Badminton coverage: BWF World Tour results and rankings, with a focus on India's singles and doubles players.
Ayush Shetty has pulled out of the BWF Super 500 Hylo Open 2026 in Germany after retiring hurt against Kodai Naraoka at the French Open. Lakshya Sen leads India’s men’s singles line-up.
Indian para-cyclist Arshad Shaikh underwent surgery in Shizuoka after a fall during the men's time trial at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games. SAI said he is recovering well.
Sportstar reports that P.V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen will headline India's campaign at the Hylo Open 2026. The tournament runs from October 27 to November 1 at Saarlandhalle with USD 500,000 prize money.
PV Sindhu lost 21-16, 11-21, 12-21 to An Se Young in the 2026 French Open women's singles final. The South Korean won her fourth French Open crown and 11th title of 2026.
P V Sindhu defeated Japan's Hina Akechi 21-10, 20-22, 21-16 in the French Open 2026 semifinal on Saturday. She will play Korea's An Se-young in the final.
Nitesh Kumar and Naveen Sivakumar won men's singles golds in SL3 and SL4 at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Nagoya. Thulasimathi Murugesan won silver in women's singles SU5.
Ashmita Chaliha defeated three-time champion Akane Yamaguchi 21-19, 21-18 in the French Open round of 16, becoming the first Indian after PV Sindhu to beat the world No. 2.
Pramod Bhagat and Nitesh Kumar have reached the men’s singles SL3 semifinals at the Asian Para Games 2026, guaranteeing India multiple medals. Other Indian pairs and singles players also advanced in various classifications.
An Se-young beat Akane Yamaguchi 21-23, 21-14, 21-18 to retain the Denmark Open women's singles title on 18 October 2026, and Alex Lanier beat Anders Antonsen in the men's final.