Rain likely to play spoilsport on Day 3 in Galle (Image: TOI/Sahil Malhotra) Day 3 of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Galle is under a significant rain threat, with an 83% overall chance of precipitation forecast for the day. After rain disrupted proceedings on Day 2, another stop-start day could be on the cards.India remain firmly in control after reaching 460/9 at stumps on Day 2, with Devdutt Padikkal's magnificent 167 providing the foundation for a huge first-innings total. The visitors will now look to add a few more runs before turning their attention to Sri Lanka's batting line-up.Rain threat throughout...

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty, and PV Sindhu When the world’s best badminton players walk into the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Monday, India will not merely be hosting the World Championships for the second time. Seventeen years after Hyderabad staged the event, the tournament returns to a country where badminton has grown multiple folds — in popularity, participation, elite success and commercial reach.The transformation is visible in the numbers. Forty-three per cent of Indians follow badminton, while 32% actively participate in the sport, making it the country's second-most played sport and its leading racket sport. At the Paris Olympics, badminton was the most-followed sport among...