkey whisperers' at BWF Worlds with Wimbledon
August 12, 2026 1:24 pm
Sindhu has defended the unusual arrangement before. Days earlier, she called it a “uniquely Indian” solution.
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