HarenIndia vs Malaysia: The makings of an unlikely super-rivalry
The India-China rivalry didn’t really take off in badminton – because out of sheer self-assuredness of many generations, Indian shuttlers never quaked at the prospect of facing them. They revelled…
Viktor Axelsen, An Se Young, Shi Yuqi to be in action at India next week; Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag headline Indian challenge
Olympic champions Viktor Axelsen and An Se Young will headline the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 next week in the national Capital. Also taking the court at the event will be…
Badminton’s survival-mode sitting duck spritz returns
For want of formal anointing, let’s call the shot, or flurry of shots, badminton’s ‘sitting duck spritz’. It is highly unlikely that coaches train shuttlers in simulations of these ridiculously…
20 reflections on 24: Express Sports’ writers look back on year’s major events, from Vinesh to Neeraj to Rohit
Do we know how much Yusneylis Guzman weighed when she lost the Paris Olympics semifinal to Vinesh Phogat? Can we prove Vinesh held an unfair advantage over the Cuban when…
Badminton reflections: Why Lakshya Sen’s 4th place at Olympics is still seen as progress for India’s men’s singles by a super-driven coaching fraternity
While all the excitement around the end of the year in Indian badminton is centred around the arrival of high-profile foreign coaches, a post-Olympics conversation with Pullela Gopichand deserves a…
Will the expanded definition of BWF’s ‘service undue delay’ Clause 9.1.1, impact Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen?
It might just be a split two seconds to control breathing pace, right before serving. But the precious moments when badminton players gather some calm before exploding into rallies, will…
Festive December: Steady PV Sindhu, showman Lakshya end long title drought | Badminton News
PV Sindhu’s post on social media read: ‘2 years, 4 months, and 18 days’. If Lakshya Sen had to post something similar it would have read: 1 year, 4 months,…
Syed Modi Super 300: Sindhu puts on a masterclass in efficiency to outplay Unnati, Lakshya too reaches final | Badminton News
PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen kept their dates with destiny in Lucknow, while India will have a representative in each of the five finals on Sunday at the Syed Modi…
Syed Modi Super 300 Badminton: Priyanshu Rajawat has high ambitions, but body and mind must align more often
When about his grand plans for the future, Priyanshu Rajawat takes a couple of seconds to ponder, before replying that he hopes to be world No 1 one day (breaking…
India Open Super 750: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat, HS Prannoy bow out in round one as giddy days of men’s singles feel distant | Badminton News
It wasn’t too long ago that Priyanshu Rajawat stood at the center of the top podium spot in Bangkok as the new kid on the block, lifting the famous Thomas…