All is in readiness for the start of the 2025 edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships, the world's oldest and arguably the most prestigious annual badminton tournament. The BWF ...

(More Badminton News) Since Prakash Padukone’s historic win in 1980 and Pullela Gopichand’s triumph in 2001, no Indian has managed to capture the coveted All England title -- one of the sport ...

Since Prakash Padukone’s historic win in 1980 and Pullela Gopichand’s triumph in 2001, no Indian has managed to capture the coveted All England title — one of the sport’s most prestigious ...

The All England Open is the most prestigious tournament on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour calendar, with only two Indians, Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand, having won it ...

Only two Indians have ever won the title - Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullela Gopichand (2001), and their stature makes it a tournament most coveted by top Indian badminton players. Curiously ...

The comments come amid a debate triggered by national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand's recent statement that middle-class parents should think hard before encouraging children to take up sports.

PULLELA GOPICHAND, the chief national coach of the Indian badminton team, sparked a debate when he said in a recent interview that only children from rich backgrounds should take up sports. He later ...

Macho star Gopichand is set to embark on an ambitious cinematic journey with a 7th-century historical drama, directed by the visionary Sankalp Reddy. The film, which promises to explore an untold ...

We left the camp after we had inoculated the children for Polio, and this old man came running after us and he was crying. He couldn’t see. We went back there and they had come and hacked off ...

Hyderabad: Actor Gopichand is set to collaborate with Ghazi director Sankalp Reddy for his 33rd film, a historical drama set in the 7th century. The film was officially launched with a pooja ceremony ...