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China’s No 1 singles player Shi Yuqi suffering from gastroenteritis: Chinese media at the Thomas Cup | Badminton News

China’s No 1 singles player Shi Yuqi suffering from gastroenteritis: Chinese media at the Thomas Cup | Badminton News

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3 min readApr 27, 2026 06:56 PM IST Chinese media reported that World No 1 Shi Yuqi had been struck by a case of acute gastroenteritis on Sunday night leading to his withdrawal from the Canada tie game against Victor Lai on Monday. The Twitter account Zee @zhiyiilyy posted that CCTV reporter Zhang Hongda, Yuqi slated to play first singles on Monday morning was in no position to take to the court against Canada. “Around 8 am Shi Yuqi arrived at the venue with the Chinese team. However unusually he didn’t warm up. According to the referee, Shi Yuqi came to him clutching his stomach saying he had to withdraw due to illness,” the post stated. Preliminary information, as per the report, indicated that Shi Yuqi suffered a “sudden attack of acute gastroenteritis last night.” “After a nights sleep, his condition didn’t improve significantly.qnd he was extremely weak and completely unable to compete. He had taken antibiotics and returned to the hotel to rest immediately after submitting his withdrawal request,” it further said. Hongda speculated …

Satwik-Chirag get India first point after Lakshya Sen loses first singles to Victor Lai 18-21, 21-19, 21-10; India 1-1 Canada

Satwik-Chirag get India first point after Lakshya Sen loses first singles to Victor Lai 18-21, 21-19, 21-10; India 1-1 Canada

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3 min readMumbaiApr 24, 2026 02:23 PM IST India started horrendously against Canada as Victory Lai put up the expected resistance to Lakshya Sen, and exacted revenge for the All England semifinals defeat. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty levelled the scores 1-1 after defeating Jonathan Bing Tsan Lai and Kevin Lee, 21-10, 21-11 in 29 minutes. A flashy, fancy backhand pirouette jump flick from Sen landed in the net underwhelmingly midway through first set, and was an early indicator that India might start with a stutter against tricky Canada. The north American team’s first two singles were bound to be dicey for Sen and Ayush Shetty who will face Brian Yang. But Sen had taken his first set lead to take the opener 21-18 using his net drops. However, when Lai pulled back from 14-18 to 18-19, it was apparent, that the compulsive retriever won’t be shrugged off easily. FILE: Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen in action. (Express Photo | Abhinav Saha) Sen once again got into the high work rate – low returns style, where he allows …

Badminton Asia Championships: Why Dinesh Khanna, India’s only singles champion, didn’t know what to do with the tea set he was presented with at Lucknow in 1965 | Badminton News

Badminton Asia Championships: Why Dinesh Khanna, India’s only singles champion, didn’t know what to do with the tea set he was presented with at Lucknow in 1965 | Badminton News

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Many years after Dinesh Khanna won India’s first and only singles title at the Badminton Asia Championships, the Amritsar ace faced a ‘storm in a teacup’. His wife was glaring at the white metal tea set Khanna was given after winning the Asian title, in which she could never actually serve tea. The rolling trophy that Khanna had won at Lucknow in 1965 ended up as a keepsake for the next Asian champion from Indonesia. The military junta commander from the next edition in Manila in 1969 had proposed that they would carve out a brand-new Asian rolling trophy. So, Khanna, who had won as an unseeded player, defeating Thai Sangob Rattanusorn 15-3, 15-11, was left with no trophy to flaunt on the shelves and a nonexistent gold medal, which is only mentioned on the Wikipedia page. “After some years, my wife said, ‘What are we to do with the tea set? We couldn’t use it to drink tea. I couldn’t display a tea set in cabinets like a trophy. We got rid of it …

Tanvi Sharma beats Anmol Kharb in a battle of teenagers on a good day for Indian women’s singles

Tanvi Sharma beats Anmol Kharb in a battle of teenagers on a good day for Indian women’s singles

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It wasn’t all plain sailing for Tanvi Sharma against Anmol Kharb in a round-of-16 battle of Indian teenagers at the Orleans Masters Super 300 on Thursday. Early in the second game, Anmol hit the best winner she managed all match – a crisp forehand crosscourt with a late flick of her wrists and a strong whipping motion. Tanvi was floored, lunging to her forehand flank but unable to get to the shuttle. But she got up, dusted herself off, and responded with a superb 1-2 punch next rally, hitting a strong forehand return smash from the backcourt and then playing the most delicate of drop shots to the frontcourt, to leave Anmol stranded. It was this quality of shotmaking that saw Tanvi, 16, overcome her 18-year-old compatriot 21-14, 21-17 in just 35 minutes. It marked a good day for Indian badminton in women’s singles as three shuttlers made it to the last eight, with Malvika Bansod and Isharani Baruah winning their matches, too. Malvika, on a comeback trail after a long injury break last year, …

Adkar and Raina set up all-Indian singles final, win doubles title at ITF W35 Kalaburagi

Adkar and Raina set up all-Indian singles final, win doubles title at ITF W35 Kalaburagi

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India’s Vaishnavi Adkar and Ankita Raina set up an all-Indian singles final at the ITF W35 Kalaburagi on Saturday and later combined to capture the women’s doubles title. The second-seeded pair defeated fellow Indians Akanksha Nitture and Soha Sadiq 6-2, 6-2 in the doubles final to lift the trophy. The champions earned 35 WTA ranking points and USD 1,762, while the runners-up collected 23 points and USD 895. Adkar and Raina win semifinals In the singles semifinals, third seed Adkar produced a controlled performance to defeat top seed Jasmijn Gimbrere 6-3, 6-2, securing her second consecutive final following her runner-up finish at the W100 event in Bengaluru. After early service holds, Gimbrere secured the first break of the match. Adkar quickly responded by breaking back and gradually took control of the rallies from the baseline. She moved ahead 5-3 before serving out the opening set and carried the momentum into the second set, breaking early and maintaining pressure to close out the match in straight sets. In the other semifinal, eighth seed Raina recovered from …

Para Badminton World Championships: Double delight for Pramod Bhagat, wins record sixth singles world title | Badminton News

Para Badminton World Championships: Double delight for Pramod Bhagat, wins record sixth singles world title | Badminton News

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3 min readUpdated: Feb 14, 2026 11:41 PM IST It was double delight for India’s Para Badminton star Pramod Bhagat as he captured the men’s SL3 gold medal with a commanding straight-game win over Muhammad Al Imran of Indonesia at the BWF Para World Championships in Manama on Saturday and added a doubles gold to his tally too with Sukant Kadam. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO The 37-year-old Bhagat outclassed his opponent 21-12, 21-18 in the final to claim his fourth consecutive singles gold at the world championships and his sixth overall world title in the category. The victory underlines Bhagat’s sustained dominance in the SL3 division, which refers to a classification for standing players with significant lower limb impairment. Bhagat, who developed polio when he was five, had secured world championship singles gold medals in 2009, 2015, 2019, 2022 and 2024. Saturday’s sixth win in extra special for Bhagat as China’s legendary Lin Dan, his idol, had won five men’s singles world titles in able-bodied badminton. The triumph also marked a significant redemption for Bhagat, …

Laila Majnu to Devdas and Raanjhanaa; TOP 7 movies that will help singles LOVE being solo

Laila Majnu to Devdas and Raanjhanaa; TOP 7 movies that will help singles LOVE being solo

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Valentine’s Day 2026 specials Valentine’s Day can also be a little emotional for many people, especially for those who are single. But being single doesn’t mean you’re lonely. At times, watching some of the sad love stories of Bollywood makes one realise that being single can also be a peaceful and better option. Here are some films to watch. Devdas Devdas starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit, the film is about love lost between society and ego. Devdas and Paro love each other very much, but circumstances and wrong decisions separate them. This story shows that just love is not enough, it also takes courage to play it. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam also shows a story of love and sacrifice. Nandini marries her husband Vainraj, but her heart beats for Sameer. In this film, it has been shown that many times true love demands sacrifice. Rockstar Rockstar is the story of Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri, passion and pain go hand in hand. Jordan’s character shows …

Big boom-server Dakhineswar Suresh adds doubles win to singles scalp; India 2-1 ahead in Davis Cup vs The Netherlands

Big boom-server Dakhineswar Suresh adds doubles win to singles scalp; India 2-1 ahead in Davis Cup vs The Netherlands

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3 min readFeb 8, 2026 08:05 PM IST Dhakshineswar Suresh, the strapping former Collegiate player, continued to impress, backing his win against Dutchman, Jesper De Jong, with a win in doubles alongside Yuki Bhambri to put India 2-1 up in their Davis Cup tie underway at Bangalore. Sumit Nagal had won the first set of the reverse singles, trying to seal the advantage against de Jong in the reverse singles where the score was 7-5, 1-6. Earlier, Yuki and Suresh won a thrilling doubles game against David Pel and Sander Arends 7-6 (0), 3-6, 7-6 (1) on Sunday, after captain Rohit Rajpal replaced Sriram Balaji with Suresh, who had caused a stir with the big win on Saturday. Known for his big booming aggressive game, Suresh had taken a liking to the Bangalore conditions straight away. “I think my big serves and big forehand troubled De Jong the most,” Suresh told DavisCup.com after his win. “In conditions like Bengaluru, the high altitude, the ball travels faster. So, it’s tough to control the ball when I’m …

‘Hitting sixes isn’t his strength, his style is taking singles and doubles’: Mohammad Kaif’s blunt take on Babar Azam | Cricket News

‘Hitting sixes isn’t his strength, his style is taking singles and doubles’: Mohammad Kaif’s blunt take on Babar Azam | Cricket News

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4 min readFeb 7, 2026 10:06 PM IST Pakistan’s selectors and management had to field a lot of questions on why Babar Azam had been picked for their T20 World Cup campaign and the former captain couldn’t really repay their faith in their tournament opener against the Netherlands. Babar’s form going into the tournament was dire, as he had a forgettable maiden Big Bash League (BBL) campaign with the Sydney Sixers. On Saturday, the 31-year-old scored just 15 runs in 18 balls before perishing trying to get a big shot away. Former India batter Mohammad Kaif was on-air in Hindi commentary and had a rather blunt take on the Pakistan star. “Hitting sixes isn’t his strength. You said he would hit a six. Yes, he tried, but look what happened, he got out. His style isn’t hitting sixes, it’s taking singles and doubles and trying to win matches that way” he said. It was a fullish delivery from Roelof van der Merwe and Babar advanced down the track, trying to hit it down the ground. …

Sumit Nagal leads Indian charge in men’s singles

Sumit Nagal leads Indian charge in men’s singles

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Sumit Nagal headlines the Indian challenge as the ATP Challenger tournament returns to the national capital from February 16 to 22 at the DLTA Complex, New Delhi. Nagal, India’s top-ranked singles player and the lone Indian to gain direct entry into the singles main draw, will be a key attraction for home fans. A regular on the Challenger circuit, Nagal has consistently competed at the highest level and will be keen to take advantage of familiar conditions in New Delhi. Over the years, the tournament has earned a reputation for strong fields and high-quality competition, attracting players on the cusp of breaking into the top tier of the men’s game. Speaking ahead of the tournament, Rohit Rajpal, President of the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA), underlined the event’s importance for Indian tennis. “The Delhi Open has firmly established itself as one of the most competitive and professionally run Challenger events in the region. Over the years, the tournament has played a critical role in bridging Indian talent with top international competition, giving our players the …