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Lakshya Sen beats Chou Tien-chen to reach Hong Kong Open 2025 final

Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen reached the men’s singles final of the Hong Kong Open 2025 on Saturday, September 13, with a thrilling win over world No. 6 Chou Tien-chen of Chinese Taipei. Lakshya defeated Chou in straight games 23-21, 22-20 to book a clash against world No. 4 Li Shifeng of China in the final. […]

Exclusive | ‘Promising phase’: Former World Junior No. 1 Sankar Subramanian stays grounded as India seek badminton revival | Badminton News

Sankar Subramanian (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Dented dreams, tournaments ending too soon and yet another underwhelming campaign: similar themes have played out for Indian shuttlers in recent times.What was a steady source of medals not so long ago has turned into disappointment for a country that boasts an Olympic silver medallist, world champions and some […]

New Delhi to host next Badminton World Championships in August 2026 | Badminton News

Federation Francaise de Badminton President Frank Laurent, BWF President Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, and BAI General Secretary Sanjay Mishra (Image: BAI) New Delhi has been selected as the host city for the Badminton World Championships in August 2026, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Monday.The sport’s most prestigious tournament will return to India after 17 […]

Deepika Padukone’s PSB hits 75 centres in 1 year, sets sights on 250 by 2027 : Bollywood News

The Padukone School of Badminton (PSB), founded and funded by Deepika Padukone and mentored by former World No. 1 and All England Champion Prakash Padukone, has achieved a significant milestone by establishing over 75 grassroots coaching centres across 18 Indian cities – including Bengaluru, NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur, Pune, Nashik, Mysuru, Panipat, Dehradun, Udaipur, Coimbatore, […]

Thailand Open 2025: Lakshya Sen crashes out; Aakarshi, Malvika, Unnati advance

Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen suffered a shock defeat, but the trio of Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap, and Unnati Hooda advanced to the women’s singles second round after hard-fought victories in the USD 475,000 Thailand Open Super 500 tournament here on Wednesday. World No. 10 pair Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, currently the best-ranked Indians […]

Soha Ali Khan reveals father Tiger Pataudi was screaming in hospital corridors thinking it was a boy at her birth: ‘They would’ve invested in me as a bowler’ | Hindi Movie News

Soha Ali Khan has always been surrounded by a legacy of excellence — her mother, Sharmila Tagore, is a celebrated actress, while her late father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, known to the cricketing world as Tiger Pataudi, was one of India’s most revered cricketers. He retired before Soha’s birth in 1978, and in a recent […]

21-year-old Indian Sankar Subramanian stuns world no. 2 Antonsen at Swiss Open badminton tournament | Badminton News

Sankar Subramanian (@BAI_Media on X) NEW DELHI: Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, a 21-year-old Indian badminton player from Tamil Nadu, caused a major upset by defeating world no. 2 Anders Antonsen of Denmark in a thrilling three-game contest at the Swiss Open Super 300 tournament. With the win, he has now entered the quarterfinals of the tournament.Subramanian, […]