Language - | India can go on to win the Sudirman Cup, says coach Vimal Kumar Team India scripted history as they won their maiden bronze medal at the Asia Badminton Mixed Team Championships, and that has given hope to the fans that team can win Sudirman Cup too. Former national coach Vimal Kumar feels that after the string performance in Asia, India can go a step further. SportsCafe Desk |
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 | The Then and Now story of Lakshya Sen The way a shuttler plays, their form, and fitness keeps changing innumerable times through the course of their career. SportsCafe in its new series, 'Then vs Now', tries to track some of these changes a player's career goes through, which have a positive or a negative effect overall. Madhav Agarwal |
 | Learning from the best and creating a space of his own, Lakshya Sen It must not be easy being Lakshya Sen, especially when you have, recently, won a world championship medal, and the hopes of a few million Indian badminton supporters rest on your shoulders. Lakshya has managed to establish himself as India's prime hope in any competition he participates in. Madhav Agarwal |
 | Vimal Kumar confident of better show by PV Sindhu at World Championship Ace India shuttler PV Sindhu lost her summit clash at the BWF World Tour Finals against An Seyoung of South Korea in straight games, on Sunday. This was her first podium finish since her bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, having lost in the semis at Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Pullela Gopichand supports ban on players who indulge in age manipulation National coach Pullela Gopichand believes Badminton Association of India should ban players who indulge in age manipulation in order to set “examples” to avoid future occurrences. Meanwhile, former India coach Vimal Kumar opined that banning the players is something that is too extreme. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Badminton | Saina Nehwal is mentally toughest player ever, says Vimal Kumar Former National Badminton coach Vimal Kumar has stated that Saina Nehwal is mentally the toughest badminton player and added that he would put her even ahead of many of her male counterparts. Saina recently won the Indonesia Masters after an injured Carolina Marin withdrew from the final. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Lakshya Sen to get Rs 10 lakh cash reward from BAI Badminton Association of India (BAI) announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for young Lakshya Sen, who became only the third Indian to win a gold medal at the Asia Junior Championship in Jakarta. Sen believes he needs to work on his physical strength to take on the big guns in senior circuit. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Vimal Kumar : PV Sindhu must take full advantage of her tall height Former badminton player Vimal Kumar feels that the All England Open semi-finalist PV Sindhu needs to make the full use of her height in light of her recent loss to Japanese Akane Yamaguchi. Kumar has also added that he believes Sindhu is very fit and capable of recovering fast after each rally. SportsCafe Desk |
 | Sayali Gokhale - Breaking the glass ceiling to bring in a revolution There is a sacred feeling once you cross past the corridor of Karnataka Badminton Association to reach the court of Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy in Bengaluru. The court is buzzing with the sweet sound of the shuttle and an anxious chatter around the court by the kids practising out there. Bastab K Parida |
 | If Saina manages her work load, she can deliver a lot under Gopichand, says Vimal Kumar Saina Nehwal’s former coach Vimal Kumar has stressed that Saina needs to focus more on her workload management to achieve more success under Pullela Gopichand’s tutelage. Kumar, who worked with Saina for three years, also added that he respects Saina’s decision and wished her well for her future. SportsCafe Desk |