Thursday was the best day to watch badminton...it featured Sindhu, Ayush, Satwik/Chirag, Tressa/Gayatri, Dhruv/Tanisha. It also featured 28-year-old fierce competitor Pornpawee Chochuwong.

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stood one step away from a third medal after progressing to the men's doubles quarterfinals, but India suffered a big blow at the World Championships

It was heartbreak for PV Sindhu at the Badminton World Championships as she went down in three games against China's Wang Zhi Yi, who prevailed 21-11, 15-21, 21-17 in a gripping Round-of-16 contest

Badminton World Championships 2026 Highlights: PV Sindhu has been knocked out by an injured Wang Zhi Yi of China in a Round of 16 match

Lakshya Sen suffered a shock second-round defeat to USA's Garret Tan to make an early exit but two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and fast-rising Ayush Shetty progressed to the pre-quarterfinals at the BWF World Championships.

Badminton World Championships 2026 Highlights: PV Sindhu is in Round of 16, so is Ayush Shetty. However, India had a mixed day at the Badminton World Championships

PV Sindhu, who is currently competing at the BWF World Championships, recalled her conversation with Virat Kohli while speaking on the RCB podcast.

Star shuttler PV Sindhu lauded the efforts of the volunteers, support staff, government and the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for ensuring a well-organised World Championships, saying the support extended to the players had made her experience at the home event particularly positive.

Giant-killer Ayush Shetty produced the biggest upset of the BWF World Championships, stunning world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi of China in a thrilling battle to seal a memorable win and advance to the men's singles second round, while PV Sindhu also advanced comfortably in the women's singles on Monday.

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu began her bid for a historic sixth BWF World Championships medal on a rousing note, outclassing Ireland's Sophia Noble in straight games to cruise into the women's singles second round on Monday.