Kiran George wins Indonesia Masters to grab second super 100 title
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar met these stars over the weekend.
Have a wonderful wedding, Dipi and Rannu!
With exactly a year left for the 2012 Olympics, in London, Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ), founded by sports legends Geet Sethi and Prakash Padukone, had their new website unveiled by actor Deepika Padukone, in Delhi, on Tuesday. OGQ said it will be working closely with sports technology company Sports Mechanics to provide high-performance video analytical solutions to its athletes to aid their preparations.
B Sai Praneeth became the first Indian male shuttler in 36 years to secure a medal in the BWF World Championships after a straight-game victory over Indonesia's Jonatan Christie.
PV Sindhu stormed into the pre-quarterfinals of the Olympic Games' women's singles competition
A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 2, on Sunday, July 28, 2024:
'Deepika always got all the jobs she auditioned for.' 'There was really no stopping her.'
Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone feels Saina Nehwal has achieved more than Sania Mirza vis--vis performance because of the fact that she has beaten more higher-ranked players than the tennis ace.
'Well, I think every year, in the last few years, has been better than the previous one'
Many interesting films with A-Listers line up for release in June.
Stars and stars at Gully Boy screenings!
The hype around tennis ace Sania Mirza may be bigger but ace shuttler Saina Nehwal clearly has the edge in terms of performance, feels badminton legend Prakash Padukone.
Ahead of her soon to be released film Tamasha -- her fourth with ex-boyfriend and close friend Ranbir Kapoor -- Deepika Padukone gets candid.
Indian shuttler Kiran George says his giant-killing act at the Thailand Open Super 500 tournament earlier this year gave him the self-belief, which proved to be the key en route his second BWF title at the Indonesia Masters.
2023 was marked by outstanding sporting achievements, shattered records, and the crowning of new champions, all captured by photographers documenting every significant twist and turn.
Sen became only the third men's singles player after Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand to reach the final
Disappointed not to get gold but bronze means a lot: Prannoy
Badminton legend Prakash Padukone said the players' overseas performance needs to be monitored to keep them on their toes.
The centre was inaugurated by Prakash Padukone and Rahul Dravid, with Paralympic gold medallists Murlikant Petkar and Devendra Jhajharia present as Guests of Honour.
Kidambi Srikanth progressed to the men's singles second round with a stunning win over Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand fell to their second successive semifinal exit at the All England Championship.
Kabir Khan's '83 saw a grand premiere in Mumbai, attended by the film's star cast.
Deepika and Ranveer have apparently chosen Lake Como, Italy, as the wedding destination.
On Saturday, Sen had become only the fifth Indian after Prakash Nath (1947), Prakash Padukone (1980, 1981), Pullela Gopichand (2001) and Saina Nehwal (2015) to reach the final of the prestigious tournament after outwitting defending champion Lee Zii Jia in a gruelling semi-final.
She is inching closer to being among the world's top five and is tipped to be number one in the next couple of years but ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal says being numero uno is still a very distant dream.
Meet Olympic silver medalist Mathias Boe.
Despite all her success, badminton ace Jwala Gutta laments lack of support from the Badminton Association of India.
The Olympic Gold Quest, founded by sports legends Prakash Padukone and Geet Sethi, has provisionally suspended the funding it gives to drug-tainted athlete Ashwini Akkunji, one of the sports persons it supports, and is awaiting the result of her "B" sample.
London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal wants to qualify for the Dubai World Superseries Finals after resuming her partnership with long-time mentor and chief coach Pullela Gopichand.
World chess champion Viswanathan Anand joined the Board of Directors of Olympic Gold Quest, which already has all time great Indian sportspersons like Geet Sethi, Prakash Padukone, P T Usha and Leander Paes, to give a boost to Olympic medal hopefuls.
'I spoke to Maharani Padmini of Jaipur.' 'She said there was basically one problematic point in the trailer.'
Over 70 foreign shuttlers, up from 25 entries in the previous year, will take part in the $15,000 Tata Open India International Challenge 2011 to be held at the NSCI courts in Worli from December 14-18.
Media hype after winning the Commonwealth Games gold medal might have affected the Saina Nehwal's performance in last month's Asian Games in Guangzhou and led to her early exit, according to badminton legend Prakash Padukone.
Badminton legend Prakash Padukone discusses India's prospects at the Beijing Games.
I am overwhelmed and humbled with all the love and support I have received from so many fans in India and all over the world and just wanted to say a big 'Thank You' to everyone," said the 20-year-old from Almora.
