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 […]
A fluent Lakshya Sen ended his title drought on international circuit as the Indian clinched his first title of the year with a win over Japan’s Yushi Tanaka in the men’s single final of the Australian Open on Sunday. After finishing fourth at the Paris Olympics 20254, the 24-year-old won 21-15, 21-11 over 26-year-old Tanaka. […]
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. […]
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 […]
Lakshya will be up against fifth seed Alwi Farhan of Indonesia while Mannepalli will take on Malaysia’s Justin Hoh in the last-four round. File. | Photo Credit: AP Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen and promising Tharun Mannepalli advanced to the men’s singles semifinals of the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament after registering hard-fought wins […]
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu fought her way into the second round of the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament on Tuesday, overcoming long-time rival Nozomi Okuhara in a tense three-game encounter. Meanwhile, Lakshya Sen exited in the opening round after a valiant effort against world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi. Sindhu, looking to build momentum […]
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 […]
India’s PV Sindhu cruised into the second round of the Badminton Asia Championships with a straight-sets win over Indonesia’s Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo on Wednesday, April 9. Sindhu won the match 21-15, 21-19 in a match that lasted 44 minutes. Sindhu’s win was a welcome result for the Indian contingent after Lakshya Sen and HS […]
