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Saina Nehwal (Image credit: Saina Nehwal’s retirement, announced in a podcast, was generally met with a sense of boredom. The badminton world was off the circuit for almost two years and accepted the former world number 1’s absence like a receding hairline. The inevitable thing that happens to an athlete as the years and injuries […]
Krishna Prasad Garaga (Instagram handle) NEW DELHI: Men’s doubles player Krishna Prasad Garaga, who was part of the country’s gold-winning Thomas Cup campaign in 2022, will don the India jersey again after the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) appeal panel lifted his four-year ban with immediate effect after acquitting him of drug-related charges.The 25-year-old from Kakinada […]
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Saina Nehwal (Image credit: HYDERABAD: The accolades and praises continue to pour in, lauding Saina Nehwal’s sensational performance as she walked away from the sport she made so popular. The former world number 1, who said there is no need to formally announce her retirement as it is understood by her prolonged absence, thanked all […]
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Image credit: NEW DELHI: There is a certain inevitability in the way Kunlavut Vitidsarn wins his matches. Points are rarely rushed. Games are rarely short. Opponents are rarely allowed to escape without being dragged into long rallies that test lungs, legs and patience.On the field, the Thai shuttler has a calm, almost monk-like […]
Sanskar Saraswat and Arsh Mohammad (Instagram post) NEW DELHI: Badminton has become big in India, especially in the last two decades, ever since Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics and PV Sindhu became a double Olympic medalist in the next two editions, making it one of the most popular sports […]
Ratchanok Intanon (AP photo) NEW DELHI: The season’s BWF World Tour calendar is raising concerns among leading players, who say the tight turnaround between major events is making season planning and peak performance difficult.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The discussion has become more relevant ahead of the 2026 World Championships, which […]
Saina Nehwal (Getty Images) Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza can easily be termed as two of the most recognizable faces of women athletes in India. Many came before them and many after them, but the credit of popularizing two widely followed racket sports in India, especially among girls, goes to these two world beaters.Go beyond […]
Saina Nehwal of India (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s star badminton player Saina Nehwal has confirmed her retirement from competitive badminton as she revealed on Monday that a chronic knee condition has left her unable to cope with the physical demands of elite sport. The 2012 London Olympic bronze medalist last competed […]
NEW DELHI: The India Open Super 750 is no longer a celebration of world-class badminton. Instead, it has become a daily case study in administrative failure. Not a single day of the major BWF World Tour event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium has passed without controversy. On Saturday the tournament plummeted to a new […]
