The world No. 39 Indian pair, who entered the tournament unseeded, recovered from a slow start to defeat the Chinese combination 15-21, 21-16, 21-13
The Olympic and world champion then took two attempts at a new world record of 6.32 meters and just failed to delight a noisy crowd at a pop-up venue near the Olympic Museum in Lausanne
The Indian pair were pushed hard by their Malaysian opponents but held their nerve in a tense three-game contest.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since April because of a right wrist injury, forcing him to miss both the French Open and Wimbledon
Elena Rybakina stopped playing during the first set of her quarterfinal match against Iga Swiatek at the Cincinnati Open.
PV Sindhu bowed out of the BWF World Championships 2026 after a 90-minute thriller against Wang Zhi Yi, losing 11-21, 21-15, 17-21 in New Delhi.
The campaign brings together some of Indian hockey's most prominent figures, including former men's captain Sardar Singh, former women's captain Rani Rampal and Ajinder Kaur.
The India vs England Women's Hockey World Cup match will be available for live streaming on JioHotstar through its app and website.
After beating the 16th seeds in the round of 32, Treesa-Gayatri stunned the seventh seeds to become the first Indian pair to reach the BWF Worlds 2026 quarterfinals
Ayush Shetty is expected in action after 4:20 PM IST, with PV Sindhu to follow on Court 1 and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty scheduled after Sindhu's match.
Apart from India's match against England, China will play South Africa at 1:00 PM IST, while New Zealand will face Spain at 5:30 PM IST. India and England will then meet at 6:30 PM IST.
PV Sindhu and Ayush Shetty entered the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships 2026, while Lakshya Sen and Unnati Hooda bowed out in New Delhi.
While India managed to keep their semifinal hopes intact by qualifying for Pool E for the second phase of the tournament under the new rules, their path in the second phase will be anything but simple
India will now join England as the second team from Pool D in the second phase of the Hockey World Cup 2026, as the top two finish teams
Lakshya Sen crashed out of the BWF World Championships after unseeded American Garret Tan rallied from a game down to win 19-21, 21-19, 21-17 in New Delhi.
With England already assured of a top-two finish, India need at least a draw to secure their place in the next round, while Pakistan must win to keep their World Cup campaign alive.
India have now completed five of their six scheduled matches on Day 3 after Satwik-Chirag's match was called off after the India duo's walkover win. PV Sindhu still to come
Unnati failed to capture match points twice in the final game as the 13th-seeded Canadian pulled off a hard-fought win to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals
India and Pakistan have faced each other five times at the Men's Hockey World Cup, with their first encounter coming in the inaugural 1971 edition in Barcelona.
Pakistan eye a first win over India in over a decade as the arch-rivals clash in a crucial Hockey World Cup 2026 Pool D match on Wednesday. IND vs PAK hockey match to start at 6:30 pm IST.