Kuala Lumpur, July 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Tuesday announced the cancellations of the China Masters and Dutch Open from its revamped calendar for the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic….
Mumbai, July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin has said it will take some time before she can reach here previous levels due to the implications put forward by the coronavirus pandemic. In normal…
New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju was among those who wished badminton world champion P.V. Sindhu on her birthday. Sindhu turned 25 on Sunday. “Birthday greetings to India’s first World Badminton Champion…
Kolkata, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) ‘A king’ is how Malaysian badminton great Lee Chong Wei chose to describe China’s two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan, arguably the greatest badminton player of the 21st century who called time…
Beijing, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chinese badminton great Lin Dan on Saturday announced his retirement, thus bringing an end to his 20-year glorious career with the national team. “From 2000 to 2020, after 20 years, I…
Hong Kong, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) 35-year-old para-badminton star Daniel Chan Ho Yuen has said he is motivated to put in ‘120 per cent effort’ to compensate for missing out on training en route to his…
Hyderabad, June 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Badminton world champion P.V. Sindhu has thanked school and college teachers for their untiring work of providing education to students through online mediums during these tough COVID-19 times to ensure that…
New Delhi, June 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) H.S. Prannoy has apologised to the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for his remarks earlier in the month. Prannoy had slammed the BAI after it had ignored him for the…
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) H.S. Prannoy ran into trouble with the Badminton Association of India (BAI) after it did not include him in the list of recommendations for the National Sports…
New Delhi, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has recommended Kidambi Srikanth for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award following player’s apology to the federation for his conduct during the Asian Championship…
Mumbai, June 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Team Indias celebrated national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, Arjuna Awardees Ashwini Nachappa and Malathi Holla have joined hands with IDBI Federal Life Insurance and NEB Sports to launch a unique run…
Kuala Lumpur, June 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday announced that it has cancelled the 2020 Swiss Open and the 2020 European Championships due to the unavailability of dates for the two…
New Delhi, June 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Badminton legend Prakash Padukone turned 65 on Wednesday. Padukone’s most famous accomplishment is his victory at the All England Championships in 1980. It was the first time an Indian won…
New Delhi, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The lack of fans in the stadium during tournaments will make them feel “a bit like a practice session” according to Danish world no.3 badminton star Viktor Axelsen. “It’s going…
New Delhi, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Thursday announced that Hyderabad Open has been cancelled in the wake of coronavirus pandemic that continues to create havoc around the globe. The tournament…
New Delhi, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has questioned the criteria for Arjuna Award selection, saying players who have won nothing have been recommended for the national awards by the Badminton Association of…
New Delhi, June 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and singles star Sameer Verma have been recommended by the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for the Arjuna Award. Meanwhile, Bhaskar Babu,…
New Delhi, June 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu believes periods are a normal, natural phenomenon which occurs in females and that there’s nothing that they should be embarrassed about. According to Sindhu, people…
Kuala Lumpur, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has decided to reschedule the World Junior Championships, which was slated to be held in Auckland, New Zealand in September this year. The tournament will…
Kuala Lumpur, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation on Wednesday announced that it has extended its Olympic qualification period to next year. It said that all ranking points earned over the course of the…