Draft sports bill could pose problems for IOA

Ministry mulls graded funding for sports federations IMAGE: IOA chief PT Usha. Photograph: PTI from the Rediff.com Archives The sports ministry is considering the introduction of a graded system......

Olympics badminton: Why Lakshya Sen's first round win is 'deleted'...

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen reacts during his men’s singles first round badminton match against Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon at the Olympics on Saturday. Photograph: X Lakshya Sen's 21-8,......

China's badminton player Zhang, 17, dies on court

IMAGE: 17-year-old Chinese player Zhang Zhijie was competing at the Asian Junior Championship in Yogyakarta when he collapsed on court. Photograph: Badminton World Federation/Instagram Indonesia's......

Pramod Bhagat opens up about doping suspension

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Pramod Bhagat/X Following his suspension from the sport due to violation of anti-doping violations, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat on Tuesday......

Para shuttler Bhagat suspended for 18 months, to miss Paris Paralympics

IMAGE: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat has been suspended for a period of 18 months and will miss the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Photograph: Pramod Bhagat/Instagram Tokyo gold......