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Maintenance staff clean ‘bird poop’ during the round of 16 men’s singles match between India’s HS Prannoy and Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew during the India Open 2026 badminton tournament in New Delhi. (PTI photo) India’s presence in the global badminton calendar has taken a hit in the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) revamped schedule. While the […]
NEW DELHI: With arms raised in Bangkok, time stood still just long enough for victory to sink in. The 2026 Thailand Masters trophy felt less like an arrival and more like a silent announcement.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!At 20, Devika Sihag had just become the youngest and only the third […]
Saina Nehwal (Image credit: HYDERABAD: The accolades and praises continue to pour in, lauding Saina Nehwal’s sensational performance as she walked away from the sport she made so popular. The former world number 1, who said there is no need to formally announce her retirement as it is understood by her prolonged absence, thanked all […]
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Image credit: NEW DELHI: There is a certain inevitability in the way Kunlavut Vitidsarn wins his matches. Points are rarely rushed. Games are rarely short. Opponents are rarely allowed to escape without being dragged into long rallies that test lungs, legs and patience.On the field, the Thai shuttler has a calm, almost monk-like […]
NEW DELHI: The India Open Super 750 is no longer a celebration of world-class badminton. Instead, it has become a daily case study in administrative failure. Not a single day of the major BWF World Tour event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium has passed without controversy. On Saturday the tournament plummeted to a new […]
Jonatan Christie (Image credit: BAI) NEW DELHI: Jonatan Christie not only defeated Loh Kean Yew, he outsmarted him. In a match decided as much by grit as skill, the Indonesian mixed patience with precision and icy temperament to derail the in-form former world champion and storm into the men’s singles final of the India Open […]
Heating elements used at the players’ practice area at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex (Image credit: Hindol Basu/TNN) NEW DELHI: Can the Sports Authority of India (SAI) be absolved of responsibility for the embarrassing mess that occurred during the India Open Super 750 badminton at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium? That question has grown louder […]
Mia Blichfeldt (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Danish shuttler Mia Blichfeldt has renewed her criticism of the hygienic conditions at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, a day after her exit from the 16th round of the BWF India Open. The Super 750 tournament is being organized as a test event ahead of the BWF World […]
India’s HS Prannoy (PTI Photo) The Badminton World Federation has acknowledged the concerns raised by players at the India Open Super 750 in New Delhi, while maintaining that the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex remains a significant upgrade as a venue capable of hosting major global events.In an official statement issued after interacting with players and […]
Anders Antonsen from Denmark (AP photo) NEW DELHI: A day after Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt criticized the unhealthy conditions at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, the venue for the ongoing India Open Super 750, another Danish badminton player Anders Antonsen revealed that he withdrew from the tournament for the third year in a row due to […]
