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At 36, Still Standing, Still Smashing: The Chou Tien-chen Story

August 23, 2026 1:19 pm

Apart from being a shuttler par excellence, Chou is a charity worker, a champion of migrant workers' cause and trailblazer in Chinese Taipei.

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

At World Championships in Delhi why badminton needs Gen Z, Gen Alpha watchers

July 12, 2026 11:54 am

For the upcoming badminton worlds in Delhi next month, BAI looks to pull young generation into the sport, which is the second most watched behind cricket in India.

India today at BWF World Championships Round of 16 Highlights: Perfect day for Indian badminton as Satwik-Chirag, Sindhu, Dhruv-Tanisha win

August 29, 2025 8:27 am

Badminton BWF World Championships 2025 Round 16 Today Matches: PV Sindhu stuns world No 2 Wang Zhi Yi in straight games. Soon, Satwik-Chirag take on Liang-Wang in a potential blockbuster.

Badminton World Championships: Why HS Prannoy won't find it easy against World No.2 Anders Antonsen

August 27, 2025 10:17 am

Though HS Prannoy has the game, the question is whether India's 2023 World Championship bronze-medal winner is motivated enough and if his body can take the stress of a tough game.

Reboot of game and ambition needed for PV Sindhu, who wobbles to tame defeat to Nozomi Okuhara

August 23, 2023 9:18 am

Even a 9-0 cushion in the second wasn't enough to force a decider. There was no semblance of either the 2017 nor the 2019 finals against Okuhara in Sindhu of 2023.

Medallica: Nothing else matters

January 26, 2022 5:37 pm

He is a former World No.1, but the Worlds silver was an important pit stop in Srikanth’s journey as he finds ways to pull off victories again.

BWF World Championships: Srikanth vs Sen ensures first-ever slot for India in men's final

December 18, 2021 8:05 am

Between the two, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen, a debutant at the BWF World Championships, took out three of the four Chinese from the draw and pounced on the medals on offer.

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu falls to Tai Tzu in quarter-final

December 18, 2021 8:03 am

PV Sindhu played a reactive game against Tai Tzu-Ying, partially because the Taiwanese has always read her, and on days when she doesn’t spill errors, Sindhu has no way to crack her.

Performance of Indians at World Championships speaks a lot about Indian badminton, says BAI chief

August 30, 2017 2:15 pm

BAI chief Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "I'm glad that this is the first time India had a record breaking participation at the World Championships and getting two medals from a single world championship is unprecedented but our players have made it possible.

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Sports Minister Vijay Goel felicitates PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal on return from World Badminton Championships

August 31, 2017 6:19 pm

World Badminton Championships medallists Sania Nehwal, PV Sindhu were felicitated by Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel in New Delhi on Thursday. Vijay Goel had also invited P Gopichand and Vimar Kumar for the ceremony that took place in New Delhi.

PV Sindhu's road to final in World Badminton Championships 2017

August 27, 2017 1:53 pm

India's in-form shuttler, PV Sindhu reached her first ever final of the World Badminton Championships on Saturday, after defeating China's Chen Yufie in straight games and will now face Japan's Nozomi Okuhara on Sunday in Glasgow.

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