Star shuttlers PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the singles second round with straight-game wins on a mixed day for India at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament.

Star shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and PV Sindhu progressed to the men's and women's singles second round with straight game wins in a mixed day for India at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament on Wednesday.

France defeated India 3-0 to reach the finals of the Thomas Cup 2026, in Horsens, Denmark, on Saturday.

India vs France, Thomas Cup 2026 Semifinals Highlights: Ayush Shetty, Kidambi Srikanth, and HS Prannoy all lost their respective singles matches in straight games..

The 24-year-old star had saved two match points to script an 18-21 22-20 21-17 victory over world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen in a marathon clash

Thomas Cup 2026 Live Streaming: India set up a clash against France after a 3-0 win over Chinese Taipei in the quarters.

Thomas Cup 2026 Live Streaming: With Lakshya Sen leading the men's singles charge, India look to qualify for semi-finals by beating Chinese Taipei.

India's Kidambi Srikanth crashed out in the first round while Anmol Kharb and Tanvi Sharma entered the round of 16 of the Orleans Masters Super Badminton tournament.

Senior Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth bowed out of the German Open Super 300 tournament after suffering a straight-game defeat to Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi.

Indian men overcame a strong challenge from Singapore, while the women dominated Myanmar in their opening group stage matches to secure quarterfinal berths in the Badminton Asia Team Championships on Wednesday.