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He was speaking on the sidelines of a foundation laying ceremony for a new badminton training centre.

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Gopichand wants players to improve fitness and stay injury free

June 26, 2019

Hyderabad: Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand wants his wards to improve their fitness and stay injury free as they look ...

Lee, a father of two, was diagnosed with early-stage nose cancer last year and after intensive treatment in Taiwan, said he was keen to play again.

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Ace badminton star Lee Chong Wei retires after lengthy cancer battle

June 13, 2019

Putrajaya (Malaysia): Cancer-hit badminton star Lee Chong Wei announced his retirement Thursday, ending a brilliant career in which he collected ...

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Shuttler Lakshya Sen qualifies for main draw in New Zealand

April 30, 2019

Auckland: Young Indian shuttler and former Junior World No.1 Lakshya Sen made it to the main draw of New Zealand ...

It was Dinesh Khanna, who had become the men's singles champion at the Asian Championship in 1965.

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Indian shuttlers aim to end 54-year old wait for Gold at Asia C’ship

April 23, 2019

Wuhan (China): A week's rest after three back-to-back tournaments, Olympic medallists P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal will now train ...

Sindhu staved off a spirited challenge from World No.20 Aya Ohori 22-20, 21-12 to record her sixth win over the Japanese.

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Indian duo enters second round of Malaysian Open

April 3, 2019

Kuala Lumpur: Top Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the Malaysian Open ...

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Gopichand slams Olympic qualification system

April 1, 2019

New Delhi: Chief Indian national coach Pullela Gopichand believes that the Olympic qualification system in badminton is ‘unfair’ and putting ...

Saina Nehwal (L) and PV Sindhu with their coach Pullela Gopichand

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A rivalry which has simmered, not exploded

March 31, 2019

Had they been from two different countries, the rivalry between badminton players Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu could have been ...

A winner of the Indonesia Masters, semifinalist at Malaysia Masters and quarterfinalist at All England Championship, Saina saw USD 36,825 added to her career earnings.

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Saina second highest in first quarter earnings

March 30, 2019

New Delhi: London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal has the second highest earnings in women's singles in the first quarter ...

Dey will face reigning Olympic champion and two-time All England champion Chen Long of China in the round of eight, while Mookerjee will take on top seeded Chinese Chen Yufei.

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Dey, Mookerjee advance to quarters of Swiss Open

March 15, 2019

Basel (Switzerland): Subhankar Dey and Riya Mookerjee advanced to men's and women's singles quarterfinals respectively of the Swiss Open badminton ...

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Lee likely to delay cancer comeback again

March 14, 2019

Kuala Lumpur: Lee Chong Wei is likely to miss next month’s Malaysia Open and delay his comeback from nose cancer ...

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Jail Diary

December 16, 2025

It is not a bad idea, it appears, if top-notch politicians get incarcerated, at least for some days, so as...

December 15, 2025

The United States on 11 December unveiled a new strategic initiative ‘Pax Silica’ aimed at building a secure and trusted...

December 14, 2025

Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes,...

December 13, 2025

By Dilip Cherian The IndiGo incident has once again reminded us of something we often overlook: India operates one...

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