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How Lakshya learnt to believe again, with a little help from Padukone, Upton and home food
As Lakshya Sen prepares to help India defend the Thomas Cup, he's a changed man from the one who struggled through much of 2023.
Summer Olympics
100 days to Paris Olympics 2024: Tracking India's top 10 medal hopes
ESPN tracks how the India's top 10 medal prospects are doing 100 days out from the start of the Olympics.
Summer Olympics
100 days to Paris: Every Indian athlete that has qualified for the Olympics so far
From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu, here's a list of every Indian to have qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Badminton
BWF Madrid Masters: Ash-Tan, Lakshya Sen look to confirm Paris Olympics spots; Sindhu seeks consistency
Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth are chasing Olympic qualification, as are the women's doubles teams of Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa and Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly.
Badminton
Swiss Open takeaways: Srikanth the enigma; Sindhu's fitness tested; Gaya-Tree stumbling in Race to Paris
Srikanth's semifinal run may have come too late for a spot in Paris, but displayed his best... and worst moments.
Badminton
Swiss Open 2024: Lakshya leads Indian contingent chasing Olympic qualification spots
Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth are chasing Olympic qualification, as are the women's doubles teams of Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponnappa and Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly.
Badminton
2024 All England Championships takeaways: Lakshya's resurgence, Sindhu's positives, Sat-Chi's warning
Another All England Championship has come and gone and India's wait for another title at the oldest badminton tournament continues.
Badminton
Jonatan Christie beats Lakshya Sen in three-game thriller, sets up All Indonesian final at 2024 All England Championships
Jonatan Christie beat Lakshya Sen to set up an All Indonesian men's final against Anthony Ginting in the 2024 All-England Badminton Championship
Badminton
Lakshya Sen reaches All-England semifinal by returning to basics
Lakshya Sen's comeback win over 2021 All-England champion Lee Zii Jia saw him reach back-to-back semifinals on the BWF Tour - just two months after seven consecutive first-round exits.
Badminton
Sat-Chi and Sindhu headline India's push to end drought at All England Championship
This was their first BWF title of the year, fittingly at the French Open, beating Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan 21-11, 21-17
Badminton
Perfect in Paris: Satwik-Chirag make a statement at Olympic venue with French Open win
This was their first BWF title of the year, fittingly at the French Open, beating Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan 21-11, 21-17
Badminton
Satwik-Chirag win BWF French Open in style
World no.1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won their first title of 2024 in Paris
Badminton
French Open semifinal highlights: Satwik-Chirag reach third straight final, Lakshya's run ends
Lakshya Sen lost to eightth seeds Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty beat third seeds Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae.
Badminton
PV Sindhu exits in French Open quarterfinals, but with encouraging signs in path to Olympics
For now, the Paris test event has given her, and those watching, a belief that the PV Sindhu we know is on a positive comeback trail on the path to the Olympics.
Badminton
French Open 2024: Sindhu's comeback, Sat-Chi title hunt in spotlight at Olympic appetizer
Also, Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen chase Olympic qualification, with Gayatri Gopichand - Treesa Jolly facing Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa.
Badminton
PV Sindhu, Anmol Kharb bookend glorious triumph that heralds bright future for Indian women's badminton
The significance of a women's team title to Indian badminton in the year 2024 cannot be understated.
Badminton
Anmol Kharb, remember the name
Anmol (WR 472) beat Pornpicha Choeikeewong (WR 45) in the deciding match of the final to guide India to glory
Badminton
India beat Thailand to win first ever Badminton Asia Team Championships title
India beat Thailand 3-2 in the Badminton Asia Team Championships, with 17-year-old Anmol Kharb coming up clutch in the deciding match of the tie.
Badminton
BATC: India women stun Japan to reach historic final as young talent punch above their weight
India beat Japan 3-2 even as PV Sindhu lost her singles and doubles matches (the latter with Ashwini Ponnappa).
Badminton
New season, new team, new hope? PV Sindhu begins crucial comeback with BATC
PV Sindhu will be the centre of attention when the Indian women's team plays at the Badminton Asia Team Championships
Badminton
India Open diary: From icy temperatures to late starts and translation troubles
The India Open had it all: from icy temperatures, to late starts and translation troubles.
Badminton
'Sometimes losing is better' World no. 1 Sat-Chi find motivation in India Open loss
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were keen to take positives from their India Open final loss against reigning world champions Seo Seungjae and Kang Minhyuk.
Badminton
India Open: Satwik-Chirag lose to world champs Kang-Seo in high-octane final
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost their third successive final, with world champions Min Hyuk Kang and Seung Jae Seo winning by a 21-15, 11-21, 21-18 scoreline.
Badminton
India Open: Satwik-Chirag's smooth semifinal win is an important touchstone in their progress
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are one win away from winning their second India Open crown.
Badminton
Prannoy, Sat-Chi play out classics for home crowd, set up exciting semifinal Saturday
There will be two Indian matches on semifinal Saturday at the India Open Super 750 in New Delhi. That's two more than last year.
Moment 3. Padukone wins the All England Open
Top 20 moments in Indian sports
'Olympic medal will be bigger than WC medals' - Sindhu
World No. 10 PV Sindhu expressed her happiness over participating in her first Olympics as she became one of the seven badminton players to make the cut for Rio Olympics 2016.
Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
ESPNW - Voices
The athleticism of Beyonce
Is Beyonce an athlete, too? Joy Priest explores the musician's roots as a young runner in the South and examines how the musician trains like a competitive sportswoman.
Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again