Watching and writing about Olympic sports is where Minal Tomar excels the most. She thrives on field reporting and capturing stories from the ground, particularly those from combat sports like wrestling and boxing.
Dumindu Abeywickrama’s journey from tennis to badminton, triggered by a middle-ear infection, has taken him to No. 87 in the world. Largely supported by his parents, he recently secured his first sponsorship and continues to balance professional badminton with a psychology degree
France’s badminton revolution reached its peak with two historic World Championships gold medals, as Alex Lanier and Gicquel-Delrue rewrote history after decades of investment
The BWF World Championships 2026 ended with France winning two historic gold medals, while Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand ended India's 15-year wait for a women's doubles medal. New Delhi also delivered a memorable week of packed stands, passionate fans and plenty of unpredictable results. Here's your championship wrap
The India Open Super 750 is set to temporarily relocate from New Delhi to Guwahati to avoid scheduling conflicts with Republic Day celebrations, before returning to the capital in 2029
Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwala Gutta won India's last women's doubles medal at the Worlds in 2011. Fifteen years on, Treesa-Gayatri have matched that, reaching the semifinals, while Satwik-Chirag's bid ended in the quarterfinals. Ponnappa tells Outlook India she wants the pair to go bigger and better
India’s doubles pairs kept the medal hopes alive at the BWF World Championships 2026 as Treesa-Gayatri and Satwik-Chirag reached the quarter-finals after PV Sindhu and Ayush Shetty’s singles exits
PV Sindhu's sixth World Championships medal bid ended with a 11-21, 21-15, 17-21 loss to China's Wang Zhi Yi, ending her unbeaten record against Chinese shuttlers at the event
Garret Tan’s BWF World Championships run ended with a 21-10, 21-10 loss to Kunlavut Vitidsarn after his stunning upset of Lakshya Sen, with his idol later advising him to work on his stamina and endurance
Garret Tan stunned home favourite Lakshya Sen at the BWF World Championships, fighting back to win a 73-minute thriller and send the 14th seed crashing out in New Delhi
Polina Buhrova and Yevheniia Kantemyr both opened their campaigns with wins at the BWF World Championships 2026 in New Delhi while living in exile in Italy. For them, every match represents a country still fighting, and neither believes Russian athletes should be competing
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