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India men 3-0 Japan at the 2026 Asian Games: a squad that has matured, but China remains the ceilingThe shuttle came off the strings at a metronome's pace as the decisive double...
China Masters 2026: India's Quarter-Final Run Was Built on Near-CollapsesAt the China Masters 2026, India's quarter-final day was defined by...
India 3-0 Kazakhstan: Three Singles Decided It, Two Pairs Never Took the CourtUnder the 21-point rally system, a scoreline of 7-2 cannot exist. A game ends...
India 3-0 Kazakhstan: Three Singles Set the Tone, Two Doubles Pairs Never Touched the ShuttleOn the blue plastic chairs in the corner of the hall, Treesa Jolly bent down ...
India 3-0 Japan in the Asian Games 2026 quarter-finals: the medal was sealed by the third rubberA 3-0 scoreline in a best-of-five team tie says nothing about technique. It...
China Masters 2026: Srikanth and Satwik-Chirag Reach Quarter-Finals as India's Depth Question LoomsThat night Moscow rang its bell, and I understood that professional football...
China Masters 2026: Srikanth Ends Five-Year Wait, Satwik-Chirag Keep India's Rhythm in the Quarter-FinalsIn a small apartment in Kuala Lumpur, I sat facing the screen long after...
India Makes Historic Mark at Asian Games 2026: Men's Team Reaches Semifinal Against China, Women's Team Falls to JapanIn an emotionally charged day of competition at the Ichinomiya City Municipal...
China Masters 2026: Srikanth Upsets World No. 9, Satwik-Chirag Survive 69-Minute Thriller Against Popov BrothersWhen the scoreboard flashed 21-19 in game two, Kidambi Srikanth showed almost...
India 3-0 Kazakhstan: A Flawless Scoreline and an Untested Doubles GapThe scoreboard at the Aichi-Nagoya arena jumped to 7-2 in the opening game...
Asian Games 2026: India Beat Kazakhstan 3-0 as PV Sindhu Opens and 17-Year-Old Tanvi Sharma ImpressesIndia's women's badminton team opened its Asian Games 2026 campaign with a 3-...
Two Doubles Pairs Who Never Took the Court: What India's 3-0 Win Left in the DarkCourt number two at the Nagoya venue has a feature I came to notice after man...
Asian Games 2026: India's Men Reach a Medal Threshold as the Women's Team Exposes a Gap in SinglesAt the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, that session left...
China Masters 2026: Three Quarter-Finals and How India Reads Itself AgainIn game two, with the scoreboard frozen at 18-19 and Victor Lai two points fr...
Asian Games 2026 Women's Team Quarter-Final: India, Two Games Slipped Away and the Depth GapIn the opening game of India's women's team quarter-final at the 2026 Asian...
Asian Games 2026: India Men Beat Japan 3-0 to Seal a Medal, Women Lose 1-3 in the Same RoundOpening At the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, the...
India open Asian Games 2026 campaign with 3-0 win over Kazakhstan: Sindhu anchors youth brigade, doubles question remainsWhen PV Sindhu stepped onto the court for India's opening tie in the women's...
China Masters 2026: Three Indian Blades and Fractures Nobody SeesI sat in my small apartment in Osaka, the screen frozen on the frame of minut...
China Masters 2026: Srikanth Rewrites Age 33 With Two Games and No Decider18-19. Game two. One mistake and Kidambi Srikanth would be dragged into a...
China Masters 2026: India Rewrites Its Frame of Reference from the Super 750 Quarter-FinalsThere is a number I pinned to the wall of my Shanghai office for years: 8.2. ...
Indian Badminton at China Masters 2026: Srikanth and Satwik-Chirag Advance to Quarterfinals, Tanvi Sharma Falls ShortWhen the final shuttlecock of a 69-minute match hit the court, Satwiksairaj...
China Masters 2026: Srikanth Reborn at 33, Satwik-Chirag Survive 69-Minute War — India's Multi-Front Ambition RevealedWhen the score read 18-19 in game two and Victor Lai stood on the verge of...
China Masters 2026: Srikanth Reborn at 33, Satwik-Chirag Survive Popov Storm — India Knocking on the Door of GloryShenzhen, late November 2026. A stadium of over 12,000 spectators holds its...
Indian Contingent Advances to Quarterfinals at China Masters 2026: Srikanth and Satwik-Chirag Prove FormThe Indian contingent has advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Masters...
