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In a historic campaign that captured the imagination of Indian badminton fans, the unseeded duo of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand ended their remarkable run at the 2026 BWF World Championships with a bronze medal, falling short in the semifinals against Wo
The big names of Indian badminton all fell off before reaching the semifinals at the New Delhi BWF World Championships but Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand bucked the trend to reach the semifinals in women's doubles. The pair remain the only Indians left in
Age is just a number is an age-old cliche but cliche exists for a reason. Chinese Taipei shuttler Chou Tien Chen proved the saying right on Friday after he took down 21-year-old Alwi Farhan of Indonesia in straight games 21-15, 21-15 to enter the semi-final of
NEW DELHI: The roar inside the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Friday was deafening, a release of tension that had been building through what was an enthralling contest. When Chinese fourth seed Jia Yi Fan sent her final lift sailing wide past the baseline, Tr
Indian women s doubles pair Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand confirmed a medal at the Badminton World Championships on Friday, defeating fourth seeds Jia Yifang and Zhang Shu Xian of China in a thrilling quarterfinal. The Indian duo came back from a game dow
PV Sindhu walked into the IG Indoor Stadium in New Delhi with an unblemished 8-0 record against Chinese shuttlers at the World Championships. Eighty-eight minutes later, the Indian shuttler stood aghast, world No
The Chinese World No 1 could be brought under pressure. But Ayush Shetty had fewer tricks up his strapped shoulder when he ran into Indonesia s heir apparent, Alwi Farhan
New Delhi: A day after it announced a trimmed-down list of national sports awardees, the sports ministry backed its decision and said awards can t be doled out on reputation alone. We agree it s not the convention, a senior ministry official said
Apart from the opponents on the court, shuttlers often have to deal with the drift caused by air conditioning and ventilation in the arena. At the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, during the ongoing Badminton World Championships, the four courts in u
New Delhi: I will beat Shi Yu Qi on August 17. Ayush Shetty had written this sentence on a piece of paper and every morning for the last 10 days, he would wake up and read the note. It was his way of showing his determination and belief
Conversations on the eve of a major championship and body language reveal much about the mindset a player brings into the tournament. There are prodding questions from the media about the build-up, revisiting past demons and head-to-head records
LONDON: As the BWF World Tour approaches its most prestigious week, nostalgia hangs over the courts at New Delhi s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. The badminton World Championships starting from Monday will mark the twilight of an era
New Delhi: There was a time in global badminton when watching high-adrenaline, nerve-jangling men s doubles contests made you wonder if an Indian pair could ever combine such pace, energy and skill in their game. Then came Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Sh
At the 2009 Badminton World Championships in Hyderabad, a father in the stands stretched his hand and caught a racquet that newly crowned men s doubles world champion Cai Yun had flung into the stands after winning the title. Seventeen years later, the boy who