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Topic: Badminton

PV Sindhu advances to quarterfinals in Li-Ning China Masters 2025

Registering a straight-games victory, winning 21-15, 21-15 in 41 minutes at the Shenzhen Arena, Sindhu made it to the quarterfinals after defeating World No. 6 Chochuwong.

PV Sindhu advances to second round, Sen bows out of Indonesia Open

Sindhu overcame long-time rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 22-20, 21-23, 21-15 in an absorbing one-hour and 19-minute clash in the women’s singles.

Syed Modi, the shuttler who could have surpassed Prakash Padukone

In 'Net Flicks', Akshay Lokapally and Vijay Lokapally trace the rise of badminton in India through anecdotes and expert analyses.

‘Why not other sports?’ asks Saina Nehwal amid T20 mania. ‘India can take on China for 60 Olympic medals’

In a podcast, the badminton star and her husband & fellow shuttler Parupalli Kashyap said other sports need more visibility and India still lacks a strong sporting culture.

PV Sindhu storms into Malaysia Masters competition final after beating Thailand’s Busanan

The Indian shuttler will face China's Wang Zhiyi in the final to be played on Sunday.

Australian open: PV Sindhu knocked out in quarterfinals

Sindhu has slipped to world number 17th following a series of early exits and lost 12-21 17-21 to Zhang in 39 minutes.

Lakshya Sen bows out of US Open badminton tournament after semifinal loss

Sen, the Commonwealth Games champion lost to the world number seven and All-England Champion Li Shifeng by 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 in a hard-fought match that lasted an hour & 16 minutes.

PV Sindhu loses in quarterfinals, Lakshya Sen goes to Semis in US Open

Lakshya will face second seed Li Shi Feng of China in the semifinals. He enjoys a 5-3 win-loss ratio against Feng.

‘Winner gets it all’ — case against ace shuttler Lakshya Sen puts focus back on age fraud in sports

Case filed against Lakshya Sen, his parents, brother & coach accuses them of fudging his age to allow him to play in younger categories longer. His mother has said 'records are clear'.

Badminton ace PV Sindhu wins first gold in CWG, defeats Canada’s Michelle Li

Sindhu won 21-15 , 21-13 at the NEC arena; she was clinical and pounded on every opportunity.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.