The 21-year-old Tanya Hemanth, 86th in the badminton rankings and the top-seeded player in the tournament, outplayed Japan's unseeded Kanae Sakai 15-10, 15-8 in the final at the Oleai Sports Complex, as per Olympics.com.
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Batting first after losing the toss, the Bengal Tigers encountered immediate pressure from a disciplined and well-coordinated Mumbai Stars bowling attack. The opening overs saw quick wickets tumble, forcing the Tigers to recalibrate their strategy. Despite the setbacks, moments of brilliance
Last year, Manika scripted history at Saudi Smash as she became the first Indian singles player to reach the quarter-finals of a World Table Tennis (WTT) Grand Smash event - the sport's equivalent of tennis Grand Slams, as per Olympics.com.
In a display of skill and determination, Taiwan's Ting Yen-chen defeated his Chinese opponent in straight games on Friday to advance to the men's singles final at the 2025 World University Games in Germany, a symbolic victory amid growing tension over China's efforts to marginalize Taiwan in
India's impressive campaign at the Badminton Asia Junior Individual Championships 2025 concluded with Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla securing bronze medals in the women's singles category, a historic first for India, with two women's singles shuttlers finishing on the podium in the same
The 17-year-old, who was seeded second in the women's singles draw, secured a loss to Egypt's Nadien Elhammamy 3-0 (11-6, 14-12, 12-10) in the semi-finals at the Black Ball Sporting Club, as per Olympics.com.
Second seed Tanvi maintained her dominant form in the women's singles, defeating fifth seed Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan of Indonesia 21-19, 21-14 in a swift 35-minute encounter. Tanvi has been in sublime touch throughout the tournament, securing all her wins in straight games so far.
In a high-octane all-Indian clash, 17-year-old Unnati Hooda delivered a sensational performance to overcome two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and book her place in the Women's Singles quarterfinals at the China Open 2025 on Thursday, according to a release from BAI.
In women's singles, Vennala Kalagotla impressed with two back-to-back wins -- a swift 21-6, 21-10 win over Alissa Kuleshova in just 15 minutes, followed by a 21-18, 21-16 result against Indonesia's Auberta Zerlina to enter the round-of-32. Second seed Tanvi Sharma eased past UAE's Vaidehi
Williams served nine aces during her return to singles competition after a 16-month-long break due to her long, silent battle with fibroids. A seven-time major champion in women's singles, her last Grand Slam title came at Wimbledon in 2008.
India's top men's singles and doubles contenders advanced to the Round-of-16 at the Japan Open 2025, with Lakshya Sen and the duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty notching straight-game victories in their opening matches on Wednesday.