Know your stars: Nandu Natekar, India’s first badminton superstar.
Nandu Natekar, former Indian Badminton National Champion is the first badminton superstar of Independent India. The 86-year-old veteran has crafted over 100 National and International titles for India. Born in Sangli in May 1933, Natekar first represented India at the age of 20. He had a distinguished career that lasted for 15 years, where he […]
KNOW YOUR STAR: STEFFI GRAF
For any Tennis fan, the name of Steffi Graf needs no introduction. Steffi dominated tennis in the 80s and 90s. In her career, the German girl lifted 22 Grand Slam titles. It includes 4 Australian open (1988, 1989, 1990, 1994), 6 French Open (1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999), 7 Wimbledon (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, […]
Top 5 performances of Saina Nehwal
In every business and sports environment, the ‘firsts’ are always special. Similarly, Saina Nehwal defines the ‘firsts’ for Indian Badminton. She not only was the first Woman badminton player to clinch various titles but also to eventually become the World no. 1. With such performances, she has inspired the World to praise and feel proud […]
B Sai Praneeth: A distinctive journey in scripting his name in Indian Badminton history
Inspired to take up the sport by his aunt, a former national level shuttler, Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth has been steadily making progress and establishing his name in the sport. The Andhra shuttler underwent various challenges to reach this phase of his career. Famously said, every cloud has a silver lining, similarly Sai Praneeth eventually got […]
KNOW YOUR STARS: THE STORY OF STEFAN EDBERG
Stefan Edberg was a Swedish former World Number one tennis player. He won six Grand Slam titles in his illustrious career. It included 2 titles each in Australian Open (1985, 1987), Wimbledon (1988, 1990), and US Open (1991, 1992). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKRFz1g5QDQ He came to the world’s attention when he won all 4 singles majors as a […]
BWF named PV Sindhu as an ambassador for ‘i am badminton’ awareness campaign
PV Sindhu was unveiled as one of the ambassadors for Badminton World Federation’s ‘i am badminton’ awareness campaign on April 22, 2020. The BWF’s integrity unit was formed five years ago. This campaign is a platform in which players can express their love and respect for badminton by advocating and committing to clean and honest play. We are proud […]
TOP FIVE INDIAN TENNIS PLAYERS OF ALL TIMES
Lawn Tennis has remained one of the most popular sports in India. It is worthy to note that we have not performed exceptionally in the sport. Despite this, its popularity is growing. India has produced some remarkable talents. Jaidip Mukerjea was the runner-up at the Wimbledon Boy’s singles tournament in 1960. He reached the […]
5 Badminton Controversies that shocked the World
Badminton is known to be a quiet sport with players only in news for results of the tournaments. Unlike Football, Cricket, and Tennis, there are very few controversies involved in badminton. However, with world-class players in the circuit, controversies always come up in some way or the other. Here are 5 controversies that shook the […]
Badminton: BAI launches first-ever Coach Development Programme
Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, the Badminton Association of India in collaboration with the Sports Authority of India launched an online coach development on Monday programme under the leadership of the Chief National Coach, Pullela Gopichand. The development programme will be held five days a week for three weeks. The entire course has been divided […]
Badminton: The impotence of Women’s doubles in India
Even though Indian badminton has scaled over the years, not much has been moved on the women’s doubles front. It has been a perturbing couple of years for India’s only hope in women’s doubles- the pair of Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy. Earlier, the pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa helped shine a […]