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Axelsen: A lone wolf who bet on himself to beat the world

Viktor Axelsen. (REUTERS)

Updated on Apr 16, 2026 01:53 am IST

Badminton will remember Axelsen as one of the greatest to ever play the game: Lakshya Sen

Badminton will remember Axelsen as one of the greatest to ever play the game: Lakshya Sen

Published on Apr 15, 2026 03:48 pm IST

Viktor Axelsen, two-time Olympic and world champion, announces retirement

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen returns a shot

Updated on Apr 15, 2026 06:00 pm IST

Lakshya happy and ‘disheartened’ after All England run

(Yohan Nonotte/Badmintonphoto)

Published on Mar 10, 2026 08:31 pm IST

India Open: Viktor Axelsen, An Se Young reign supreme

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen celebrates winning the India Open in New Delhi on Sunday. (AFP)

Updated on Jan 20, 2025 12:33 am IST

Similar errors haunt Lakshya, exits India Open in opening round

Lakshya Sen from India competes against Lin Chun-yi from Taiwan at Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025

Updated on Jan 15, 2025 09:17 pm IST

Olympic champions Axelsen, An Se Young for India Open badminton

Denmark's Viktor Axelsen, the Paris Olympic champion, will feature in the India Open in New Delhi next week. (AFP)

Updated on Jan 07, 2025 09:19 pm IST

'I want to be the Virat Kohli of Indian badminton': Lakshya Sen

'I want to be the Virat Kohli of Indian badminton in the coming years': Lakshya Sen

Published on Aug 29, 2024 03:44 pm IST

‘Lakshya played better than me, should win gold at LA Olympics 2028’: Axelsen

India's Lakshya Sen congratulates Denmark's Viktor Axelsen after their men's singles badminton semi-final match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Updated on Aug 04, 2024 09:04 pm IST

Lakshya goes down fighting vs Axelsen, to battle for bronze in Paris Olympics

Lakshya Sen of India in action during the match against Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.

Published on Aug 04, 2024 04:48 pm IST

All England: Axelsen extends domination over one-time rival Srikanth

Viktor Axelsen registered dominant win over Kidambi Srikanth.

Updated on Mar 13, 2024 12:32 am IST

Starting to medal: How players have turned legends in Indian badminton

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HS Prannoy after winning bronze at the World Championships last week. “During crucial points, when Gopi Sir asks me to do something, I don’t think twice, I just do it. That is the trust I have,” Prannoy says of India’s head coach. (PTI)

Updated on Sept 01, 2023 05:23 pm IST

Beating Axelsen for this bronze even more satisfactory: Prannoy

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HS Prannoy with coach P Gopichand (L) poses for pictures with silver medal after the Australian Open men's singles final at the State Sports Centre in Sydney

Published on Aug 27, 2023 10:11 pm IST

Badminton Worlds: Prannoy finds his 'zone' to beat Axelsen

India's Prannoy HS hits a return against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen

Published on Aug 25, 2023 11:53 pm IST

Viktor Axelson, badminton world No 1 and a ‘smash’ hit

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To call him a crowd favourite would be lazy. To say he was the beating heart of the pulsating atmosphere won't be an exaggeration.

Published on Jan 24, 2023 12:21 am IST

Watch: Vitidsarn falls on knees after upsetting Axelsen in India Open final

Kunlavut Vitidsarn reacts after beating Viktor Axelsen

Published on Jan 22, 2023 05:06 pm IST

Indomitable Axelsen meets rising star Vitidsarn for India Open title

Viktor Axelsen

Published on Jan 22, 2023 07:56 am IST

Unstoppable Axelsen marches into India Open final

Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen reacts during the men's singles semi-finals badminton match against Indonesian player Jonatan Christie, at the India Open 2023, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)(PTI01_21_2023_000322B)

Published on Jan 21, 2023 10:45 pm IST

Lakshya Sen’s All England title dream dashed after loss to Viktor Axelsen

Viktor Axelsen, left, celebrates with his trophy on the podium after his victory over India's Lakshya Sen, right, in their men's singles final match at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England.

Published on Mar 21, 2022 12:02 am IST

All England C'ships: Lakshya Sen finishes runner-up; loses to Axelsen in final

India's Lakshya Sen in action during the men's singles final against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen.

Published on Mar 20, 2022 11:14 pm IST

Axelsen lifts BWF World Tour Finals title after thrashing Kunlavut Vitidsarn

Viktor Axelsen lifts BWF World Tour Finals title after thrashing Kunlavut Vitidsarn

Updated on Dec 05, 2021 10:23 pm IST

BWF World Tour Finals: Lakshya Sen collapses in semifinal against Viktor Axelsen

BWF World Tour Finals: Lakshya Sen collapses in semifinal against Viktor Axelsen

Published on Dec 04, 2021 08:26 pm IST

Olympics: Denmark's Axelsen wins badminton gold to break Asian stranglehold

Olympics: Denmark's Viktor Axelsen wins badminton gold to break Asian stranglehold.

Published on Aug 02, 2021 09:15 pm IST

Lee Zii Jia wins All England Open men's title

Lee Zii Jia

Published on Mar 21, 2021 10:50 pm IST

India Open: Chen Yufei, Viktor Axelsen headline a star-studded international line-up

Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in action.

Updated on Feb 26, 2020 05:50 pm IST

Hong Kong Open: Kidambi Srikanth enters semifinals

File image of Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth.

Updated on Nov 15, 2019 08:11 pm IST

Prannoy, Praneeth march into pre-quarters of World Championships

HS Prannoy defeated Lin Dan in the World Championships.

Updated on Aug 20, 2019 11:13 pm IST

Former World No 1 shuttler Kidambi Srikanth eager to get touch back

India's Kidambi Srikanth is hoping to regain form.

Updated on Aug 15, 2019 11:06 pm IST

Viktor Axelsen withdraws from badminton world championships

File photo of Viktor Axelson

Updated on Jul 31, 2019 06:17 pm IST

Kidambi Srikanth heads to Malaysia after India Open heartbreak

Kidambi Srikanth reacts after losing the final against Viktor Axelsen.

Updated on Apr 01, 2019 04:14 pm IST

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