New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has said that it is important for people to act sensibly and stay home amid the 21-day lockdown period which is currently in place as…
New Delhi, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation on Tuesday froze the world rankings, saying standings as on March 17 will be the basis for entry and seedings when it begins as the international…
Kuala Lumpur, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Badminton World Federation (BWF) secretary-general Thomas Lund said that the criticism that it has received from top players over the past few months is “disappointing” to see. The Badminton World…
Hyderabad, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu on Thursday donated a sum of Rs 10 lakh to combat the spread of coronavirus. Sindhu has donated Rs 5 lakh each to Andhra Pradesh and…
Kuala Lumpur, March 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) welcomed the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the badminton world governing body said on Wednesday. “Today, we stand in solidarity with…
Mumbai, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was on this day, 40 year back, that Prakash Padukone changed the landscape of Indian badminton by becoming the first Indian to win the All England Open. At the age…
Copenhagen, March 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BWF Thomas & Uber Cup finals, scheduled to be held in Aarhus, Denmark, from May 16-24 have been postponed until August 15-23 due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “BWF, in close…
New Delhi, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A teenager, who was a sparring partner for the Taiwanese (Chinese Taipei) badminton team has tested positive for coronavirus, drawing concern from Indian badminton players. The teenager, according to a…
Kuala Lumpur, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three continental badminton championships were among five tournaments that the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday announced were cancellation due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Asian Championships, European Championships and…
New Delhi, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Friday announced that it will be shutting down its office from March 23 in wake of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. In a statement,…
Hyderabad, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Saina Nehwal has said that in the All England Championships money was placed above players’ safety by continuing the meet last week despite the coronavirus outbreak. “Only thing I can think…
By Aakash Kumar New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was on December 2 in 2011 that Manasi Joshi met with an accident and had her left leg amputated. After spending days in hospital and post…
London, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying beat China’s Chen Yu Fei to win the women’s singles title at the 2020 All England Championships. This is the third time that the world no.2…
New Delhi, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) All Badminton World Federation (BWF) sanctioned tournaments around the world have been suspended until April 12, the badminton world body said in a statement on Friday. “Tournaments affected include the…
New Delhi, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) All Badminton World Federation (BWF) sanctioned tournaments around the world have been suspended until April 12 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the badminton world body said in a…
New Delhi, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday that badminton world champions PV Sindhu had called him up asking if she should continue playing at the All England Championships amidst the…
London, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reigning world champion P.V. Sindhu was knocked out of the All England Championships on Friday after going down 21-12, 15-21, 13-21 to world No. 4 and former world champion Nozomi Okuhara…
New Delhi, March 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian and international badminton stars have questioned the need for the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to continue conducting tournaments at a time when sports bodies around the world are suspending…
London, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) P.V. Sindhu on Thursday advanced to the quarterfinals of the All England Championships with a straight games win over Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun. However, 18-year-old Lakshya Sen went down fighting to…
Birmingham, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The dismal form of Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth continued as both Indian shuttlers were knocked out in the first round of the 2020 All England Open championship. Both shuttlers, who…