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Lakshya Sen Ends Title Drought, Wins Australian Open Super 500

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Mumbai, November 23, 2025 — India’s Lakshya Sen clinched his first title of the season by convincingly defeating Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 21-15 21-11 in 38 minutes to win the Australian Open Super 500.The 24-year-old hailing from Almora, who had a difficult stretch following his fourth-place finish at the Paris Olympics, showcased sharp control and crisp execution to dominate the match. This win marks his first major title since his Super 300 victory at the Syed Modi International in 2024.Facing world No. 26 Tanaka, Lakshya delivered a performance full of authority, making minimal errors and dictating play from the start. His…

Lakshya Sen Exits BWF World Championships After Opening-Round Loss to Shi Yu Qi

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Paris, August 25, 2025: India’s top shuttler Lakshya Sen bowed out of the BWF World Championships 2025 after suffering a straight-games defeat to world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi of China in his opening-round match on Monday.Playing at the Adidas Arena in Paris, the venue that hosted the badminton events during the 2024 Olympics, Sen, ranked world No. 21, fought hard but went down 21-17, 21-19 in 54 minutes.The 24-year-old, who won bronze at the 2021 edition in Huelva, matched Shi Yu Qi in intensity during the first game. A 52-shot rally highlighted his resilience, but the Chinese shuttler’s sharp…

PV Sindhu Suffers First-Round Exit at Japan Open, Lakshya Sen and Doubles Pair Advance

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Tokyo, July 16: India’s star shuttler and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu’s struggles in 2025 continued as she crashed out of the Japan Open in the first round on Wednesday, losing in straight games to South Korea’s Sim Yu Jin.Playing her first match since the Indonesia Open in June, Sindhu, currently ranked 16th in the world, fell 15-21, 14-21 to the world number 14 Sim, marking her first-ever loss in four meetings against the Korean opponent.Sindhu began the match on a shaky note, quickly trailing 3-9 in the opening game. Although she clawed back to narrow the gap at 13-12,…