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Newly crowned Australian Open champion Lakshya Sen said the heartbreak of finishing fourth at the Paris Olympics drained his motivation and planted a seed of doubt, but renewed focus on physical conditioning and mental clarity helped him rekindle his love for badminton. The 24-year-old from Almora endured a difficult spell after returning from Paris, where…
Olympic medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal has suggested that Indian players need to improve their physical fitness to cope with the demands of international badminton and attain the consistency required to win titles regularly on the world tour. In a free-flowing interaction with PTI, the 2012 London Games bronze medallist spoke about how injuries have become…
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen eased past Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 21-15, 21-11 to clinch the Australian Open 2025 men’s singles title in Sydney on Sunday. This was the Indian’s first title of this calendar year. Lakshya had needed more than 80 minutes to claim a win in the semifinal, but strolled past his opponent in the…
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stormed into the men’s singles final of the Australian Open Super 500 with a gritty three-game win over world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in Sydney on Saturday. Lakshya, a 2021 World Championships bronze-medallist, showed immense mental toughness to recover from an opening-game setback and outlast the second…
Several Indians, including H.S. Prannoy, Ayush Shetty and Tharun Mannepalli, secured hard-fought victories in the first round of men’s singles to make a positive start at the USD 475,000 Australian Open Super 500 event here on Wednesday. Prannoy, a runner-up at this event in 2023, recovered from a poor opening game to beat world No….
With India’s singles stars still searching for rhythm, the spotlight will once again be on Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as the top-seeded men’s doubles pair eyes its first title of the season at the Australian Open Super 500 starting in Sydney on Tuesday. The Asian Games champions have been the bright spots in an…
India’s Lakshya Sen. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen saw his fine run snapped after a draining three-game semifinal defeat to Japan’s world number 13 Kenta Nishimoto at the $475,000 Kumamoto Masters Japan in Kumamoto on Saturday (November 15, 2025). Seventh seed Sen, who endured a lean patch before rediscovering…
Lakshya Sen registered an upset win over former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore to storm into the semifinals of the Japan Masters, a BWF World Tour Super 500 event, in Kumamoto City on Friday. Commonwealth Games champion Sen, seeded seventh, produced a superlative performance to outclass world No. 9 Loh 21-13, 21-17 in…
File photo: India’s Lakshya Sen took only 39 minutes to defeat Singapore’s Jia Heng Jason Teh in the second round of Japan Masters in Kumamoto City on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR File photo: India’s Lakshya Sen took only 39 minutes to defeat Singapore’s Jia Heng Jason Teh in the second round of…
Indian shuttlers HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen will look to rediscover their touch, while the emerging crop will aim to turn promise into performance at the USD 475,000 Kumamoto Masters Japan Super 500 tournament beginning on Tuesday. Lakshya found his mojo after a lean patch with a runner-up finish at the Hong Kong Open followed…
