New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Indian doubles badminton specialist Ashwini Ponnappa on Wednesday hailed the new 15-point scoring system in the Premier Badminton League (PBL), saying it gives ample time to the players to get…
Guwahati, Dec 27 (IANS) World No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying, India’s H.S. Prannoy and Sourabh Verma comfortably won their respective single’s matches to put Ahmedabad Smash Masters beyond North Eastern Warriors’ reach in the Vodafone…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu on Tuesday questioned the timing of the experimental service rule change in badminton which is set to be tried at the prestigious All England…
Guwahati, Dec 24 (IANS) Hyderabad Hunters defeated debutants and hosts North East Warriors 5-2 in a Premier Badminton League (PBL) tie at the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium here on Sunday. Hyderabad’s Markis Kido…
Guwahati, Dec 23 (IANS) Awadhe Warriors put behind the absence of injured Saina Nehwal to kickstart their campaign in the third edition of the Rs 6 crore Premier Badminton League (PBL) with a 4-3 win…
Guwahati, Dec 23 (IANS) Awadhe Warriors star attraction Sania Nehwal was ruled out of the Premier Badminton League – 3 (PBL) opener against Chennai Smashers on Saturday here as she had not fully recovered from…
Guwahati, Dec 23 (IANS) Hyderabad Hunters are not willing to take debutants North East Warriors lightly in their opening Premier Badminton League (PBL) match at the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium here on Sunday….
Guwahati, Dec 22 (IANS) The most famous rivalry in Indian badminton will be on display once again on Saturday when global superstars P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal lock horns at the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi…
Guwahati, Dec 21 (IANS) With just a couple of days to go for the third edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL), new entrants North-Eastern Warriors are raring to go into their debut season with…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin on Wednesday rated the Premier Badminton League (PBL) as one of the major tournaments featuring eight World Championship medallists and nine Olympic medallists. Expanded to…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Rio Olympics gold medallist shuttler Carolina Marin on Wednesday slammed Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) proposed service rule change as “stupid”. It will be implemented from the All England championship next…
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin is on the same page with India’s Saina Nehwal, who on Wednesday hit out at the cramped schedule of the Badminton World Federation. Addressing reporters…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra and former All-England Open champion Pullela Gopichand will be the leading lights for ELMS Foundation, an initiative that aims to create a modern eco-system to…
Hyderabad, Dec 19 (IANS) Hyderabad Hunters will count on their star power, led by former World No. 1 Lee Hyun Il, Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin and feared doubles player Yoo Yeon Seong, to win…
Dubai, Dec 17 (IANS) Indian star shuttler P.V. Sindhu lost to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the women’s singles final of the season-ending BWF World Superseries Finals here on Sunday. Rio Olympics silver medallist Sindhu lost…
Dubai, Dec 16 (IANS) Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu on Saturday stormed into the women’s singles final of the BWF Dubai World Super Series Finals 2017 for the first time, after beating China’s Chen…
Dubai, Dec 15 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu registered the third consecutive win to top the women’s singles of Group A in the World Superseries Finals at the Hamadan Sports Complex here on Friday. Olympic…
Dubai, Dec 14 (IANS) Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu won her second successive group stage match to qualify for the semi-finals but men’s singles star Kidambi Srikanth lost for the second time in succession to be…
Dubai, Dec 13 (IANS) Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth began their campaign at the season-ending World Superseries Finals in contrasting styles at the Hamadan Sports Complex here on Wednesday. While Sindhu defeated He…
Guwahati, Dec 13 (IANS) Air India lived up to their top billing, beating Assam 3-1 to lift the mixed team crown of the 42nd Inter State-Inter Zonal Badminton Championships 2017 here on Wednesday. Top seeds…