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Pioneering Rupa eyeing taekwondo medal at Asian Games

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- "Here people are very serious, always busy with work. They don't laugh out loud as I do," Rupa Bayor cracked up while recalling her journey from Arunachal Pradesh to Mumbai. In ... Read More


Why BWF's new cycle hurts India

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Indian badminton circuit was dealt a major blow on Monday when the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced its World Tour cycle from 2027 to 2030. While India Open mainta... Read More


Despite top show in HIL, Manpreet stares at uncertain future

New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- Manpreet Singh was grinning ear-to-ear as he collected his runners-up medal from Hockey India (HI) secretary general Bhola Nath Singh at the Kalinga Stadium. Despite losing the ... Read More


Satwik-Chirag crash out of India Open

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- Barring Lakshya Sen, all Indian shuttlers kept losing one after the other on Court 1, be it Kidambi Srikanth, Malvika Bansod, HS Prannoy among others. But the 2,000-odd fans that... Read More


More trouble for India Open as bird droppings halt match

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- The $950,000 India Open - the country's biggest badminton tournament - is getting embroiled in one controversy after the other. Two days after Danish women's singles shuttler Mi... Read More


India Open badminton: Sindhu falls at the first hurdle

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Due to a solid show at the $1.45 million Malaysia Open last week where she reached the semi-finals, PV Sindhu was confident of her chances at the $950,000 India Open here. At th... Read More


Can Sindhu find a second wind?

New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- For about a decade, PV Sindhu was undeniably India's best bet going into any tournament on the BWF circuit. Consistency and an injury free-reign were the hallmarks of her long ca... Read More