James Whitfield

James Whitfield is Archysport's racket sports and golf specialist, bringing a global perspective to tennis, badminton, and golf coverage. Based between London and Singapore, James has covered Grand Slam tournaments, BWF World Tour events, and major golf championships on five continents. His reporting combines on-the-ground access with deep knowledge of the technical and strategic elements that separate elite athletes from the rest of the field. James is fluent in English, French, and Mandarin, giving him unique access to athletes across the global tennis and badminton circuits.

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Figeac: Young Talent Detection – Medialot

Several exercises were on the program. This Saturday, January 24, 22 young badistas met in Figeac to participate in the departmental detection. Supervised by numerous club coaches and managed by Baptiste Dajean, departmental coach, the minibads (under 9 years old) and chicks (under 11 years old) present were evaluated on motor skills exercises, maneuverability but … Read more

Sinner Taunts & Tennis: Round of 16 Preview

Tennis superstar Jannik Sinner. ยฉ ANSA / LUKAS COCH Jannik Sinner returns to the Australian Open stage on Monday for the round of 16. The local media previously teased the Sesto superstar. 25 January 2026 From: det 17:0 wins: Yes, it is an incredible record that Jannik Sinner has against Italian tennis players. The man … Read more

Christiansen/Boje Rise to World No. 9 – BWF Rankings Update

Mixed Doubles Christiansen/Boje ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ goes up to 9.Maulana/Jamil ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ rises to 21, a new career high Menโ€™s Singles Alwi Farhan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ reaches a new career high as 14.Chi Yu Jen ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ jumps 6 spots to 21. Womenโ€™s Singles Chen Yu Fei ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ rises to the top 3.Gao Fang Jie ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ rises to 10, a new … Read more

Tang Jie-Ee Wei: Indonesia Masters Champions

Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei won US$39,500 (RM158,256) as mixed doubles champions at the Indonesia Masters. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Reigning world mixed doubles champions Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei etched their names into Malaysian badminton history today by clinching the mixed doubles crown at the Indonesia Masters. The world No 4 pair became the … Read more

China’s Sports Setback: Another Loss for Team China

The Chinese tennis player Chen Yufei โ€“ Photo: BWF The new BWF (World Badminton Federation) season has been underway for almost a month, with three major tournaments in the Super 500 group and above, but the Chinese players have only managed to win one singles title so far. That was the women’s singles title at … Read more

Badminton: Milan Le Garff Wins Departmental Championship | Kervignac

Departmental youth championship, in Questembert With three titles won on Saturday and Sunday in Questembert, during the departmentals, Milan Le Garff was the big winner of this competition. A singles title (cadets), a mixed doubles (upgraded juniors) associated with Georgia Stierle Davies, her club mate, and a men’s doubles (cadets) associated with Titouan Le Tutour, … Read more

Ahn Se-young Wins: Ranking Rise & All England Open Rematch?

(Xports News Reporter Kim Hwan) Without Ahn Se-young, Chen Yu-fei is the king. China’s Chen Yufei, considered Ahn Se-young’s ‘natural enemy’, won the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Indonesia Masters (Super 500) in which Ahn Se-young was missing and jumped to third place in the world rankings. Chen Yufei won the 2026 BWF Indonesia Masters … Read more