Badminton

Tanvi Patri creates history with maiden Youth Olympics badminton silver

The 15-year-old shuttler finished runner-up after losing to reigning world junior champion Zhang Yi Xin of China

PV Sindhu targets consistency after ending title drought at 2026 Hylo Open

Sindhu said maintaining her fitness and making smart decisions about tournament participation would be important as she looks to sustain her performances in the coming months

PV Sindhu flags badminton funding gap, seeks continued support for players

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu on Tuesday called for continued institutional support for players, highlighting the financial challenges of competing on the international badminton circuit, particularly for younger shuttlers who do not have the backing of sponsors or the resources to travel with their support teams. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen on Sunday capped a successful European tour with a title winning run at the Hylo Open in Germany. But later, it was revealed that the players had to self-fund the four tournaments in Finland, Denmark, France and Germany after the Sports Authority of India (SAI) decided not to fund the trip. A day after the funding issue came to light, the 31-year-old pointed to the disparity in prize money between tennis and badminton. "A first-round exit at Wimbledon earns 80,000. Winning the China Open, one of badminton's richest tournaments, earns $140,000. Lose in the first round? Just $2,000," she wrote in a detailed post on 'X'. "Yet our expenses are ..

Lakshya Sen eyes top-eight finish in BWF rankings after 2026 Hylo Open win

The 2021 World Championships bronze medallist acknowledged that recurring fitness issues had affected his performances over the previous three to four months

BFI president and secretary general trade suspensions amid power tussle

The power struggle in the Boxing Federation of India intensified on Wednesday with president Ajay Singh and secretary general Pramod Kumar suspending each other, both alleging violations of the federation's constitution. Singh suspended Kumar on Tuesday pending an inquiry into alleged financial irregularities, non-cooperation with investigations and misuse of authority. On Wednesday, Kumar issued a counter-order suspending Singh pending the outcome of a no-confidence motion, which he had planned to move during a Special General Meeting (SGM) on October 28. He had claimed the support of a majority of affiliated state units to move the no-confidence motion. Kumar accused Singh of continuing to exercise executive control over the federation despite being served a cease-and-desist notice on October 8. However, Singh rejected his suspension, calling it "unauthorised and without constitutional basis". "The constitution does not confer an independent power on the Secretary General to sus

Asian Games 2026 medal tally: Full list of India medal winners till Day 3

India won their first gold medal of the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, courtesy of India's women's cricket team

There's no added pressure: Satwik-Chirag ready to defend Asian Games gold

Satwik felt the China Masters win came at the perfect time after a difficult period away from competitive badminton

Satwik, Chirag draw confidence from China Masters win ahead of Asian Games

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty say staying "mindfully aggressive" helped them break the China Masters jinx and the triumph has provided a "big boost" ahead of the Asian Games where they will go "all guns blazing" . It was third time lucky for the Indian duo as they produced a stirring comeback to beat China's He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu 11-21 21-13 21-17 and clinch the USD 1,250,000 China Masters Super 750 title here on Sunday on their third attempt. It was their second title of the 2026 season and first at this event. "Playing here is always good. We have always played (well) coming back from injury. In 2024 after Olympics we played here, we played semis. Then last year we played, we weren't in a good shape. We played finals," Satwik said. "I think this also, after coming back from injury, this has been a tournament where it gave us a lot of confidence. This week has been the same story. Except the first round, all the games we have played three games." Talking about t

China Masters: Kidambi Srikanth knocked out after straight-game defeat

Kidambi Srikanth's run at the China Masters Super 750 came to an end in the quarterfinals here on Friday as the former world No.1 was outplayed in straight games by Hong Kong's Lee Cheuk Yiu. The 33-year-old Indian, who had shown flashes of his vintage best while finishing runner-up at the US Open Super 300 earlier this year, went down 16-21, 16-21 to the 25th-ranked Lee Cheuk in a 39-minute contest. Srikanth had looked sharp in the previous round, dispatching world No.9 Victor Lai of Canada 21-18, 21-19 in the Round of 16. But against Lee Cheuk, the Indian found himself chasing the game for long stretches, particularly after surrendering the momentum midway through the opening game. Srikanth made a brisk start, racing to a 3-0 lead, but Lee Cheuk was quick to settle into a rhythm. The Hong Kong shuttler reeled off three points to level at 3-3 before turning the screws with a six-point burst that took him to 14-6. Srikanth tried to claw his way back, but the deficit proved too ste

China Masters: Lakshya Sen headlines India challenge, women's trio in focus

Lakshya Sen will look to bounce back from the disappointment of his early exit at the World Championships but a tough opener awaits him when he spearheads the Indian challenge at the USD 1,250,000 China Masters Super 750, beginning here on Tuesday. Sen, who became the first Indian male shuttler to reach an Olympic semifinal in Paris two years ago before finishing fourth, will face France's newly-crowned world champion Alex Lanier in his opening match. The Indian has enjoyed some notable results this season, including a runner-up finish at the All England Championships, and will be keen to regain consistency against a strong field after a shock second-round loss to world number 92 Garret Tan at the Worlds. Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth, meanwhile, faces Chinese Taipei's Chi Yu-jen after reaching the US Open Super 300 final in June, where he finished runner-up. His campaign on the Tour after that has been patchy. It was interrupted by an injury-forced retirement due to injury a

Treesa-Gayatri suffer heartbreak vs top seeds, secure BWF Worlds bronze

Treesa and Gayatri become only the second Indian women's doubles pair to win a medal at the BWF World Championships after Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa (2011)

Satwik-Chirag exit BWF Worlds after quarterfinal loss to Chinese 3rd seed

The defeat ended Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty's hopes of adding another World Championships medal to their tally, having previously reached the semifinals in 2022 and 2025

Treesa-Gayatri stun Chinese third seeds, secure historic BWF Worlds medal

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

Gayatri-Treesa stun 7th seed to move one win away from BWF Worlds medal

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

Unnati suffers heartbreak in three-game thriller vs Li at BWF Worlds 2026

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

Kapila-Crasto ease past Macau pair to reach BWF Worlds 2026 round of 16

The Indian pair dominated from the start, giving the Macau duo little room to settle into the contest

Treesa-Gayatri stun 16th seed USA pair, qualify for RO16 at BWF Worlds 2026

The unseeded pair dominated from the start, leaving little room for the USA duo as they won 21-15, 21-12 to book their place in the next round

BWF World C'ship 2026: The rare club of junior and senior world champions

Akane Yamaguchi, Kunlavut Vitidsarn and three other stars who turned junior success into senior world titles will be among the biggest attractions in New Delhi

Ayush to Unnati: Indian debutants chase history at World Badminton C'ships

Only two Indians have won a medal on their World Championships debut, i.e., PV Sindhu (2013) and Lakshya Sen (2021)

Sindhu marches into Japan Open second round; Satwik-Chirag withdraw

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy's recurring shoulder problem forced him and Chirag Shetty to retire from their Japan Open opener even as P V Sindhu eased into the women's singles second round with a straight-game win over Malaysia's Wong Ling Ching here on Tuesday. The world No.4 Indian pair, who ended a two-year title drought by winning the Singapore Open but had to withdraw from Indonesia Open last month, retired after losing the opening game 19-21 to Denmark's Daniel Lundgaard and Mads Vestergaard. Chief doubles coach Tan Kim Her said the Indian duo will be skipping the China Open next week and focus on rehabilitation to get back to shape for the home World Championships in August. "It still needs some time to recover. We have at least four weeks to get back in shape ahead of World Championships," Tan told PTI. Two-time Olympic-medallist Sindhu, who is currently world no. 10, produced a compact performance to notch up a 21-14 21-11 win over 37th-ranked Wong Ling Ching of Malaysia in the