The BWF World Championships 2026 is set to be a landmark event for Indian badminton, with New Delhi preparing to welcome the sport’s biggest stars from August 17 to 23. India will be represented in all five disciplines, giving home fans plenty to look forward to at the Indira Gandhi Arena.The tournament marks the 30th…
PV Sindhu (Photo by @BAI_Media on X) PV Sindhu has reacted to the unusual but detailed preparations being made to keep animals away from the BWF World Championships in New Delhi.The tournament begins on August 17, with organisers taking extra precautions after pigeons and a monkey disrupted the India Open earlier this year.Organisers have even…
PV Sindhu vs Ayush Shetty (Photos by PTI) NEW DELHI: At 21, Ayush Shetty has already added multiple feathers to his cap. He won a bronze medal in the boys’ singles event at the 2023 World Junior Championships. Earlier this year, he became the first Indian men’s singles shuttler to win a silver medal at…
NEW DELHI: “It felt really unreal. I felt like I was dreaming. I still feel like I’m dreaming.” That’s how Anahat Singh described the moment the Indian flag went up after she became the first Indian ever to win the World Junior Squash Championship.She carried that same disbelief during the virtual media interaction facilitated by…
Ayush Shetty, Lakshya Sen out of China Open 2026 (Images: X) India’s challenge at the China Open 2026 came to an end on Thursday after Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty suffered defeats in the men’s singles Round of 16 in Changzhou, China. Their exits, coupled with PV Sindhu‘s earlier loss, brought the curtain down on…
PV Sindhu‘s impressive run came to an end at the China Open after the Indian badminton star suffered a hard-fought second-round defeat to home favourite and world No. 4 Chen Yufei on Thursday.Sindhu lost 21-16, 20-22, 18-21 in a gripping contest that lasted nearly 90 minutes. The defeat came just days after she ended a…
NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu‘s impressive resurgence continued at the China Open on Wednesday as the two-time Olympic medallist battled past rising Indian teenager Unnati Hooda to book her place in the second round, while Ayush Shetty stole the spotlight with a stunning upset over world No. 11 Alwi Farhan.Just days after ending a two-year title…
India’s HS Prannoy (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)( India endured a disappointing start at the China Masters badminton tournament as Devika Sihag and HS Prannoy were knocked out in the opening round on Tuesday. While Devika pushed her opponent to three games, Prannoy suffered a straight-game defeat to bow out early.Thailand Open champion Devika Sihag showed plenty…
PV Sindhu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his congratulatory message after creating history by becoming the first Indian to win the Japan Open. The two-time Olympic medallist defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 in the women’s singles final to end a two-year wait for a BWF World Tour title and her seven-year drought for…
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu defeated home favourite Akane Yamaguchi in straight games to win her maiden Japan Open title and first Super 750 crown in Tokyo on Sunday.The 31-year-old became the first Indian to win the Japan Open after beating the three-time world champion 21-17, 21-17. The victory ended her title drought of more…