Badminton

By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, Sep 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The badminton fraternity should take a leaf out of what other sports like tennis have done to restart competitions — possibly with lesser prize money and without…

New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A spate of withdrawals by top teams led to the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup being postponed to 2021 on Tuesday. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) did not specify as…

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday announced that the Thomas and Uber Cup has been postponed following a series of withdrawals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament, slated…

Jakarta, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indonesia decided to cancel its application to host the Asia serial badminton tournaments following its decision to withdraw its teams from the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup 2020 as the Covid-19…

By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup may become the first top level badminton tournaments to take place since the sport went into a freeze due to…

Seoul, Sep 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korea on Friday joined a growing list of countries to withdraw from the upcoming Thomas Cup and Uber Cup badminton tournaments. The Badminton Korea Association said it has decided to…

New Delhi, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The preparatory camp for the Thomas and Uber Cup, which was set to begin on September 7 in Hyderabad, has been cancelled, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) said on…

New Delhi, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The preparatory camp for the Thomas and Uber Cup, which was set to begin on September 7 in Hyderabad, has been cancelled, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) said on…

New Delhi, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) World champion PV Sindhu, who had earlier stated that she will not be participating in the Thomas and Uber Cup, has now consented her availability for the tournament scheduled to…

New Delhi, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was double delight for Commonwealth Game gold medallist badminton ace Jwala Gutta on Sunday as she got engaged to Tamil actor and producer Vishnu Vishal on her 37th birthday….

New Delhi, Sep 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twenty-six badminton players will be allowed to train at the Pullela Gopichand academy on the outskirts of Hyderabad as part of an expanded national camp from September 7 to 27,…

New Delhi, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) With para badminton all set to make its debut at the Paralympics in Tokyo next year, India’s Manasi Joshi is super stoked and is ensuring to keep her spirits high…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2020 National Sports Awards curved a milestone moment for Indian badminton as it received as many as record six awards which also included its first-ever Dhyanchand Award for lifetime…

New Delhi, Aug 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has turned a nightmare for many, but for Indias para-badminton star Pramod Bhagat, it has turned out to be a ‘blessing in disguise. Bhagat, a World…

By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The national camp for badminton players is currently underway at the Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad and ever since it has started, it has seen its fair share…

Tokyo, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japanese Olympic badminton champion Ayaka Takahashi has announced her retirement. At a press conference, the 30-year-old shuttler said she had decided to retire as she could not keep her motivation high…

Beijing, Aug 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 2020 China Badminton Super League will run from August 27 to September 14 in Chengdu, the Chinese Badminton Association announced on Monday. Eight clubs, including 2018-19 Super League champions Zhejiang…

New Delhi, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The badminton national camp will restart on August 17 after N Sikki Reddy and physiotherapist Kiran C tested negative for COVID-19. The pair had tested positive for the deadly virus…