November 24, 2025 5:25 pm
With Parupalli retiring and becoming a coach, their dynamic at home changed sharply.
July 15, 2025 10:42 am
Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Saina Nehwal shared the personal update that has taken the sporting world by surprise.
February 26, 2025 8:40 am
Before and after a briefly-flickering career, athletes get saddled with the pursuit of 'sports quota' jobs. Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand recently highlighted the many levels of plight suffered by athletes who commit to sport, prioritising it over education. Shivani Naik talks to those whose lives revolve around that sports quota job that might offer financial security, but not always dignity.
February 22, 2025 2:35 pm
Recently, National coach of Badminton Pullela Gopichand made a comment asking kids to not take up sports unless from a rich and affluent background.
November 17, 2024 8:23 am
Training as a group keeps egos in check, self-assessments are non-delusional, the sparring is infinitely better, and the feedback is diverse. Is it time for Indian badminton to look beyond personalised individual foreign coaches?
October 15, 2024 7:17 pm
"They don't try and take it slow," Saina Nehwal added
January 10, 2024 5:08 pm
With injuries piling up and resuming his playing career looking difficult, former CWG champion and Olympian Parupalli Kashyap has decided he will announce retirement from the game soon.
January 10, 2024 9:18 am
Coach Kashyap's net-play advice helps Indian star down World No.5 Jonatan Christie at Malaysian Open.
June 21, 2023 6:34 pm
World number nine Prannoy hardly broke a sweat as he took just 26 minutes to dispatch local shuttler Lin Yu-hsien 21-11 21-10 in the opening round of the BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament.
July 22, 2022 7:34 pm
Tanisha also had a disappointing day as she suffered defeats in both the mixed and women's doubles competition.
May 10, 2019 1:04 pm
Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma is all set to host ace shuttler Saina Nehwal and husband Parupalli Kashyap on The Kapil Sharma Show.


