Badminton
Badminton Shuttlecock Storage and Humidity in India: How to Make Feathers Last
A tube of feather shuttles can lose half its life to a dry cupboard or a hot car boot. Storage is the cheapest performance upgrade in Indian badminton.
Badminton
A tube of feather shuttles can lose half its life to a dry cupboard or a hot car boot. Storage is the cheapest performance upgrade in Indian badminton.
Cycling
The bottom bracket is the part of your bike you never think about until it starts creaking. Here is how the standards differ, which survives Indian conditions, and how to work out what your frame takes.
Sports Playbook
Between Dussehra and Diwali, every sports listing turns red with discount badges. Most of the savings are real on some categories and almost entirely theatre on others.
Fitness
Treadmill listings shout about horsepower, but the number most brands print is the one that matters least. Here is how to read HP ratings and how much motor you actually need.
Football
At ₹5,039 the Copa Pure III Club is Adidas's entry into the Copa line — a soft-touch, comfort-first boot with a firm/multi-ground sole that suits most Indian grounds. Here is who it fits.
Fitness
Rowers have quietly become the machine Indian home gyms argue about. Here is what the resistance types actually mean, what they cost, and the two situations where a rower is the wrong buy.
Pickleball
Running shoes are built to move you forwards. Pickleball is played sideways. That single difference is behind most of the ankle rolls and scuffed courts at Indian pickleball venues.
Running
Sports day season runs from September to February in most Indian schools. Here is what your child actually needs on their feet, what you can skip, and how to size shoes that will still fit in March.
Pickleball
Selkirk's limited-edition Project Boomstik sits at ₹29,500 — near the top of the Indian pickleball market. Who it is for, and who should buy an SLK instead.
Fitness
A close look at the Viva T-240 motorized treadmill — who it is built for, how it stacks up against cheaper Viva models, and what to check before it arrives.
Cricket
The default all-rounder spike for Indian club cricket. Here is what it buys you, how it fits, and when a specialist bowling shoe is the better call.
Cycling
A Rs 43,990 hardtail with hydraulic brakes and a real suspension fork. Here is who the Polygon Premier 5 27.5 suits, and where it compromises.