Australian Open racket stringers work behind the scenes at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Photograph: Charlie Kinross/The Guardian There would be no Australian Open were it not for the work undertaken ...

For many people, badminton was the soft option when it came to school games. But, with more than a billion players, it is the world's most popular racket sport. Clive Ellames, director of development ...

Badminton has emerged to be a fast growing sport in India. (Pic: Getty Images). Badminton has seen significant growth in India lately, both at professional and recreational levels. Amid the surge in ...

Scientists have trained the ANYmal quadruped robot to play badminton, and it's good enough to complete in a 10-shot rally with a human opponent. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

In a protection racket, the gangster doesn’t ask. He breaks. He storms into a shop, shatters the front window, kicks over shelves and then makes his offer: Pay us $500 now and every Friday, or this ...

"Use the heaviest racquet you can comfortably swing." That was once the norm when it came to a tennis player’s equipment. Maximum weight provided maximum stability to handle and turn around an ...

Robots like Atlas, Spot, and Stretch have amazed people with natural, life-like agility and body balance. What they were lacking, though, was a way to quickly connect this natural movement to ...

As the inauguration approaches, donations to it have exceeded $150 million. The rich and large companies know that Trump can be vindictive, so they’re giving big. The beauty of these donations is that ...

In Dunlop’s world of spin, there’s a new geometry taking over the upcoming Jan. 10, 2025, launch of the fully updated SX Series. In the lineup of four updated performance tennis racket frames, Dunlop ...

An eighth police officer, a former officer and two women have been taken in for questioning after the arrest of seven public order police (POP) unit officials in connection with alleged extortion of ...