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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.

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.