Jwala Gutta holds Pullela Gopichand responsible for the ills in the system.

Asked how does she see her role in the Academy, Jwala said, “I can’t pretend to be a coach. I have not learnt coaching. So my role is to mentor and be the middle person, I am the bridge to players, coaches and parents.”

Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu and coach Pullela Gopichand were the guests at the latest Express Adda session in Mumbai. Organised by The Indian Express Group, this session had Sindhu and Gopichand talk about badminton, players, PBL, and their respective journeys so far. Sindhu, who is one of the eighteen women in the Forbes India Celebrity […]

History is made! Some of the country’s best shuttlers — Ashwini Ponnappa, Satwik Rankireddy, Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal — gave India its maiden mixed team gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Monday (April 9). No words can explain this feeling! Kudos to our Champions @NSaina @P9Ashwini @satwiksairaj @srikidambi @Shettychirag04 @PRANNOYHSPRI @sikkireddy @RuthvikaS @pranaav6 #IndiaontheRise #ShareTheDream #GC2018badminton #CWG2018India […]

“It takes a lot of sacrifices to achieve something in life,” says doubles and mixed-doubles Badminton player, Sikki Reddy. In 2016, she hasn’t just won the Brazil and Russia Open Grand Prix Titles, she also won the Gold Medal at the South Asian Games with her partner Pranaav Jerry Chopra. For the 24-year-old, it was a […]

When PV Sindhu was eight years old in 2003, her parents, both professional volleyball players, were deeply disappointed when she told them she wanted to play badminton. Sindhu’s father Ramana played on the national volleyball team – he’d even received an Arjuna Award. He and his wife Vijaya desperately hoped Sindhu would follow in their […]