Badminton is Bengaluru’s primary source of feel-good endorphins. In the city that produced Prakash Padukone and Ashwini Ponnappa, techies are now carrying the torch.
As trailblazer retires, read her 2015 Walk the Talk interview with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, as she talks about navigating the game through problems personal & political.
On Thursday, Badminton World Federation stepped in and released a statement saying that it engaged with players and teams to review conditions at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.
In a podcast, the badminton star and her husband & fellow shuttler Parupalli Kashyap said other sports need more visibility and India still lacks a strong sporting culture.
Case filed against Lakshya Sen, his parents, brother & coach accuses them of fudging his age to allow him to play in younger categories longer. His mother has said 'records are clear'.
16-year-old player from Mehsana topped BWF under-19 singles rankings after winning three junior tournaments in Bulgaria, France and Belgium late last year.
In ‘Shuttler’s Flick’, Pullela Gopichand writes that losing badminton games for him is almost academic, you break down areas of improvement and work on them.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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