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Wishlist for the new decade: 10 Olympic golds, two cricket World Cups & more
What would constitute a successful 10 years for Indian sport? We ask some famous names what they'd like to see happen most.
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Badminton
Momota injured in crash in Malaysia, driver killed
Badminton world number one Kento Momota was injured in a vehicle collision in Malaysia on Monday.
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Gopichand blames Padukone for encouraging Saina to leave Hyderabad
Saina's decision to join Padukone's facility in Bengaluru in 2014 wasn't beneficial for the player, Gopichand reveals in new book.
Badminton
Tokyo pressure sets in for Saina, Srikanth and co. at Malaysia Masters
With the cut-off date for Olympic qualification set for April 26, India's badminton stars would be hoping to hit the ground running over the next week.
Badminton
Big game for the big stage - why Sindhu's the best of the decade
Sindhu's easily the best Indian sportsperson of the last ten years. She has, after all, ticked nearly every box there is in her sport.
Badminton
Athletes of the decade: Sizzling Sindhu, Magnificent Mary and more
The 2010s were arguably the most successful in Indian sport. Who were the five athletes that stood out?
Field Hockey
Hypoandrogenism, Lodha, Produnova: The A-Z of Indian sport
Know your alphabet? Think again, as ESPN takes you through the last 10 years in Indian sport.
Badminton
Sindhu conquering the world, Dipa's leap of faith headline our moments of the decade
ESPN brings you the most magical moments in Indian sports over the last decade, in the words of the athletes who created them.
Badminton
Gopichand Coach of the Decade for India's badminton renaissance
That India have won two Olympic medals and nine Worlds medals in badminton over the past decade is mostly thanks to Pullela Gopichand.
Badminton
A decade of reinvention and revolution
Sharda Ugra looks back at the odyssey of Indian sport through the decade, which has been in sync with PV Sindhu's progression.
Badminton
Sindhu ends 2019 on fumes as taxing season takes toll
She finished the year with an overall win-loss record of 30-17, following her early exit at the World Tour Finals.
Badminton
Sindhu's World Tour Finals over after second defeat
PV Sindhu lost her second match at the World Tour Finals, ending her chances of advancing to the last four.
Badminton
PV Sindhu loses World Tour Finals opener
Defending champion PV Sindhu lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-18, 18-21, 8-21 in her opening match.
Badminton
PV Sindhu's chance to cap 2019 with World Tour Finals crown
She will be looking to put her recent slump behind at the year-ending Finals in China starting December 11.
Badminton
Syed Modi: Sourabh Verma loses in final
Sourabh Verma's impressive run came to an end after he lost in straight games to Chinese Taipei's Wang Tzu Wei.
Badminton
Sourabh Verma makes Syed Modi International final
Sourabh Verma entered the men's singles final after a hard-fought three-game win over Korea's Heo Kwang Hee in the semifinals.
Badminton
Sindhu's slump due to scheduling: Gopichand
Gopichand attributed Sindhu's recent loss of form due to a hectic schedule with tournaments spread over various continents.
Badminton
Satwiksairaj-Chirag lose to world no.1 pair in China Open semifinal
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost a hard-fought China Open final to world no. 1 Indonesian pair of Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo.
Badminton
Slower rallies, fewer mistakes: How Satwik-Chirag can stop the world's best team
Satwiksairaj and Chirag hope longer rallies and an error-free game will give them a chance against the World No. 1 team in the China Open semis.
Badminton
Satwik-Chirag and the art of travelling deep
The Indian pair has beaten five top 10 teams this year. But even as they rise through the ranks, they are aware of the challenges that await.
Badminton
Satwiksairaj-Chirag lose French Open final to world no.1 pair
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost a hard-fought French Open final to world no. 1 Indonesian pair of Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya.
Badminton
Satwiksairaj-Chirag win thriller to make French Open final
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty beat the higher-ranked Endo-Watanbe 21-11, 25-23 to make their first French Open final.
Badminton
Chirag Shetty: 'We are at par with the best teams in the world now'
After reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open for the third year in a row, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are targeting nothing less than the title.
Badminton
Lakshya levels up in Denmark amid new coach and household chores
Lakshya, who grinds away in the town of Aarhus in Denmark, attributes his new-found success to former World No.1 Morten Frost.
Olympic Sports
Mary Kom, Simone Biles and other masters of world championships
Simone Biles is now officially the most successful gymnast in the history of world championships. We look at a few others who have been similarly dominant.
Moment 3. Padukone wins the All England Open
Top 20 moments in Indian sports
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'Olympic medal will be bigger than WC medals' - Sindhu
World No. 10 PV Sindhu expressed her happiness over participating in her first Olympics as she became one of the seven badminton players to make the cut for Rio Olympics 2016.
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Eight matches that doomed Louis van Gaal at Manchester United
John Brewin reviews the eight matches that ultimately doomed Louis van Gaal's tenure as manager at Manchester United.
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The athleticism of Beyonce
Is Beyonce an athlete, too? Joy Priest explores the musician's roots as a young runner in the South and examines how the musician trains like a competitive sportswoman.
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Was Cozier the last of a golden age of commentators?
The sport and media landscape has changed so much that we may never have definitive voices like his ever again
