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Amit Rohidas’s mantra to stay calm – Singing Lord Jagannath temple songSubscriber Only

October 02, 2024 13:03 IST

Rohidas details what happened in the quarterfinals, his blues while watching from change-room, and the temperament needed to do his defensive role.

Thu, Oct 03, 2024

First Indian in 10 years: Ishpreet Singh Chadha beats snooker champion Mark Selby to enter Pro semifinal at Home Nations majorsSubscriber Only

September 30, 2024 18:26 IST

Coach Yasin Merchant details how the aggressive Ishpreet is unique in Indian snooker circuit.

Mon, Sep 30, 2024

After the Chess Olympiad takeover, what India’s players need to do to remain on topSubscriber Only

September 30, 2024 16:52 IST

China holds both chess titles – in the open and women’s categories. That is the goal young Indians need to pin to their dartboards.

Mon, Sep 30, 2024

Gopichand believes no coach can get stuck in trying to churn out of remakes Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu. (File)

Forget ‘next Sindhu or Saina’, focus on a pack of 6-7 players – Pullela Gopichand’s mantra to seize Badminton glorySubscriber Only

September 29, 2024 08:57 IST

What perturbs Pullela Gopichand is that dreamy expectation of one Sindhu-like player turning up out of nowhere, and taking the world by storm, without giving a thought to how that will materialise.

Sun, Sep 29, 2024

Badminton: Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand succumb to fast-pace Chinese Taipei left-right combinationSubscriber Only

September 28, 2024 20:48 IST

Still in search of a Super 300+ title, the pair of 21-year-olds will continue to cop pressure to get past that line.

Sun, Sep 29, 2024

Badminton: How Chinese Taipei played the numbers game at Macau Open BadmintonSubscriber Only

September 27, 2024 22:49 IST

As such, Treesa-Gayatri hoping for a title breakthrough, don't boast of any depth in India, and will have to manage their injury-forced breaks and hitting top gear, amidst these Macau-like swirls from the powerhouses.

Sun, Sep 29, 2024

Paralympics champion Harvinder Singh taking aim at able-bodied archery eventsSubscriber Only

September 24, 2024 22:46 IST

Paris Recurve gold medallist believes he is a 'very good match shooter' who can nail 10s when the situation demands.

Wed, Sep 25, 2024

PV Sindhu: Korean ex-World No 1 Lee Hyun-il joins coaching staff as Indian shuttler bids to find her way back to top levelSubscriber Only

September 24, 2024 20:05 IST

The Korean left-hander will join Anup Sridhar in her coaching team for an interim arrangement until December 2024.

Wed, Sep 25, 2024

India's PV Sindhu plays against He Bing Jiao during their women's singles badminton match at the Paris 2024 Olympics. (AP Photo)

PV Sindhu brings in Anup Sridhar as coach for European swing, says her father RamanaSubscriber Only

September 23, 2024 11:30 IST

Twice Olympic medallist keen on continuing and targeting Asian Games in 2026.

Mon, Sep 23, 2024

Badminton’s slow-court problem: For India’s Next Gen to thrive, more hours needed on slower conditionsSubscriber Only

September 22, 2024 09:24 IST

Slow and study, Indian badminton's need of the hour. India's talented shuttlers, most of them stroke-makers, tend to get dragged down (literally) by slow courts.

Sun, Sep 22, 2024

Rising badminton star Malvika Bansod on the importance of a travelling coach and reading the Bhagavad Gita to unwindSubscriber Only

September 20, 2024 21:20 IST

Malvika Bansod lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-10, 21-16 but making it to the quarterfinals of a Super 1000 tournament is a big deal for the 23-year-old.

Sat, Sep 21, 2024

Malvika Bansod defeats Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

‘…Now I’ll figure out how to win much more’: Malvika Bansod beats Tunjung, Paris Olympics bronze medallist in BadmintonSubscriber Only

September 18, 2024 14:06 IST

Malvika first came to attention when she beat Saina Nehwal at the 2022 India Open, but it's been a long struggle to match those expectations.

Wed, Sep 18, 2024

Anmol Kharb, India’s Asian Team Championship golden girl wins first individual international badminton titleSubscriber Only

September 15, 2024 19:29 IST

Teenager who won multiple decisive matches in victorious Asian Team campaign, secures Belgian International Challenge for first senior crown

Mon, Sep 16, 2024

Not eye-catchingly talented, Lee Yang started in the game in primary school's Class 5, coincidentally the same time and place as Wang Chi-lin. (Reuters)

Double-Olympic gold medallist Lee Yang retires: The unlikely Badminton doubles star who often surprised himselfSubscriber Only

September 15, 2024 12:06 IST

What Lee Yang had despite limited hand-skills was discipline - including the same sleep pattern for dozen years.

Sun, Sep 15, 2024

Para-badminton champ Nitesh Kumar cries foul at BAI’s ‘apathy’, wants PCI to take over operationsSubscriber Only

September 11, 2024 21:17 IST

Shuttler says governing body pays no heed to their special needs, delays visa formalities and tournament entries and didn't at first acknowledge the medals won in Paris.

Wed, Sep 11, 2024

The Breaking star: B-girl Dutch star India who has never been to IndiaSubscriber Only

September 10, 2024 18:15 IST

Her Dutch-born mother Natascha speaks “Hindustani”, her Suriname-born father Rishi only understands Hindustani and a documentary on her is a sleeper hit in Netherlands.

Tue, Sep 10, 2024

Beyond tragic backstories, competitiveness and rivalries take centre stage in para-badmintonSubscriber Only

September 08, 2024 09:05 IST

If Paris Paralympics was any indication, para-badminton makes for a compelling watch and BWF can conduct tournaments alongside regular events in the year-long circuit.

Sun, Sep 08, 2024

Nitesh Kumar (left) won India's second Paralympics gold medal at Paris 2024 defending the SL3 category gold medal which was won by Pramod Bhagat (right) at Tokyo three years ago. (PHOTOS: Anurag Thakur via X)

Why Nitesh Kumar’s first call after Paralympics gold in para badminton was to defending champion Pramod BhagatSubscriber Only

September 03, 2024 01:02 IST

Nitesh Kumar lost his leg in a train accident but egged on by his father and inspired by Virat Kohli’s fitness, he propelled himself to become Paralympics Games champion

Tue, Sep 03, 2024

Thulasimathi with family. Sister Kiruttigha, father Murugesan, mother Viji.

Paris Paralympics: Shuttler Thulasimathi Murugesan takes silver, vindication for family of modest meansSubscriber Only

September 02, 2024 21:08 IST

Thulasimathi Murugesan, girl from Kanchepuram, loses SU5 final in straight games, but emerges as trailblazer in para-badminton

Tue, Sep 03, 2024

Nitesh Kumar, the highly skilled towering shuttler from Haryana, downed Japan's Fujihara Daisuke 21-16, 21-12 in the semifinals at the Chapelle Arena

From train accident to Paris Paralympics final, Nitesh Kumar engineers path to brink of glorySubscriber Only

September 02, 2024 01:21 IST

Nitesh is a trained engineer, who suffered an unfortunate train accident when he fell out of a moving coach during college, needing prosthetics on his left foot

Mon, Sep 02, 2024

France's new badminton sensation Alex Lanier. (Credit BWF/Badminton Photo)

Badminton’s new face France’s Alex Lanier reframes the sport with muscle powerSubscriber Only

September 01, 2024 10:04 IST

Alex Lanier, who is 1.8 metres long, got dubbed the 'Beast', as he brought a very high level of muscularity to the court, combined with quickness of movement and flexibility, that will prove to be a headache in coming years for Asians who have stuck to the lean, quick-footed, fast-reflexed bodytype when playing the sport.

Sun, Sep 01, 2024