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Hong Kong Open badminton: Lakshya Sen shows why he is still India’s top singles player, with clinical use of the net against Ayush ShettySubscriber Only

September 12, 2025 22:24 IST

Lakshya Sen now has a good chance to make his first Super 500 final of the season if he can get past Chou Tien Chen, whom he had beaten at Paris Olympics but trails 4-2 in the Head-to-Head.

India's Ayush Shetty will take on compatriot Lakshya Sen in the Hong Kong Open men's singles qf. (BWF/BadmintonPhoto)

Ayush Shetty vs Lakshya Sen: What happens when Indians play each other? An unspoken edge, a shared dinner, no coach

September 12, 2025 16:29 IST

Ayush Shetty vs Lakshya Sen - 'Lakshya recently beat me in three games ...Hopefully I can flip the result," says youngster.

Satwik-Chirag beat Malaysian duo of Junaidi Arif and Roy King Yap to reach Hong Kong Open semifinal. (BWF/BadmintonPhoto)

Hong Kong Open badminton: Satwik-Chirag fend off generation-leaping Malaysians Arif-Yap who had Aaron Chia in coaching chairSubscriber Only

September 12, 2025 20:13 IST

Dealing with new pairings from amongst fast-erupting Malaysians and Taiwanese is the Indian duo's biggest challenge

Ayush had an impressive 64 minute win over Taiwanese Su Li Yang in Round 1 at Hong Kong where he's arrived on the back of a good 40-day training block. (Badminton Photo)

Ayush Shetty makes first Super 500 quarters of his career beating World No 9 Kodai Naraoka at Hong Kong OpenSubscriber Only

September 11, 2025 20:43 IST

The 20-year-old Mangalorean, 6-foot-4, had trained with his frame-sake Viktor Axelsen at Dubai in the World Championship week

Badminton: New 25-second time clock system between rallies to be trialled; here’s what it means

September 11, 2025 12:06 IST

Right now, there is no fixed time gap between points, as the rules suggest that the play must be continuous. Players often have to request umpires for towelling down or having a water break.

Sindhu went down against Denmark's Line Christophersen in three games in the opening round of Hong Kong Open Super 500. (File/BAI)

Hong Kong Open badminton: HS Prannoy vs Lakshya Sen in R16 after good day for men’s singles; Sindhu suffers another first-round exit

September 11, 2025 09:29 IST

While the quarterfinal run at the BWF World Championships gave glimpses of her best form, this is now Sindhu's sixth round-of-32 exit of the BWF World Tour in 2025. But in men's singles, Indian shuttlers had the perfect day.

The starting point of the Indian badminton mindset towards Chinese opponents is lack of any fear.(BWF/Badminton Photo)

Why are Indian shuttlers so successful against Chinese?Subscriber Only

September 7, 2025 09:01 IST

What's helped Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen and Satwik-Chirag to be dominating is how Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand tackled the Chinese challenge

Seo Seung Jae, right, and Kim Won-ho, of South Korea, stand on the podium after winning the Men's Doubles of the Badminton World Championships. (Photo: AP)

Korean men’s doubles Worlds champion who had once sulked to his triple Olympic medallist parent – ‘I want a normal (non famous) mom!’

September 2, 2025 15:31 IST

For Kim Won-ho who won the Paris World Championship gold with Seo Seung-jae, the eternal struggle is to step out of the shadow of his illustrious Atlanta Olympics champion mother

For Chirag, the World Championships bronze felt like redemption after the year they had had. For Satwik, it was a moment to remember his father, who passed away earlier this year. (AP Photo)

Satwik-Chirag interview: Beyond the BWF World Championships bronze, SatChi open up on a triumph amid year of challengesSubscriber Only

September 11, 2025 08:19 IST

India's charismatic doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty talk about the tough last year after Olympics disappointment, finding happiness in beating two tough pairs, working with Coach Tan, while Satwik misses his late father who loved the sport.

Chirag Shetty left, and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy pose on the podium after winning the Men's Doubles bronze medal at the Badminton World Championships (AP Photo)

BWF World Championships: Medal or no medal, family keeps Chirag Shetty wrapped in warm blanket of normalcySubscriber Only

September 2, 2025 19:06 IST

Father Chandrashekhar recalls the pain of missing out on the Olympic podium, but stresses that badminton matters should be left to experts and the duo not be reminded of last year's miss

Badminton: After Paris 2025, New Delhi 2026 – BWF World Championships will return to India for the first time in 16 years

September 1, 2025 19:51 IST

At the end of the five finals on Sunday, immediately after the medal ceremony for men's doubles, where Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stood on the podium for their bronze, the official handover took place

China's Shi Yudi beat Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the final to win BWF World Championships in Paris. (AP)

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 1, 2025 17:37 IST

Yuqi beat Thailand’s defending champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn after dropping the first set to win 19-21, 21-10, 21-18.

Badminton and Kabaddi have lot of commonalities, says Pullela Gopichand

September 1, 2025 13:59 IST

Sport changes collective mindset, the badminton national coaching says, adding that’s why sport has an immensely powerful role to play, not only for athletes but for society at large.

Akane Yamaguchi, of Japan, poses with her medal after winning the Women's Singles final match of the Badminton World Championships, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Is Akane Yamaguchi the greatest women’s singles World Championship figure, with 5 medals, of which 3 are goldSubscriber Only

August 31, 2025 23:36 IST

The Japanese defeated Chen Yufei 21-9, 21-13 and went ahead of Kento Momota in singles gold to become finest Japanese shuttler.

Toh Ee Wei (R) and Chen Tang Jie with the 2025 Badminton World Championships gold medal. (AP Photo)

How Malaysian mixed doubles badminton player Toh Ee Wei fought back from bone TB to be crowned world champion in Paris

September 1, 2025 19:56 IST

Diagnosed at 21 where even breathing was tough, Toh had made a return winning Orleans in April of 2023, but the last year was also about holding strong a partnership with Tang Jie Chen

Satwik-Chirag at BWF World Championships: Chinese Liu Yi and Chen Bo Yang use flick serve to devastating effect to end SatChi’s runSubscriber Only

August 31, 2025 14:43 IST

A 0-9 deficit in decider was ultimately too much to make up as Satwik-Chirag lost 21-19, 18-21, 21-12 win in 67 unnerving minutes

Shi Yu Qi, of China, returns a shot to Victor Lai, of Canada, during their Men's Singles semifinal match of the Badminton World Championships, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

No China clean sweep at BWF World Championships: Can Kunlavut Vitidsarn, Akane Yamaguchi, Seo Seungjae win memorable titles?

August 31, 2025 18:17 IST

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.

While the actual badminton isn't an afterthought, these illustrations seem to exist independently and aren't unduly swayed by the sport's reigning icons. The themes could be topical, but the motifs aren't imprisoned by calendars or time.

BWF World Championship: Why France is home to the most flamboyant badminton postersSubscriber Only

August 31, 2025 19:34 IST

The country is known for flair and style, which regularly comes to the fore in sports banners with various themes depicting deities, dancers and creative uses of the shuttlecock

Satwik-Chirag at the BWF World Championships Semifinal. (Badminton photo)

Satwik-Chirag vs Chen-Liu, BWF World Championships 2025 Semifinal Highlights: SatChi go down in 3 games; finish with bronze

August 31, 2025 11:36 IST

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty vs Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi Live Score, BWF Badminton World Championships 2025 Semifinal Highlights: Satwik-Chirag clinch bronze.

Chen Yu Fei, of China, and An Se Young, of South Korea, embrace each other at the end of their Women's Singles semifinal match of the Badminton World Championships, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo)

It’s Chen Yufei vs Akane Yamaguchi final at BWF World Championships. In the An Seyoung era, a throwback to golden generationSubscriber Only

August 30, 2025 23:40 IST

Chen Yufei defeats An Seyoung to set up golden generation summit clash

World Championship medal secured, Satwik-Chirag refuse to take Chinese lightly, going after big one – ‘In semifinals, no underdogs’

August 30, 2025 12:42 IST

Finally got some redemption, same court, same arena, a year back exactly, since Olympics loss

Satwik-Chirag in action at the Worlds. BWF / BadmintonPhoto

How Satwik-Chirag produced a near flawless performance against old foes Chia-Soh to reach semis at BWF World ChampionshipsSubscriber Only

August 30, 2025 20:35 IST

Satwik-Chirag at BWF World Championships: What really worked for Satwik and Chirag on Friday, however, was that they were able to beat Chia and Soh at their own game. That is where the 'daring' that Sumeeth kept mentioning came into play.

Tanisha Crasto & Dhruv Kapila Badminton World Championship

Dhruv Kapila-Tanisha Crasto can take heart from Paris World Championships run. Next step, becoming mentality monstersSubscriber Only

August 30, 2025 11:15 IST

Slight panicking leads to Indians frittering a lead and losing 21-15, 21-13.

Sindhu's too seasoned for straw-clutching silver linings after a gutting loss like this one, and she will know she still can fight - there's still the All England to work for, no dearth of goals. (AP Photo)

BWF World Championships: PV Sindhu falters against Putri Kusuma Wardani, a mirror image of herself, to miss out on a sixth medalSubscriber Only

August 30, 2025 11:09 IST

Spunky Indonesian neutralises Indian's big smash and finds the corners with crisp strokes to script a 21-14, 13-21, 21-16 win in the quarterfinals

Sindhu and Wardani were locked 2-2 in their Head-to-Head. (AP Photo)

PV Sindhu’s quest for sixth World Championships medal ends in quarterfinal

August 29, 2025 18:22 IST

PV Sindhu's quest for a sixth World Championships medal ended with a 14-21, 21-13, 16-21 to Indonesian 9th seed Putri Kusuma Wardani in the quarterfinal.