Machaxi, a Bengaluru-based sports-tech startup, raised $1.5 million from Rainmatter and Prakash Padukone to expand its AI-powered grassroots coaching model to three more cities. The company will launch 1,000 training centres in collaboration with the Padukone School of Badminton.
Ranked World No. 11, Sindhu announced on x (previously Twitter) that Prakash has become her mentor. She aims to excel in upcoming major tournaments with the guidance of the seasoned shuttler.
Since her return from a prolonged break due to an ankle injury suffered on her way to securing the Commonwealth Games gold last August, Sindhu has faced considerable challenges.
Hyderabad: After a hectic Cannes schedule, where she represented India as an esteemed jury member, Deepika Padukone recently took time out to visit Tirupati temple and celebrate her father’s birthday with the family. Apart from cementing her position as one of the biggest global icons in the world, Deepika has always proved to be a […]
Orleans: India’s Mithun Manjunath made it to his maiden Super 100 final with a straight-game win over Indonesia’s Christian Adinata at the Orleans Masters badminton tournament here. The 23-year-old, a product of the Prakash Padukone Badminton academy, Manjunath prevailed 21-18 21-14 over Adinata in a 47-minute showdown at the Palais des Sports here late on […]
Fifth seed Sindhu will kick off her campaign with a clash against Malaysia's Soniia Cheah and is likely to face Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the quarterfinals, provided she wins her initial rounds
