Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen are amongst the Indian stars to take part in the All England Open Badminton Championships 2025 to be staged from March 11 to 16 in Birmingham.

All England Open Badminton Championships is under way and you can follow the action on the BBC from 14-16 March.

Twenty seven is an interesting age to be: you are closer to your 30s than your teenage years and it is an age synonymous with the untimely ends of the rich and famous.

Lakshya Sen defeated Li Yang Su of Chinese Taipei in a challenging first-round match at the All England Championships, while Malvika Bansod upset world No.12 Yeo Jia Min to advance. HS Prannoy and the mixed doubles pair Sathish Kumar Karunakaran and Aadya Variyath were eliminated.