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India's next-gen shuttlers shine bright in 2025

While 2025 proved a mixed year for established stars like PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen, Indian badminton witnessed a promising rise of young talent. Teenagers Unnati Hooda, Tanvi Sharma and Rounak Chouhan emerged as standout performers, dominating junior tournaments and making impactful appearances at senior-level events, signalling a strong future

26 December, 2025 09:19 AM IST | Ronan Carvalho

Tanvi Sharma

Gautam Thakkar Jr State Badminton: Tiann wins title, Padwal bags double

Padwal bagged a creditable double when he partnered with Gundle to defeat Sairaj Samant and Sumedh Surve 16-21, 21-10, 21-12

23 December, 2025 08:16 AM IST | A Correspondent

Tanvi Sharma

Badminton: Shuttlers Tiann, Aditya enter U-15 finals

22 December, 2025 09:53 AM IST| A Correspondent

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China duo Liang and Wang end Rankireddy-Shetty’s run at World Tour Finals

21 December, 2025 12:26 PM IST| PTI

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

Sat-Chi storm into BWF World Tour Finals semis with 2-1 win over Chia-Soh

20 December, 2025 09:25 AM IST| Agencies

India’s Chirag Shetty (left) and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy during the BWF World Tour Finals in China on Thursday. Pic/AFP

Gautam Thakkar Jr State Badminton: Top seed Anvisha in pre-quarters

20 December, 2025 09:20 AM IST| A Correspondent

Anvisha Ghorpade

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Shuttlers Shlok, Vivaan clinch easy victories

19 December, 2025 09:02 AM IST| A Correspondent

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BWF World Tour Finals: Sat-Chi outwit Alfian-Fikri

19 December, 2025 08:52 AM IST| PTI

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. Pic/AFP

Sports listings of week: Here's your guide to the must-watch events this week

18 December, 2025 06:07 PM IST | mid-day online correspondent

Sports event to watch out for this week (Pic: X/File Pic)

BWF World Tour Finals | 'Play aggressively, no matter what': Satwik

18 December, 2025 10:12 AM IST | PTI

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (left) & Chirag Shetty during their match in Hangzhou on Wednesday. Pic/Badminton Photo

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