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Sindhu leads charge as shuttlers battle injuries and poor form
Apart from Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullela Gopichand (2001), no Indian has managed to win the coveted title
11 March,2025 08:05 AM IST | Birmingham | PTI
Lakshya Sen faces legal setback as Karnataka HC dismisses plea in age fraud case
According to the complaint, Lakshya and Chirag’s birth certificates were allegedly altered to reduce their ages by about two and a half years
25 February,2025 10:55 AM IST | Bengaluru | mid-day online correspondent
Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh's fathers attend Ambani Ganpati celebration
Deepika Padukone's father Prakash Padukone and Ranveer Singh's father Jagjit Singh Bhavnani were seen representing the family at the Ambani Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations
08 September,2024 10:39 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Padukone took away Sen’s phone in Paris
The Prime Minister’s words highlighted the pride of the nation in Sen’s achievements, even without a medal
17 August,2024 07:48 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
The castigating by Prakash Padukone to Lakshya Sen should have been private
As 1980 All England champion’s remarks to media on his ward’s defeat in the bronze medal match against Lee Zii Jia attracted mixed reactions, the immobile-on-the-sidelines coach’s castigating...
07 August,2024 08:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Nadkarni
'Can't suddenly push player under the bus': Ponnappa on Padukone's criticism
Sen squandered an opening game advantage and an 8-3 lead in the second to lose 21-13, 16-21, 11-21 to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia
06 August,2024 04:40 PM IST | Paris | mid-day online correspondent
'High time players take more responsibility': Padukone after Sen's defeat
Although Sen won the first game 21-13, he ultimately lost the subsequent two sets, resulting in a 4th place finish in men’s singles
05 August,2024 09:43 PM IST | Paris | mid-day online correspondent
PV Sindhu confident of hat-trick of medals
Sindhu’s form has been patchy of late, but she says the hat-trick of medals is very much possible because the last eight months spent with mentor Prakash Padukone has instilled confidence in her
26 July,2024 07:37 AM IST | Paris | PTI
Paris Olympics 2024: Padukone predicts India's chances of winning medals
India have sent a seven-member badminton squad including the high-flying men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and double Olympic medallist Sindhu
26 July,2024 07:32 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
PV with a difference!
India’s World No.15 shuttler Sindhu shows improved form after training stint under legendary Prakash Padukone as she registers come-from-behind semis win over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan; faces China’s Wang Zhi Yi today
26 May,2024 07:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Nadkarni