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The Capacity for Suffering
On the baseline, greatness is written in sweat and split seconds: endure the long rally, find the line under pressure, adapt at match point, and take the next…
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US Open: No Sinner, No Certainty in an Open Draw
Jannik Sinner is out, Alexander Zverev is top seed and Carlos Alcaraz returns after four months. Inside the 2026 US Open draw at Flushing Meadows.
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US Open: The Crucible at Flushing Meadows
Discover how tennis stars battle grueling injuries and physical strain at the US Open, competing under the electric lights of Flushing Meadows in Queens, NY.
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DK Suresh produces a stunning victory over Marcos Giron
Dhakshineswar Suresh stunned Marcos Giron at Winston-Salem, becoming just the second Indian after Prajnesh Gunneswaran in 2019 to win a main draw match there
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Sports ministry orders cutting chai for Tennis - seven by twelve
AITA named twelve tennis players for the Asian Games 2026. The sports ministry cleared seven. What India's tennis contingent for Aichi-Nagoya reveals about the…
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Royalty and Revolution: An Se Young Reigns Supreme, Alex Lanier Stakes His Claim
An Se Young retained her world crown as Alex Lanier made French history, redefining badminton’s power balance at the BWF World Championships in Delhi.
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Lando Norris Dominates in Zandvoort as Title Chase Intensifies
Lando Norris claimed victory at the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell after local favorite Max Verstappen crashed out.
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Clash of the Titans - An Se Young and Akane Yamaguchi set up Sunday blockbuster
Akane Yamaguchi and An Se Young set up a blockbuster final at the 2026 World Championships, while France makes history and India claims bronze.
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Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand stoke national imagination at the World Championship
Treesa and Gayatri's historic World Championships run ends with a valiant three-game semifinal defeat to China's world number one team of Liu Shengshu and Tan…
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Satwik-Chirag succumb to Chinese pace
Satwik and Chirag crashed out of the Worlds quarterfinals against China's Liang and Wang, but Treesa and Gayatri secured a historic doubles medal.
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Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand tease history with their heroics in the World Championship
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand stun China's 4th seeds to reach BWF World Championships semifinals, securing India's first medal in 15 years.
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PV Sindhu's continued tryst with excellence
At 31, PV Sindhu refuses to fade: rebuilding her team, winning Japan Open gold, and fighting on toward the 2028 Olympics with grit and resolve.
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Satwik Chirag and Treesa Gayatri keep medal hopes intact
On a day of some tough losses for Ayush Shetty and PV Sindhu, the doubles teams of Satwik Chirag and Treesa Gayatri reached the quarterfinals of the World…
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Mia Blichfeldt suffers a scheduling nightmare at the World Championships
An exhausted Mia Blichfeldt fell tamely to An Se Young hours after a draining escape, exposing how tight scheduling can rob athletes of a fair shot at their…
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Anders Antonsen survives an Odyssey against Nhat Nguyen in New Delhi
Anders Antonsen survived a 102-minute thriller against Nhat Nguyen (21-23, 21-19, 23-21) to reach the BWF World Championships last 16 in New Delhi.
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Lakshya Sen endures defeat against a relentless Garret Tan
Garret Tan, ranked world No. 92, stunned 14th seed Lakshya Sen 19-21, 21-19, 21-17 in a gripping BWF World Championships upset in New Delhi. PV Sindhu and…
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Determined in defeat: Unnati Hooda shows resilience against Michelle Li
Unnati Hooda held two match points, but Michelle Li fought back to win 21-11, 9-21, 21-23 in a gripping BWF World Championships 2026 thriller in Delhi.
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Padikkal's Renaissance, Suthar's Coming-of-Age Power India Past Sri Lanka in Galle
India sealed a 165-run victory over Sri Lanka in their 600th Test at Galle, powered by Devdutt Padikkal's 167 and star Manav Suthar's 10-wicket match haul.
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Ayush Shetty outlasts Shi Yu Qi to set the World Championships on fire
Shetty’s Night Changes the Draw. Ayush Shetty stuns world No. 1 Shi Yuqi at badminton’s World Championships as India sweeps all five opening-day matches in New…
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Scottie Scheffler and Jeeno Thitikul clinch dominant victories
Scheffler and Thitikul won; Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia, Aditi Ashok and Megha Ganne faced mixed weeks, with Ashok leading the five at 10 under…
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Sindhu carries the noise into Monday
New Delhi has waited 17 years for the World Championships to come back. P. V. Sindhu was a teenager when Hyderabad hosted it in 2009. On Monday evening, she…
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Indelible footprints of greatness decorate the badminton World Championships
The World Championships were born out of a simple need: badminton wanted its own definitive summit, not just the symbolic crown of the All England Open. In…
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Badminton elite eye the crown in the World Championships
Badminton’s most symbolically loaded week of the year arrives in New Delhi from 17–23 August, with the 30th BWF World Championships doubling as a post-Paris…
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Gijón’s Ghosts: Austria, Algeria and the World Cup Match No One Wants to Win
Winning at a World Cup is supposed to be simple. You take three points, you move on, you celebrate. In this expanded 2026 edition, it often feels anything but.…
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Drawing Inspiration from Drawn Victories
By the time the final whistle sounded in Atlanta, the best goalkeeper on the field was a 40-year-old who had begun the week with about 50,000 followers online…
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Hailey Baptiste saves six matchpoints to shock Aryna Sabalenka
At the Caja Mágica on a balmy Tuesday night, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka stood on the precipice of the semi-finals six separate times. And six times,…
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Badminton takes a racy fifteen point turn
At the 87th BWF Annual General Meeting, members approved the switch from the 3x21 scoring system to 3x15 by the required two-thirds majority. Effective 4…
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Carlos Alcaraz battles wrist injury
When Carlos Alcaraz stepped onto the clay in Barcelona earlier this month, he was the two-time defending French Open champion, riding a 22-3 season record and…
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Matt Fitzpatrick holds his nerve to secure playoff victory against Scottie Scheffler
With the Atlantic wind gusting off Calibogue Sound and the live oaks bending under a mostly cloudy sky, Matt Fitzpatrick stood on the 18th tee at Harbour Town…
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City Edge Arsenal in Etihad Thriller to Close the Gap
On a sunlit afternoon at the Etihad Stadium, the vibrant hosts did more than hand Pep Guardiola’s side three precious points. It snatched the Premier League…
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Rising from the Dirt: Arthur Fils Claims Barcelona Glory
On a sun-drenched afternoon on the terracotta courts of the Real Club de Tennis Barcelona, Arthur Fils and Andrey Rublev struck thunderbolts at each other in…
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Rory McIlroy scrambles to defend his Masters title
Rory McIlroy’s defense of the Masters green jacket was not a coronation but a quiet siege, fought in the slanting light of a hot Georgia afternoon where every…
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Monte Carlo Masters: Sinner Subdues Alcaraz to Reclaim World No. 1
Jannik Sinner did not so much grab the Monte Carlo title as quietly move the centre of men’s tennis a few feet in his direction. On Court Rainier III, in their…
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Cameron Young surges into a share for the lead with scrambling Rory McIlroy
Cameron Young’s name did not so much appear on the leaderboard as slowly materialize, like something you only notice once it has already changed the room.…
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Rory McIlroy flirts with Masters history
When Rory McIlroy's chip from 29 yards disappeared into the cup on the 17th hole Friday afternoon, the roar that rolled through Augusta National's Georgia…
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Sam Burns and Rory McIlroy lead at Augusta
There is a moment at Augusta National, usually around mid-afternoon, when the shadows from the Georgia pines grow long and lean across the fairways, and the…
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Maria Jose Marin shows steely resolve to clinch ANWA Championship
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur did what it so often does at the end of its week long two-course audition. It didn’t simply reward the cleanest swing or…
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Talley on Top: Teen Star Extends Bogey‑Free Streak to 48 Holes, Leads ANWA Into Augusta
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur has a way of accelerating careers, and after 36 holes in 2026 it is Asterisk Talley who finds herself at the center of…
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Marin and Oh Lead at Augusta National Women’s Amateur
Maria José Marin and Soomin Oh turned Champions Retreat into a showcase of calm aggression on Wednesday, their bogey-free 65s setting both the tone and the…
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Rising Above the Azaleas for ANWA: Dreams Bloom in Augusta
In the soft Georgia light of early April, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur returns for its seventh edition as more than a tournament — it is a living…