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 | Badminton is the most developed sport in India in the past decade, claims Pullela Gopichand Pullela Gopichand has stated that Badminton is the most flourishing sport in India, given the fact of how the game has developed in India in the past decade. The former All England champion started coaching in 2004 when there weren’t enough courts in Hyderabad, but the scene has changed now. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | Olympics should be postponed, opines Pullela Gopichand Indian badminton coach Pullela Gopichand opines that it will be better if IOC postpones the Tokyo Olympics owing to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic around the World. He shared that players need exposure tournaments before the Olympics to prepare, something which is not possible in these dire times. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Reports | BAI bring in Agus Dwi Santoso to arrest slide of top Indian shuttlers Badminton Association of India have roped in experienced Indonesian coach Agus Dwi Santoso who will join the Indian camp soon to work with top singles players including PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal. The former recently resigned as the singles coach of the Thailand and is likely to join next month. SportsCafe Desk |
 | My immediate goal is to improve my all-India rank in badminton, says Unnati Bisht Khelo India Youth Games silver medallist Unnati Bisht went down fighting against Gujarat's Mir Tasnim Irfan Ali in the Youth Games' badminton competition in Guwahati on Tuesday. However, the athlete has performed well in the past at junior competitions and is on track for a bright future. Press Release |
 | With good preparations, we will perform better in 2020 Olympics, says Pullela Gopichand Pullela Gopichand, who has produced two Olympic medallists, expressed that his team is hoping for better performances with some good preparations before the quadrennial event. The 46-year-old added that the Khelo India Youth Games is a unique competition from an overall sporting culture perspective Press Release |
 | Aspiring badminton players in Assam should join the Assam Badminton Academy, says Ashmita Chaliha South Asian Games gold medallist Ashmita Chaliha expressed that all aspiring badminton players in Assam should join the Assam Badminton Academy in Guwahati. Chaliha, who won two golds at the South Asian Games has been training with an Indonesian coach Edwin Iriawan at the academy in last two years. Press Release |
 | Won't mind healthy competition with Pullela Gopichand’s academy, reveals Jwala Gutta Ace shuttler Jwala Gutta has said that she wouldn’t mind a healthy competition forming between national coach Pullela Gopichand’s academy and her new project — the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence — in Hyderabad. Jwala’s academy is set up on a 55-acre land near Gachibowli and is family funded. SportsCafe Desk |
 | India International Challenge | Kaushal Dharmamer, Aakarshi Kashyap reach semis Kaushal Dharmamer and Aakarshi Kashyap kept Indian hopes alive after registering straight game wins to reach the semi-finals of the India International Challenge badminton tournament on Friday. K Maneesha-Arjun MR pair from mixed doubles and Manu Atri-B Sumeeth Reddy from doubles also joined them. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Fifth edition of Premier Badminton League to start on Jan 20 The date of the commencement of the fifth edition of the Premier Badminton League has been announced and it's set to start early next year on January 20, 2020. Top Indian shuttlers like PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, B Sai Praneeth, and many others are expected to participate in it again. SportsCafe Desk |
 | BWF Hong Kong Open | Rankireddy-Ponnappa advance in mixed doubles India had a mixed day in the ongoing Hong Open as the likes of Swastiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa advanced into the next round, while the pair of N Sikki Reddy and Pranav Jerry Chopra crashed out early on. Wednesday will see Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu taking the court. SportsCafe Desk |
