James Whitfield 
It was a first-round defeat against world No.2 Wang Zhiyi, but teenager Tanvi Sharma turned heads at the India Open in New Delhi this week, for the sheer quality of her performance. She had the Chinese star rattled for the first two games, missing a game point in one and converting it in the next, … Read more
Novak Djokovic arrived in Melbourne without having played any tournament before after giving up playing in Adelaide. Hours on the court are what many tennis players look for, rhythm and quality of shots at this time of year. Not precisely the one who will compete for the twenty-first time Australian Open: “I need a little … Read more
OSEN 2026.01.17 07:50 More update information Option button Adjust font size Font size enlargement reduction print print share share [OSEN=이인환 기자] The 2026 India Open Badminton Championships is receiving more attention due to hygiene issues than performance. This time it was bird poop. China’s NetEase reported on the 17th (Korean time), “During the men’s singles … Read more
The last eight Grand Slam trophies have been bagged by either Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz, with the two new superstars of the tennis scene neatly splitting the titles with four wins each. And so it is not a bold prediction to claim that one of the two teams will take a 5-4 lead at … Read more
If you want, let’s remain friends, but we are a people, a land, a democracy: this is the message that the Prime Minister of Greenland sends to the President of the United States. It has fewer inhabitants than Faenza. It’s Greenland. It has a total population of 59 thousand people, for every two inhabitants there … Read more
BADMINTON Nationale 3 ASPTT Strasbourg – BC Dijon,: 7-1 Find the results and rankings BASKET Elite JDA Dijon – Elan Chalon : Find the results and rankings Women’s National 1 CSL Dijon – Montferrand: Find the results and rankings Women’s National 2 Chenôve – Cournon: Find the results and rankings Nationale 2 masculine DA Dijon … Read more
17 de ene, 2026, 07:02 ET The first formal opening ceremony of the Australian Open became a true gem thanks to Roger Federer and Andre Agassi. About 15 thousand people enjoyed tennis and laughter from inside to outside the court. Editorial Selections 2 Related Along with local glories like Ashleigh Barty, Patrick Rafter and Lleyton … Read more
An exterior view of Shenzhen Sports Center. Badminton courts at Shenzhen Sports Center. File photos Good news for fitness fans in Shenzhen: Throughout 2026, Shenzhen Sports Center will continue its public-benefit opening plan and make several venues free for residents. What’s free ‧ 4 badminton courts ‧ 6 full basketball courts (drop-in/single-player tickets available) ‧ … Read more
The Caen-la-Mer Sports Palace in Caen (Calvados) will be transformed again for another discipline and a major event, from February 6 to 8, 2026: it will in fact host the French badminton championships. “The three days of competition make up a program of 95 matches, which will determine the ranking of the best French players,” … Read more
[The Epoch Times, January 17, 2026](Comprehensive report by Epoch Times reporter Li Rongshi) The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam event of the 2026 new season, will be held at Melbourne Park from January 18 to February 1. The “opening week” event before the start of this year’s tournament was turned into a tennis “carnival”, … Read more