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Saina Nehwal chuckled when asked if the 3×15 scoring system, set to come into force from January 2027, could tempt her to return to the badminton court. In theory, Saina, at least at her peak, would have revelled in this abridged format. Her natural attacking flair, speed and ability to close out games would have…
Ayush, despite being pushed to the limit, never gave up. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Ayush Shetty, ahead of his badminton World championships debut against defending champion and World No. 1 Shi Yuqi, had assured: “Tomorrow is a new day, and it will be a different game.” The youngster made good on his promise,…
Satwiksairaj and Chirag, right, in action against Malaysia’s Kang Khai Xing and Aaron Tai during their men’s doubles round of 32 match on day two of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England, Wednesday March 4, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A title after two years and a handful of early exits, coupled…
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Rithvik Sanjeevi snaps one for his album with Croatia’s Aria Dinata whom he bested in the Valence Alpes International final. | Photo Credit: Instagram/vai_badminton Indian shuttler Rithvik Sanjeevi, who scored a hard-fought 17-21, 23-21, 21-16 win over Croatia’s Aria Dinata to clinch the title at the 2026 Valence Alpes International in France recently, attributed his…
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Sreeeswar Shijo (Idukki) won a double in the Sunrise Yonex all-Kerala Junior State ranking badminton tournament here on Sunday (June 28, 2026). The top seed Sreeeswar Shijo defeated R.K. Omkar (Thiruvananthapuram) 15-13, 15-11 to win the boys under-15 title. In the under-17 final, Sreeeswar, seeded ninth, staged a comeback to defeat unseeded S.K. Vasudev Satheesh…
Ashmita Chaliha. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Ashmita Chaliha moved to the women’s singles quarterfinals, emerging as the country’s lone surviving contender after the rest of the Indian challenge came to an end at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament here on Thursday (May 21, 2026). Ashmita registered a comfortable 21-13, 21-16 victory over…
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Malvika Bansod. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s Malvika Bansod, Ashmita Chaliha and Devika Sihag emerged as the lone bright spots on an otherwise disappointing day for the country at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 in Kula Lumpur, advancing to the women’s singles second round with contrasting wins on Wednesday (Mat 20, 2026). Malvika, who…
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Lakshya Sen defeated China’s Zhu Xuan Chen 21-12, 21-13 in the second round | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen advanced to the quarterfinals of the $500,000 Thailand Open Super 500 tournament with straight-game wins in their respective matches here on Thursday (May 14, 2026). Two-time Olympic medallist and sixth…
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The World Championships medalist Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the round two of the men’s singles event at the ongoing Thailand Masters badminton tournament on Wednesday. Srikanth, the world number 47 defeated Israel’s Daniil Dubovenko, 74th in badminton rankings by 21-13, 21-18 within two successive games in Pathumwan on Wednesday, as per Olympics.com. Srikanth,…
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Indian shuttlers continued to disappoint at the international stage with Lakshya Sen and the star men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashing out in the second round of the Indonesia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament in Jakarta on Thursday. Sen, ranked 10th in the world, extended his struggling run on…
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