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It was so close again for Lakshya Sen. Half fit, he did everything he could. But his body failed him during Sunday’s title clash at the All England Championship in Birmingham. In a 57-minute match marked by fast rallies and ruthless attacking play, he lost 15-21, 20-22 to Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei.Playing his second […]
Pullela Gopichand had once famously said, “If your legs don’t allow you to play, you should play with your heart.”Lakshya Sen took it to heart during the semi-final victory over Victor Lai. And despite his defeat to Lin Chun-Yi in the All England final on Sunday, Lakshya’s performances over the past week will create a […]
India’s Lakshya Sen (AP/PTI) Lakshya Sen came agonizingly close to ending India’s long wait for a men’s singles title at the All England Open Badminton Championships, but fell short in the final against Chinese Taipei’s Lin Chun-Yi on Sunday.The 24-year-old shuttler from Almora produced a spirited fight in the summit clash, but ultimately lost 15-21, […]
India’s Lakshya Sen (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Lakshya Sen delivered a gritty performance to book his place in the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships. He became only the second Indian shuttler to reach the title challenge twice after beating Canada’s Victor Lai in a demanding semi-final on Saturday.The 24-year-old, who had previously reached […]
Lakshya Sen (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar) Lakshya Sen showed grit and endurance to defeat China’s Shi Yu Qi in a thrilling three-match battle on Tuesday, winning 23-21, 19-21, 21-17 at the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was his first victory over the former world number 1. 1 in a BWF World Tour event, and it […]
PV Sindhu (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Indian badminton great PV Sindhu has returned safely to India after a tense few days in Dubai, where she was stranded due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.Confirming her return through a social media post, Sindhu said she is back home in Bengaluru after an anxious […]
PV Sindhu on Monday withdrew from the All England Championships as the shuttler and her Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama are stuck in Dubai due to the situation in West Asia.Confirming the development, Badminton Association of India (BAI) secretary Sanjay Mishra told TOI that Sindhu will participate in the Swiss Open Super-300 tournament next week. […]
Sanskar Saraswat and Arsh Mohammad (Instagram post) NEW DELHI: Badminton has become big in India, especially in the last two decades, ever since Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics and PV Sindhu became a double Olympic medalist in the next two editions, making it one of the most popular sports […]
NEW DELHI: At 6 feet tall, Ayush Shetty doesn’t quite fit on a badminton court. He looms, he stretches the geometry of rallies, and when he unloads his attack from the backcourt, the shuttle seems to descend from a different height. Over the past two years, Ayush has quietly built a compelling case, as India’s […]
India’s top men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty made a remarkable comeback to defeat Olympic silver medalists Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in their opening Group B match at the BWF World Tour Finals on Wednesday. The world No. 3 Indian duo, the country’s only representatives at the season-ending event, overturned […]
