Ministry revamps TOPS review, plans coach incentives

IMAGE: Olympic medal-winning hockey goalkeeping legend P R Sreejesh is among the most high-profile former athletes involved in coaching in India. Photograph: ANI India's athletes will now be......

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,......

Badminton World Federation may review Olympic qualification

'BWF should at least freeze the rankings, later they can decide about the qualification depending on the the dates of Olympics but as of now there is no clarity.' IMAGE: B Sai Praneeth, who was......

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......