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Lakshya Sen lifts Australian Open 2025 crown after dominant win in Sydney

View Comments New Delhi: Indian badminton star Lakshya Sen wrapped up a brilliant week in Sydney by winning the Australian Open 2025 men’s singles title, defeating Japan’s Yushi Tanaka 21-15, 21-11 in a convincing straight-games victory. The win ended his dry spell this season and marked his first trophy of the year. Lakshya reached the final after a hard-fought semifinal battle against world No. 6 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei. That match stretched to 86 minutes, with Lakshya saving three match points before turning it around 17-21, 24-22, 21-16. Compared with that draining encounter, Sunday’s final felt like a smooth ride. He closed it out in just 38 minutes, barely giving Tanaka—ranked world No. 26 and already a two-time Super 300 winner this year—any room to play his natural game. Right from the opening rallies, Lakshya looked sharp and in […]

SPORTIVO November 23, 2025

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India’s Macau Open campaign ends as Lakshya and Tharun exit in semifinals

View Comments India’s campaign at the Macau Open, a BWF World Tour Super 300 event, concluded on Saturday with both Lakshya Sen and Tharun Mannepalli falling short in the men’s singles semifinals. Lakshya, the tournament’s second seed, was comprehensively beaten by Indonesia’s fifth seed Alwi Farhan, who secured a 21-16, 21-9 victory in just 39 minutes. Earlier in the day, Malaysia’s Justin Hoh overcame Tharun in a hard-fought battle, winning 19-21, 21-16, 21-16 after an intense hour and 21 minutes on court. This tournament marked the first time both Indians had reached the semifinals of a BWF World Tour event this season. For 23-year-old Tharun, it also represented the finest result of his career to date. World No. 25 Farhan, the 2023 World Junior Champion and a key member of Indonesia’s Sudirman Cup bronze-winning team, produced a dominant display to […]

SPORTIVO August 3, 2025

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Lakshya Sen and Tharun Mannepalli storm into Macau Open semi-finals; Satwik-Chirag exit in quarters

View Comments India’s Lakshya Sen and Tharun Mannepalli battled hard to book their places in the men’s singles semi-finals at the Macau Open 2025 on Friday, while the nation’s top doubles duo, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, suffered a narrow defeat in the quarter-finals. Tharun Mannepalli continued his stellar run at the BWF Super 300 event, stunning China’s reigning junior world champion Hu Zhe’an in a gripping three-game quarter-final at the Macao East Asian Games Dome. After taking the first game 21-12 and then conceding the second 13-21, Tharun edged out his opponent 21-18 in the decider. The 23-year-old had earlier upset top seed Lee Cheuk Yiu and will now face Malaysia’s Justin Hoh in the semi-finals—a player he beat at the Thailand Open earlier this year. Lakshya Sen, ranked 17th in the world and a Paris 2024 semi-finalist, overcame […]

SPORTIVO August 1, 2025

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31st G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament: GSC emerge Elite Team Champions

View Comments Mumbai: Goregaon Sports Club emerged the champion team in the 31st G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament defeating host club Bombay Gymkhana A 2-1 in the Elite Cup Team Championship final. Aparna Popat, Mangirish Palekar and Manoj Nachanekar had a rewarding tournament and walked away with double titles in this premier Inter-Club Tournament, promoted by Badminton Gurukul. Sanjeev Mahajan and Bhagwan S gave GSC a winning start, defeating Gautam Laud and Faisal Sidique 21-18, 14-21, 21-19 in a tough three-setter. However, Shailesh Daga and Ayaz Bilawala brought hosts Bombay Gym A on level terms, accounting for Leroy D'Sa and Hemant Duggal 21-14, 21-18. It was then left to Rajesh Bhanushali and Abhishek Sharma, who clinched the title for GSC with a 21-13, 21-19 win over Aparna Popat and Bimaldeep Singh. Nachanekar, the top seeded professional, defeated […]

SPORTIVO April 15, 2025

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Chinese Paddler Fan Siqi, World No. 13 Bernadette Szocs Join Rising Indian Stars in UTT Season 6 Player Auction

View Comments New Delhi: Chinese paddler Fan Siqi, world No. 13 Bernadette Szocs, Olympians Aruna Quadri and Alvaro Robles, and several rising Indian paddlers led by Junior World No. 6 Ankur Bhattacharjee, will headline the Ultimate Table Tennis Season 6 player auction, set to take place in Mumbai on Tuesday, April 15. For the first time in UTT history, team rosters will be shaped through a unique player auction, giving franchises greater control over their recruitment and strategies. Among the 56 players in the auction pool, youngsters Diya Chitale and Yashaswini Ghorpade—India’s top-ranked women’s singles players—teenage sensation Syndrela Das, and former U-17 World No. 1 Payas Jain lead a group of 25 rising Indian stars under 25, who have earned their spot alongside seasoned pros like two-time champion Harmeet Desai, former winners Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, Manika Batra, Sutirtha Mukherjee, and WTT Contender […]

SPORTIVO April 13, 2025

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GD Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament: Priya downs Namita in a thriller for title

View Comments Mumbai: Second seed Priya Ambekar, MCF had a fight on her hands against top seed Namita Mehta-Vijayakar, JVPG, Juhu but kept her composure in the decider to score an upset win in an entertaining match that went the distance and lift the women's 45 singles title in the G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament, co-hosted by Bombay Gymkhana and promoted by Badminton Gurukul. An easy 21-11 first game win for Namita was no indication of the fight to come from Priya, who won the second game 21-16 and then fought tooth and nail for every point in the decider and closed the match in her favour 22-20. Glory eluded top seeds Ayaz Bilawala and Rajesh D'Souza of Bombay Gymkhana who were upset in the 110+ men's doubles final by Prashant Mukherjee and Vilas Kuvale, RTISC, Ulwe. […]

SPORTIVO April 8, 2025

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1st G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament: Samant enters semis; Bilawala-D’Souza win easy

View Comments Mumbai: Professional Rajan Samant, also seeded  No.1 in the men's singles 45 category,  scored a straight games 15-8, 15-6 win over Joseph Anthony to enter the semi-finals of the 31st G D Birla Memorial Masters Inter-Club Badminton Tournament, co-hosted by Bombay Gymkhana, and promoted by Badminton Gurukul, at their courts, here on Friday. In other matches, fancied Jitesh Padukone had to retire after winning the first game against Prashant Shah 15-13 and trailing 4-5 in the second. Also advancing to the last four were Sachin Bharati, who rallied to defeat Dhirendra Maurya 10-15, 15-9, 15-9 and second seed Gautam Lad, who sailed past Pankaj Sampat 15-7, 15-7. In the men's 110+ doubles matches, top seeds Ayaz Bilawala and Rajesh D'Souza of Bombay Gym entered the quarter-finals with a facile 30-7 win over Anand Rai and Yogesh Kalia. Also […]

SPORTIVO April 5, 2025

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