"Is badminton, so to speak, drifting apart?" Excellent piece by Shlok Ramchandran 👍 Shuttle Zone: Catching the drift – dissecting one of the most prominent issues in badminton scroll.in/field/1029210/… via The Field

Sport isn't supposed to be dirty! Former world champion Ye Zhaoying says she was asked to lose Olympic semi-final indianexpress.com/article/sports… via The Indian Express

With Kodai Naraoka down 4-11 in Game 2 of the French Open semifinal against Viktor Axelsen, Japan's Chief Coach Park Joo-bong asks the obvious question: "What are you gaining by playing defence?" When technical skills are equal, the player who creates chances to attack wins.

A dream comes true for 'Shreddy' - India's top MD pair of Satwik SaiRaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty - with this triumph at the 2022 French Open. Also a fantastic highpoint for Mathias Boe in his new non-playing avatar as Coach.

This has to be the most convincing demonstration ever of the need for a towel break! As Steen Pedersen, Badminton put it: "Benyapa showing the umpire her best Karate Kid stance!"

Baby Kindani wants to share the mic with Kenyan journalist Alvin Kaunda 😍 x.com/AFP/status/159…

Most sportspersons play by instinct. The best play by waiting, watching and planning their next move. Axelsen, a victor like no other at the moment scroll.in/field/1031485/… via The Field

Hey BWF BWFScore. Why would you employ a bunch of idiot commentators for the MS Final at the Perodua Malaysia Masters 2023? Neither of them has any clue about the players or their playing record. And, worse, they know even less about the game itself or the tactics in use.

Insanely good read about Lee Chong Wei, Lin Dan and Taufik Hidayat! The man with the roar, PRANNOY HS, tells Vinayakk why he is a Taufik fan. Then there is this line about Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei: "I hope they come back to the sport in some way and they remain active."

British chemist Andrew Szydlo is perhaps one of the greatest chemistry teachers ever. Here is a lecture he did on 23 April 2014 for the Royal Institution. While all of it is amazing, I would highly recommend the segment on how petrol is used in engines. youtu.be/0g8lANs6zpQ?t=…

An Se Young of Korea playing her shots against He Bing Jiao of China in the Women's Singles Final of the BWF Daihatsu Japan Open 2023. BWF

World No.1 Viktor Axelsen should sue Elon Musk (another World No.1) for brazenly using Viktor's VA logo as the design inspiration and template for Twitter's new X logo! 😄

On Court 2, it's totally a Battle of the Teammates! A lineup like this is quite rare at the quarterfinal stage.

In An Se Young's moment of victory, Carolina Marin reminds the younger player that the winner should first shake hands with the opponent before going over to celebrate with her team. To be fair, Marin did precisely that when she won in 2014, 2015 & 2018. youtube.com/live/PIayERe9h…

Watching Kodai Naraoka play is like watching paint dry. He is as exciting as a parked safety car in a Formula 1 race.

In her seemingly unstoppable quest for a second Olympic badminton gold, a supremely in-form Carolina Marín is cruelly struck down by injury. Marin's exit leaves He Bingjiao, An Se Young and Gregoria Mariska Tunjung assured of medals.