Lakshya Sen (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: India’s ace shuttler Lakshya Sen began his India Open Super 750 campaign on a strong note on Tuesday. He moved into the second round with a comfortable straight-game win over fellow Indian Ayush Shetty. The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.Lakshya, the […]
BWF World Junior Badminton Championships (PTI Photo) China secured their 15th Suhandinata Cup victory at the BWF World Junior Championships 2025, defeating defending champions Indonesia on Saturday. India and Japan earned bronze medals as semi-final runners-up.The Chinese team, featuring three Asian Junior Championships gold medalists and two silver medalists, dominated Indonesia with a score of […]
Unnati Hooda led India to a spirited and winning start at the BWF World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati (Images via TOI, PTI) The innovative relay-style team format — a new Badminton World Federation (BWF) initiative to modernise the sport — posed no challenge for 18-year-old Unnati Hooda, who led India to a spirited […]
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 […]
India’s men’s doubles pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, came up short in a thrilling semifinal at the BWF World Championships, losing 19-21, 21-18, 12-21 to China’s Liu Yi and Chen Bo Yang. Despite the loss, the Indians achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first Indian men’s doubles pair to secure multiple World Championships medals. […]
