The shuttlecock used in Badminton is preferably obtained from the left wing of a goose. The feathers from the left and right wings are curved differently: shuttlecocks made from the left wing will spin clockwise, while those from the right have an undesired, inconsistent spin.
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Napoli wins their first Serie A title in 33 years
The Italian club last won the league title in 1990 when Diego Maradona was captain. In fact, their home stadium is currently named after the Argentine legend. This time, they drew with Udinese to take home the trophy.
Madhurr Mittal to play Muttiah Muralitharan in an upcoming biopic
Acclaimed actor Vijay Sethupathi was to play the role of Muttiah Muralitharan on screen, however, he opted out of the biopic after being asked by the cricketer himself, following outrage in Tamil Nadu. Now, Madhurr Mittal will play him in the biopic aptly named ‘800’, after the legend’s total test wickets.
Brazilian football giant Pele enters dictionary
The Portuguese-language Michael’s dictionary, one of the most popular in Brazil, added “pelé” as a new adjective to its online edition, as a synonym for “exceptional, incomparable, unique.” Widely considered to be among the best footballers in history, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, nicknamed Pele, passed away in December 2022 aged 82.
Vedaant Madhavan makes a splash in Kuala Lumpur
The 18-year-old won five gold medals for India at the Malaysian invitational age group swimming championships in Kuala Lumpur. A familiar name since the Khelo India Games, the teenage sensation is the son of the actor R Madhavan.
Duan and Marco Jansen become the latest pair of brothers to play in the IPL.
They are also the only twins to play in the tournament. Siblings to have played in IPL include Irfan and Yusuf Pathan, Shaun and Mitchell Marsh, Michael and David Hussey, Albie and Morne Morkel, Brendon and Nathan McCullum, Dwayne and Darren Bravo, Siddarth and Uday Kaul, Hardik and Krunal Pandya, and Sam and Tom Curran
Rinku Singh hits 5 sixes in an over to create history
KKR’s Rinku Singh smashed 5 sixes in the final over to successfully chase down 29 runs against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023. The son of a LPG cylinder delivery man made news in 2018 when he was bought by KKR for Rs. 80 lakhs.
MLB rolls out a number of changes for baseball
One of the changes as mandated by Major League Baseball is a bigger base. The traditional base is a square with 15-inch sides, and the new base is now 18 inches along the side, which not only means more base to grab but also means that the distance between the bases is slightly less. The intention of league officials is to reduce injuries and increase stolen bases, an element of the game that has been decimated in the era of analytics.
Start-up to produce oxygen from moon’s surface
Start-up to produce oxygen from moon’s surface
An Israeli startup, Helios, says it has developed technology that can produce oxygen needed for fuel from the lunar soil. This will make multiple and long-term missions to the moon economically viable, as it will allow moon colonies to “live off the land” instead of having to carry all of their fuel and other resources from Earth.