India’s mixed doubles pair Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto opened their Badminton Asia Championships campaign with a 21-14, 11-21, 21-15 win over Thailand’s Phuwanat Horbanluekit and Benyapa Aimsaard. They now face Malaysia’s Cheng Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei
India’s Tanvi Sharma and the men’s doubles pair of Hariharan Amsakarunan and MR Arjun advanced at the Orleans Masters 2026, with Tanvi entering the Round of 16 and the duo reaching the quarterfinals after impressive performances
India’s Lakshya Sen advanced to the quarterfinals of the All England Open 2026 after defeating Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long Angus in three games. The Indian shuttler recovered strongly in the decider after missing four match points in the second game
Devika Sihag stunned Thailand’s top seed Supanida Katethong at the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2026, winning 21-19, 21-18 in straight games
PV Sindhu and Virat Kohli hailed Saina Nehwal’s legendary career after she confirmed retirement. The former world No 1 won Olympic bronze, Commonwealth gold, and became India’s first woman shuttler to reach world No 1, inspiring generations of Indian badminton players
Former world champion P V Sindhu reached the quarterfinals of the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2026 and will face top seed Chen Yu Fei, while Lakshya Sen also advanced. Anmol Kharb, Kidambi Srikanth and India’s doubles pair exited
Tanvi Sharma, 16, stunned former World No 1 Nozomi Okuhara in a thrilling three-game battle at the Syed Modi International 2025. The World Juniors silver medallist rallied to win 13-21, 21-16, 21-19, advancing to the quarterfinals
