Lakshya Sen teenager with an aimLakshya’s five crowns at BWF Super 100 and International Challenge level within a span of three months could be termed as being the saving ...
08 Feb, 2020, 09.35 AM IST
With big names giving PBL a miss, the Next-Gen is grabbing the opportunities with both handsAt a time when India started the year with no names in the top 10 men (Praneeth at 11and Srikanth at 12), a certain Lakshya Sen, a former w...
03 Feb, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
To develop as a badminton nation, we need to do more than just a few players doing well, says GopichandOver the years there might have been few names who looked good enough to take some burden off Saina-Sindhu, but some failed to live up and ...
01 Apr, 2019, 11.45 PM IST
Sai Praneeth perhaps doesn’t like leaving his comfort zoneDespite being the giant killer of repute and possessing an enviable fluidity in his game, the former’s result sheet is not impressive enoug...
29 Mar, 2019, 11.35 PM IST
The lure of challenge for the chinese shuttlers in Indian OpenIndian players’ results over the years have changed many a rival’s outlook.
25 Mar, 2019, 11.52 PM IST
Beware of the foreignersEven if Bingjiao falters before the penultimate round, Sindhu’s semifinal troubles at India Open, starting on Tuesday at IGI stadium, would...
24 Mar, 2019, 11.34 PM IST
Viktor Axelsen and Carolina Marin open up about their India experienceViktor Axelsen and Carolina Marin talk about their India experience.
12 Jan, 2019, 12.03 AM IST
Sameer Verma: Badminton ace comes out of compatriots' shadowsIn 2017 January, Verma won the Syed Modi International and found a place inside the world’s top 20.
20 Dec, 2018, 09.52 AM IST
Saina Nehwal to lead a young Indian team at the Uber CupWith PV Sindhu, ranked third in the world now, skipping the Uber Cup, the dearth of depth in women’s singles in India is evident as there’s...
18 May, 2018, 11.01 PM IST
Vijender Singh confident of winning fight against Ernest AmuzuThe Olympic medal (bronze in 2008) made me Vijender Singh and a World Championship title will help me take boxing to the next level in the ...
23 Dec, 2017, 12.43 AM IST
HS Prannoy could be just one big season away from the top tier“I never thought I would be playing at this level,” says the Kerala boy, who now has a reputation for being a giant killer on the internati...
22 Dec, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
I tell them to use malice to win, but they don’t: Raffaele Bergamasco, Indian women youth boxing team coachWhat cricket is to India, football is to Italy. “At least now the other sports might get some money,” Bergamasco said.
25 Nov, 2017, 12.23 AM IST
Saina Nehwal beats PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy overcomes Srikanth in the Badminton Nationals finalsA Saina-Sindhu or a Srikanth-Prannoy final is what legends are made of, otherwise seen or heard about in top international tourneys, not a ...
08 Nov, 2017, 11.43 PM IST
Kidambi Srikanth is Super Series specialJust like the Australian and Indonesian wins, the Denmark and French Open titles have come on back-to-back Sundays, a superhuman effort.
30 Oct, 2017, 02.17 PM IST
Boys of Indian badminton have finally created a space of their ownKidambi Srikanth’s fantastic year, reaffirmed once again after his French Open win on Sunday – a week after his Denmark Open title – for hi...
30 Oct, 2017, 12.44 AM IST
Parivar members of top leaders figure in UP BJP listThose first time candidates who belong to political families include Pankaj Singh (Noida); Mriganka Singh (Kairana).
23 Jan, 2017, 12.12 AM IST
Arunachal Pradesh affects major bureaucratic reshuffleThe Arunachal Pradesh government has affected a major bureaucratic reshuffle for smooth functioning of the government.
06 Jul, 2013, 12.34 PM IST