Jakarta, Jan 22 (IANS) Former world champion PV Sindhu and Paris Olympic semi-finalist Lakshya Sen reached the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters after securing easy wins in their respective second-round matches here on Thursday.
Jakarta, Jan 21 (IANS) Former world champion PV Sindhu faced a tough first-round match but ultimately secured a straight-games victory over Japan's Manami Suizu in the opening round of the Indonesia Masters here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh congratulated Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal, one of India's most outstanding badminton players, who has announced her retirement from competitive sports after nearly two years of absence due to a chronic knee issue.
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Defending Champion An Se Young once again underlined her supremacy with a clinical demolition of China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the women’s singles final while Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei defeated third seed Jonatan Christie in straight games to clinch the men’s singles title in the India Open 2026, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event organised by the Badminton Association of India, in New Delhi on Sunday.
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie mixed his tactics and kept his nerves in key situations to beat former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men’s singles semifinals while world no. 1 An Se Young set up a women’s singles summit clash against China’s Wang Zhi Yi in the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2026, a BWF World Tour Super 750 event organised by the Badminton Association of India, here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India's campaign in the home BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament, India Open 2026, came to a premature end with the last home hope, Lakshya Sen, crashing out of the men's singles quarterfinals, losing in three games at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Friday.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A day after her Round of 16 exit from the BWF India Open badminton tournament, Danish woman shuttler Mia Blitchfeldt once again expressed her disappointment over hygiene conditions at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, stating that before coming to India she had mentally prepared herself for “the worst” and added it is "very difficult to see how a World Championship could be held here."
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, currently hosting the prestigious BWF India Open 2026, has come under intense scrutiny as a string of hygiene and safety lapses has left organisers battling a growing crisis at the Super 750 tournament.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has given a thumbs up to the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex as venue for upcoming World Championships by saying that it meets "Field of Play requirements" for hosting the event, and noted Badminton Association of India's promptness in handling issues of concerns raised by some foreign players during the ongoing 2026 Indian Open.
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Former champion Lakshya Sen relied on his strong defence and injection of pace to defeat Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto, while Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy’s inspired performances were not enough in the second round of the India Open 2026 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday.
