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Not winning early forces players to get better – just ask PV Sindhu
September 28, 2025 7:22 am
Missing out on the Rio gold may have made Sindhu more determined, and the result was her great consistency and one of the most dominant World Championship triumphs.
How PV Sindhu can break out her funk and sparkle again with tactical help from coach Irwansyah
August 24, 2025 8:59 am
If the coach can convince her to take bolder risks, get aggressive on her defensive patterns, think out of box, Sindhu can yet again strut around the badminton world
Lakshya Sen needs to hit the right lengths against Shi Yuqi in blockbuster opener
August 25, 2025 4:40 pm
The Indians tend to start well these days, and should back themselves against the Chinese first up.
It's time India scales up production to tide over shuttlecock scarcity arising from change in Chinese food preferences
August 10, 2025 5:34 pm
Kerala and Bengal have set-ups for shuttlecock production; they now need to improve quality and increase capacity as higher prices and uncertain supply is hitting players and academies hard.
The Mighty Minions who ruled badminton doubles
July 20, 2025 9:14 am
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, popularly known as minions, ruled the ranking charts as world No. 1s for 272 weeks, winning close to 30 titles.
Cancer survivor, migrant rights advocate and crowd favourite: Badminton’s gentle giant Chou Tien Chen
June 15, 2025 8:58 am
For Chou Tien Chen himself, the story always restarts, the page turns, after every loss. Especially after defeats.
Travails of the tall badminton player: All that's on 6-foot-4 Ayush Shetty's to-do list
May 11, 2025 1:59 pm
Mangalore shuttler Ayush Shetty's hunger for taking on bigger names is high, and he looks built to take on the world, but being tall doesn't automatically translate into success without solid foundations of fitness.
After transforming Thai badminton, new BWF chief Leeswadtrakul’s task will be to unlock the sport’s global potential
April 27, 2025 8:51 am
Leeswadtrakul might want to consider getting properly ambitious in seeking out global sponsors, cleaving open American markets, and prodding Asian big businesses to prop up the Asian sport to tennis levels.
Why female champs should be unapologetic about earning lots of money by winning at sport
April 13, 2025 9:26 am
Cheer on a woman who earns millions in one go, by winning at elite sport - she's no different from a banker, a female CEO, a canny stocks investor, a successful lawyer or surgeon or IT whiz
Revisiting Jwala Gutta-V Diju's fascinating combo: The chemistry needed to make mixed doubles work for Indian badminton
April 06, 2025 8:29 am
As India try to prop up their weakest badminton discipline with talented pairings trying to crack the Top 10, a Jwala-Diju recap could prove useful.
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