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PV Sindhu beat Denmark’s Amalie Schulz to book a clash with Akane Yamaguchi. (Badminton Photo)

Top 10 spots up for grabs if PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen win quarters

May 14, 2026 8:01 pm

Sindhu plays top seed Akane Yamaguchi while Lakshya Sen will need to defeat World No 2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn at Thailand Open

Why HS Prannoy thinks India’s Thomas Cup bronze deserves applause, not silence

May 08, 2026 8:55 am

India arrived at the Thomas Cup as eighth seeds, lost Lakshya Sen to injury, and still finished with bronze. Yet, the reaction back home suggested failure more than achievement.

Members of the France badminton team celebrate their win in the Thomas Cup semi-finals over India. (Screengrab via BWF YouTube)

'India tried to confuse us... It means we are scaring big teams' - Frenchman Lanier after Thomas Cup win over India

May 03, 2026 8:41 am

The 21-year-old World No 10 was convinced not playing Lakshya Sen was part of India's hidden strategy, and viewed it as a sign that the French had begun to rattle the big teams

India vs France in Thomas Cup semis on Saturday night

May 02, 2026 7:48 am

Men's doubles 1 - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will play the fifth deciding rubber, given French brothers Christo Popov and Toma Jr also play singles on MS1 and MS3

India's Lakshya Sen in action at the Thomas Cup badminton tournament. (Badminton Photo)

Indian daflis vs Taiwan horn speakers: Thomas Cup uses noise to drum up support

May 01, 2026 4:08 pm

Ruckus making rattlers ring through Forum Horsens in quarterfinals, as Chou Tien Chen leads 21-18, 10-5 in first singles

FILE - Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth in action. (Express Photo)

Thomas Cup: What can you expect from India's Sen, Satwik-Chirag and Ayush vs Chinese Taipei in quarterfinals?

May 01, 2026 1:33 pm

Fighters Satwik-Chirag to take on the speed and hustle of Wang Chi Lin - Chiu Hsiang Chieh to pull the doubles point against Chinese Taipei.

Lakshya Sen in action against Australia at the BWF Thomas Uber Cup Finals 2026. (BWF/Badminton Photo)

Lakshya vs Li Shifeng; Ayush vs Hong Yang & Prannoy vs Lu Guang Zu for China tie after Shi Yuqi still recovering at Thomas Cup

April 29, 2026 11:14 am

Like always, Satwik-Chirag will need to pull the first singles against Liang-Wang, while a key test awaits for Ayush Shetty against crafty fox Weng Hong Yang

India's Satwik-Chirag in action. (BAI photo)

Satwik-Chirag, Hari-Arjun and Ayush Shetty give India first Thomas Cup win against Canada; Lakshya Sen loses, as India win 4-1

April 24, 2026 7:17 pm

While Satwik-Chirag and Hari-Arjun were dominant in their doubles wins, Ayush Shetty clinched a crucial point over Brian Yang after Sen went down to Victor Lai

Indian shuttler PV Sindhu in action. (PHOTO: AP)

Why does PV Sindhu need to play doubles at Uber Cup? For determining match order

April 24, 2026 1:49 pm

India has often fielded its singles stars in doubles to get their best shot at the match order - in this case, going 2-0 up through first two singles, against Denmark