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Why Ashwini Ponnappa believes ‘ambitious’ Satwik-Chirag can beat Malaysia's Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik again and push Koreans Seo Seung-jae-Kim Won-ho
September 14, 2025 9:55 am
The H2H (it's 4-11 to Chia-Soh now), can be daunting, but Ashwini gives Satwik-Chirag 10/10 for technique, and how they dealt with pressure and emotions in that quarterfinal at the World Championships.
Guwahati Masters: Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto enjoy another good week at an home event by defending Super 100 title
December 09, 2024 8:27 am
India had two winners at the Guwahati Masters, with Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto prevailing in women's doubles while Sathish Kumar clinched the men's singles title.
Badminton new format at X-L: Will 4 quarters of 10 minutes each make a match more exciting?
October 23, 2024 8:29 pm
Ashwini (33) is excited and reinvigorated at the prospect of heading to Jakarta for Badminton X-L – a glitzy team league taking place from October 31 to November 3.
Ashwini Ponnappa owes the world nothing—not a win, not an invoice
August 20, 2024 9:38 am
For most of her career, she had to fund herself, sweat out in a tough circuit, never complained, and gracefully handled doubters and defeats; the vitriol against her is cruel, sad and unjustifiable.
Ashwini Ponnappa on Paris Olympics: 'Telling the nation I got money is ridiculous...was denied coach of choice'
August 14, 2024 9:30 am
The pairing of Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto was knocked out of the women's doubles event at Paris 2024 without registering a win in the group stage.
'Can't push player under bus... why aren't coaches responsible?' Ashwini Ponnappa responds to Prakash Padukone's comments
August 06, 2024 5:48 pm
Legendary coach Prakash Padukone did not hold back after Lakshya Sen's bronze medal match defeat, asking players to ‘introspect’ and question themselves whether they had ‘doing enough’ to win an Olympic medal.
Indian Badminton’s Secret Seven: Freeze-frame moments and mannerisms of India's Olympic bound shuttlers
July 07, 2024 10:15 pm
Do’s And Don’ts for PV Sindhu, Satwik Reddy, Chirag Shetty, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Ashwini Ponnappa, and Tanisha Crasto.
Thailand Open: Ashwini-Tanisha bring the fight as they take scenic route to reach first Super 500 semifinal
May 18, 2024 10:30 am
Indian pair slowed the game down and Ashwini controlled the points superbly from the back before Tanisha went for the kills.
Dance the Olympic stress away: Why Paris-bound Satwik-Chirag, Sindhu, Prannoy, Lakshya and Ashwini-Tanisha should happily shoot insta reels
April 14, 2024 4:48 pm
From Muhammad Ali to Kobe Bryant to Floyd Mayweather, athletes have always danced as form of stress-busters or even as part of workout.
Badminton: As Anmol Kharb shoots into limelight, meet her coach who once lost to Saina Nehwal and has many a story to tell
February 18, 2024 4:22 pm
Kusumm Singh once first-round vanquished opponent of Saina Nehwal from 16 years ago, has trained Anmol – who has earned comparisons with Saina – with care and passion.
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Hitched: Sports stars who tied the knot in 2017
December 30, 2017 7:06 pm
Many sports stars including Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli, football captain Sunil Chhetri, football legend Lionel Messi and tennis star Serena Williams got married in 2017.
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