by Amrita Priya | Sep 2, 2025
(September 2, 2025) “For me, this ranking is just another milestone and a reminder that I should keep doing things that I have been doing to be a better player.” When Sahaja Yamalapalli said this after becoming India’s top-ranked women’s tennis player, it captured the...
by Amrita Priya | Jul 4, 2025
(July 4, 2025) In a quiet village in coastal Karnataka, a young boy would spend evenings swatting shuttlecocks with his father in their backyard. It was here that Ayush Shetty’s badminton journey began – long before the world took notice. Fast forward to June 2025 in...
by Amrita Priya | Jun 30, 2025
(Jun 30, 2025) It began with a father’s quiet dream and a table in a neighborhood gym in St. Denis. Far from the spotlight, six-year-old Prithika Pavade first gripped a paddle under the watchful eye of her father, a former table tennis enthusiast from Puducherry who...
by Amrita Priya | Jan 15, 2025
(January 15, 2025) When Anahat Singh walked onto the court at the British Open U-17 this January, all eyes were on the 16-year-old prodigy from India. By the time she had battled her way through a tough field of competitors, including some of the strongest players...
