India's national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand says 'athlete-centric' funding model doesn't benefit sport
• 5 years agoGopichand made the assertion while addressing a special online session organised by the Sports Authority of India for its newly-appointed Assistant Directors
Coronavirus pandemic: India's chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand says Tokyo Olympics should be postponed
• 5 years agoThe call to defer the Olympics, scheduled to be held in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August, is growing after most of the major sporting events were either cancelled or postponed due to the deadly outbreak
Indonesia Open 2019: PV Sindhu loses title clash in straight games against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi
• 6 years agoPV Sindhu's hopes of breaking a seven-month title drought came crashing down as the Indian lost in straight games to Akane Yamaguchi in the finals of Indonesia Open BWF Tour Super 1000 tournament.
India Open 2019: Chinese top seeds Chen Yufei, Shi Yuqi pull out of tournament to leave PV Sindhu as firm favourite
• 6 years agoChen recently broke a five-year title draught for China at the All England Championship and Shi Yuqi is the defending champion, but the Chinese shuttler won't be playing in India.
India's Sai Praneeth says Senior Nationals will aid preparation for next month's All England Championships
• 6 years agoPraneeth, who is currently ranked 26th, said he will need a bit of luck and series consistent performances to earn him a ticket to the Olympics.
PV Sindhu wants to clinch gold at World Championships in August after winning silver twice in last two editions
• 6 years agoIndian ace PV Sindhu exuded confidence of striking gold at the World championship in August after settling for the silver medal twice in the last two editions.
World Badminton Championships 2018: PV Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi to set up final clash with Carolina Marin
• 7 years agoWorld number three Sindhu, who had finished runners-up at the Glasgow edition last year after losing to another Japanese Nozomi Okuhara in an epic summit showdown, notched up a superb 21-16 24-22 win over world number two Yamaguchi in a 55-minute hard-fought match.
Wimbledon 2018: Kevin Anderson defeats Philipp Kohlschreiber to enter last-16, keep African hopes in event alive
• 7 years agoSouth African eighth seed Kevin Anderson reached the Wimbledon last 16 for the fourth time with a straight-sets win over experienced German Philipp Kohlschreiber on Friday.
Malaysia Open 2018: India's PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth advance to quarterfinals; Sania Nehwal bows out
• 7 years agoOlympic and world championship silver medallist Sindhu brushed aside the challenge of Malaysia's Ying Ying Lee 21-8 21-14 to set up a clash with Olympic champion and former world no 1 Carolina Marin. The 22-year-old Indian has a 5-6 head-to-head record against the Spaniard.
PV Sindhu brushes off criticism regarding losses in summit clashes, says reaching finals is itself a big thing
• 7 years agoSindhu said, "Before I used to lose in the quarter-finals, semi-finals but now I am reaching the finals, so I am going a step ahead.