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    • Athletes deserve a future beyond saluting bureaucrats: India badminton coach Pullela Gopichand

      The 51-year-old from Hyderabad also emphasized the need for better post-career opportunities, stressing that financial stability is crucial for athletes to transition into meaningful roles after calling time on their careers.

    • Anmol Kharb: Teen prodigy who clinched India's 1st gold in Badminton Asian Team Championships

      "To actually play the deciding tie in a big match... the final of a team event, it needs guts and an amount of confidence and it shows what you are made of. I think she has done remarkably well on that front," India coach Pullela Gopichand said of Anmol Kharb after the team beat Thailand in the final.

    • Pullela Gopichand recounts pep talk to PV Sindhu after Rio Olympics silver win. Watch

      Recounting that PV Sindhu was a little down after not finishing first, Pullela Gopichand said he wanted her to think of it as winning the silver and not losing the gold.

    • Pullela Gopichand's entry into badminton was after a cricket rejection. Watch

      Pullela Gopichand played cricket at a young age and he said that his entry into badminton was fueled by a cricket rejection.

    • The engineering exam that Pullela Gopichand (luckily) failed: ‘Would have been a disaster’

      Pullela Gopichand revealed that he once failed an engineering exam by seven marks - which indirectly helped him become a badminton player.

    • Pullela Gopichand awarded honorary doctorate

      Gopichand, along with four other eminent Indians, were bestowed with the honour by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday for their contribution to nation-building.

    • Tim Cook meets Saina Nehwal, learns how Apple Watch helps athletes. Watch

      Apple CEO Tim Cook got to hear a first-hand account of how the Apple Watch can help professional athletes during his ongoing visit to India.

    • Pullela Gopichand: The match is like a thriller; the real movie is actually the preparation

      As an elite athlete, "there's a certain amount of gut feel, there's some amount of risk which you need to be okay to take. I think that's the same thing with startups."

    • Pullela Gopichand in 'Shuttler's Flick': You have to be stretched and beaten, so you can learn to be smarter, faster, better

      Known to be a straight shooter, Pullela Gopichand writes about his adventures and misadventure in badminton and in life, in 'Shuttler's Flick', coauthored with Priya Kumar. An excerpt:

    • PV Sindhu returns home to a rousing reception

      Telangana government had announced Rs 5 crore cash reward to Sindhu, a 1,000 square yard housing site near the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli and suitable government job, if she is willing.

    • Saina Nehwal: The girl and the game

      Saina‘s simplicity is humbling but the intensity of her focus can be unnerving too. “My parents initially wanted me to focus on studies but God wanted me to become a badminton player.

    • Saina Nehwal repays faith by reaching Denmark final

      Saina Nehwal is showing signs of fulfilling the potential that earned her a recent USD 7.4-million deal by reaching the Denmark Open badminton final after her world number one-ranked opponent retired with a knee injury.

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