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  Lakshya Sen creates history, joins Prakash Padukone after storming into All England Open final

  Other Sports | March 07, 2026 21:35 IST

  India's badminton star Lakshya Sen has reached the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He defeated Victor Lai of Canada 21-16, 18-21, 21-15 in a thrilling semifinal that lasted 97 minutes to join Prakash Padukone in elite list and will face Lin Chun-Yi in the final.

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  Who is Ayush Shetty? 5 things to know about India's 6ft 4in-tall badminton hope

  Other Sports | June 30, 2025 18:52 IST

  Ayush Shetty has been the toast of the nation ever since he created history, winning his first senior tour title at the US Open Super 300 event. The 6ft 4in tall athlete showcased all his talent during the tournament, especially in the knockouts, to eventually lift the trophy.

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  Who is PV Sindhu's would-be husband Venkata Datta Sai? Know about tech executive

  Other Sports | December 03, 2024 21:09 IST

  PV Sindhu will be tying the knot with Hyderabad-based tech executive Venkata Datta Sai on December 22. Sindhu recently won the Syed Modi International 2024 competition. Here is all you need to know about her would-be husband Datta Sai, who has worked with an IPL team.

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  World Badminton Championships 2023: Five Indian players to watch out for

  Other Sports | August 16, 2023 14:14 IST

  Here are the five Indians to watch out for at the World Badminton Championships 2023 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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  Indian shuttlers dismantle Pakistan 5-0 in campaign opener

  Other Sports | July 29, 2022 22:51 IST

  In the concluding women's doubles match, India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand crushed Mahoor Shahzad and Ghazala Siddique 21-4, 21-5 to complete the rout on a dominant note.

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  German Open 2022: Sindhu, Srikanth and Lakshya lead India's campaign in Super 300 event

  Other Sports | March 07, 2022 14:31 IST

  Sindhu, seeded seventh, will open her campaign against Thailand's world no 11 Busanan Ongbamrungphan this week.

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  Odisha Open 2022: Unnati Hooda claims women's singles title, unseeded George wins men's competition

  Other Sports | January 30, 2022 15:49 IST

  The 21-year-old George prevailed over Priyanshu Rajawat 21-15 14-21 21-18 to clinch the men's singles title after battling hard for 58 minutes.

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  Odisha Open 2022: Malvika Bansod defeats Tasnim Mir, cruises to quarterfinals

  Other Sports | January 27, 2022 16:02 IST

  Bansod took just over half an hour to dispatch 16-year-old Tasnim 21-13, 21-15 in the women's singles pre-quarterfinals.

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  Saina top attraction in Odisha Open beginning on Tuesday

  Other Sports | January 24, 2022 22:15 IST

  The London Olympics bronze medallist has been seeded first in the women's singles while Parupalli Kashyap is the top seed in men's singles of the tournament

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  Prannoy enters second round of Syed Modi badminton, Sourabh stunned

  Other Sports | January 18, 2022 20:17 IST

  The fifth seeded Indian took just 36 minutes to get the better of Bosniuk 21-14, 21-18 in his opening match.

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  India Open 2022: Malvika Bansod beats 'idol' Saina in dream come true match

  Other Sports | January 13, 2022 16:32 IST

  The victory was further special for the 20-year-old southpaw as she defeated as the 2012 Olympics bronze medallist in straight games 21-17, 21-9 in a match that lasted mere 35 minutes.

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  India Open 2022: Srikanth among seven to test Covid-19 positive, withdraws from event

  Other Sports | January 13, 2022 11:54 IST

  The others who tested positive for Covid-19 were doubles specialist Ashwini Ponnappa, Ritika Rahul Thakkar, Treesa Jolly, Mithun Manjunath, Simran Singhi, and Khushi Gupta.

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  Indian Open 2022: Lakshya Sen eyes maiden title on debut

  Other Sports | January 09, 2022 17:03 IST

  The 21-year-old shuttler will be competing for the first time in the year after claiming World Championships bronze medal on tournament debut last month.

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  Indian Open 2022: England shuttlers pull out after 2 positive cases in contingent

  Other Sports | January 09, 2022 15:19 IST

  England's decision to pull out was made public by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Sunday.

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  BWF World Championships 2021: Srikanth becomes 1st Indian man to reach final; Sen settles for bronze

  Other Sports | December 19, 2021 12:12 IST

  Srikanth saw off compatriot Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thrilling semi-final that lasted an hour and nine minutes.

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  BWF World Championship 2021: Sindhu enters quarterfinal; faces nemesis Tai Tzu next

  Other Sports | December 16, 2021 18:32 IST

  The world number 7 Indian defeated her Thai opponent Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-14, 21-18 in the pre-quarterfinal match.

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  BWF World Championship: Prannoy wins but Indian shuttlers lose in doubles

  Other Sports | December 14, 2021 3:20 IST

  India's HS Prannoy fought back to win 13-21, 21-18, 21-19 against Hong Kong's NG Ka Long Angus in his men's singles match.

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  BWF World Tour Finals: Srikanth loses 2nd group match; Ashwini-Sikki out of title contention

  Other Sports | December 02, 2021 12:46 IST

  The women's doubles pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy suffered their second successive loss in the event, going down fighting 19-21 20-22 to Bulgaria's Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva

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  BWF World Tour Finals: Satwik-Chirag pair pulls out due to injury

  Other Sports | December 02, 2021 11:17 IST

  Satwik's recurring knee pain aggravated and the duo decided to pull out keeping in mind the upcoming BWF World Championships.

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  Indonesia Open: Lakshya, Kashyap lose in first round

  Other Sports | November 23, 2021 18:01 IST

  21-year-old Laskhya lost 21-23, 15-21 to the two-time world champion Kento Momota in 53 minutes after gruelling battle in the first game.