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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.

When French badminton coaches put ice packs on own head

August 29, 2025 17:19 IST

World Championship match between Toma junior Popov and Anders Antonsen got tense and melted all French nerves

What are Carolina Marin, Tai Tzu-ying up to now? Relaxed time on beaches and in snow-capped mountains, learning to edit reels

August 29, 2025 17:07 IST

The women's singles draw for the first time in years, has neither Carolina Marin nor Tai Tzu-ying.

Satwik-Chirag describe what changed against China’s top pairing of Liang-Wang after losing 4 straight timesSubscriber Only

August 29, 2025 13:52 IST

India's ace duo reckon the fire is back in Indian badminton after memorable August 28, watching Dhruv-Tanisha win mixed doubles on Thursday

Satwik-Chirag at the BWF World Championships. Bwf / BadmintonPhoto

Satwik-Chirag at BWF World Championships quarterfinals highlights: SatChi ensure medal for India, beat nemeses ChiaSoh in straight games

August 30, 2025 16:39 IST

Badminton BWF World Championships 2025 Quarterfinals Today Matches highlights: Satwik and Chirag are the last Indians standing at the World Championships.

Satwik-Chirag in action during their round of 16 match at the BWF Badminton World Championships 2025. (Photo: BWF/BadmintonPhoto)

Badminton World Championships: How Satwik-Chirag produced a fighting performance to get the better of China’s Liang-WangSubscriber Only

August 29, 2025 10:54 IST

Satwik-Chirag's 19-21, 21-15, 21-17 match in 66 testy minutes wasn't won on latent power or talent or confidence. The Indian dodged landslide debris of Chinese momentum to eke out a win while not dictating the tone or tenor of the match.

Dhruv Kapila & Tanisha Crasto in action during their R16 win against Hong Kong China at the BWF World Championships 2025 in Paris. (Photo: BWF/BadmintonPhoto)

Badminton World Championships: Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila register their biggest win yet to stun fifth seeds and enter last eightSubscriber Only

August 29, 2025 11:20 IST

The Indian pair beat Tang Chun Man and Tse YIng Suet 19-21,21-12,21-15 in 63 minutes to make the last eight.

The Sindhu consistency at Worlds is based on erasing reputations - or lack thereof - and plodding on. (AP Photo)

PV Sindhu after beating the Chinese World No 2: ‘Playing Wang Zhi Yi like any other player’Subscriber Only

August 28, 2025 23:26 IST

'In this tournament, for me, it's not over yet,' Sindhu says, ahead of clash with Putri Wardani, ranked No 9

PV Sindhu celebrates her Round of 16 victory over World No.2 Wang Zhi Yi at BWF World Championships 2025. (PHOTO: BWF / Badminton Photo)

Dragon-slayer PV Sindhu roars again at the big stage, defeats China’s world No 2 at the World Championships in styleSubscriber Only

August 29, 2025 11:08 IST

Despite having a poor season thus far, former champion turns on the power and aggression against a Chinese shuttler, and is now just one win away from an unprecedented sixth medal

After dropping the opening game rather comfortably, Prannoy turned things around with his superb gameplay, putting Antonsen under constant pressure. (AP Photo)

HS Prannoy hints he has just one more World Championships in him after heartbreaking loss to Anders Antonsen

August 28, 2025 17:50 IST

33-year-old HS Prannoy's journey at the 2025 World Championships came to an end after a draining round of 32 match against Danish World No 2 Anders Antonsen.

Badminton World Championships Round 16 LIVE Updates featuring PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag and Dhruv-Tanisha

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 08:27 IST

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.

HS Prannoy at BWF World Championships: BWF / BadmintonPhoto

Badminton World Championships: HS Prannoy shows his trademark fight against Antonsen, but goes down in 81-minute late-night epicSubscriber Only

August 28, 2025 10:22 IST

Prannoy reserved his best fighting badminton, a mix of delectable stroke making, no-holds-barred power play and a mentally tenacious attitude, that turned a late night match (beyond 2 am in India) into a thriller, that will stay memorable for anyone who watched.

For a pair of fairly happy athletes riding the sunny waves the last year has been nothing short of a nightmare for Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. (Photo Credit: BWF/Badminton Photo)

Satwik-Chirag in search of their A game, after rolling out Plan B rotations at BWF World ChampionshipsSubscriber Only

August 28, 2025 14:09 IST

Satwik-Chirag are aware that their best game – the Plan A – is not quite there at the moment. But in the meantime, like Dory in Finding Nemo, they just keep swimming.

Sindhu blew away Nalbantova with a flurry of cross-court smashes, while against Letshanaa it required the use of her pace variations. (AP Photo)

PV Sindhu has a stunning record against Chinese shuttlers at Badminton World Championships, streak faces a stern test against Wang Zhi YiSubscriber Only

August 28, 2025 14:46 IST

As in her first match, Sindhu had to come back from the brink in first game; will have to begin better against World No 2 Wang Zhi Yi

Badminton World Championships LIVE Updates

Badminton World C’ships Highlights: SatChi, Sindhu through to R16; Prannoy goes down in thriller vs world No 2

August 28, 2025 13:06 IST

Badminton BWF World Championships 2025 Today Matches Highlights: PV Sindhu defeated Letshanaa in two games, and then Satwik-Chirag came through in two games as well. HS Prannoy went down in a thriller against Anders Antonsen.

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Badminton World Championships: Why HS Prannoy won’t find it easy against World No.2 Anders AntonsenSubscriber Only

August 27, 2025 10:17 IST

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.

Badminton World Championships 2025: Catch live updates with India's PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy in action today.

India at Badminton World Championships 2025 Day 2 Highlights: Prannoy, Sindhu win in straight games to enter 2nd round

August 26, 2025 20:20 IST

Badminton World Championships 2025 Day 2 Updates: India's PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy entered the round of 32 in Paris.

Lakshya Sen's defensive rigour made it into a match, but Shi Yuqi is perhaps the last person who will get rushed into making mistakes. (BWF/Badminton Photo)

‘In closing stages I tried to up the pace, but could’ve done better’ – Lakshya Sen after World Championships loss

August 26, 2025 10:22 IST

A 21-17, 21-19 defeat brought yet another disappointing result from Paris to India's Lakshya Sen on Monday.

How Kento Momota is helping Yushi Tanaka to start beating top Chinese – starting with Li Shifeng at Paris

August 26, 2025 00:02 IST

A late bloomer, Tanaka is coached by former World No 1 Momota and singles maverick Sho Sasaki.

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Badminton World Championships: As Lakshya Sen exits Paris, a definitive sign that a major shakeup is needed to reboot his careerSubscriber Only

August 25, 2025 23:06 IST

If he doesn't reset his support system, India's brightest talent is in danger of frittering away a career that promised a lot more

Catch all the live action from badminton World Championship 2025 happening in Paris. Lakshya Sen in action

Lakshya Sen vs Shi Yu Qi, Badminton World Championships 2025 Highlights: Lakshya goes down fighting 17-21 19-21

August 26, 2025 01:18 IST

Lakshya Sen vs Shi Yu Qi Live Scores, Badminton World Championships 2025 live Score Online Today Match Highlights: India's Lakshya Sen went down against China's Shi Yu Qi in the first round.

Lakshya says he will treat it like a final but was not thinking too much about the heartbreak of the Olympics last year at this very venue.

Lakshya Sen on facing top seed Shi Yu Qi at the World Championships first round: ‘Good opportunity to play him early’

August 25, 2025 17:57 IST

Lakshya trails 1-3 in the head-to-head against China's top seed Shi, who has won three Super 1000 titles this year and is the favourite to clinch what has been an elusive Worlds gold.