PBL arrives for final leg in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Over the next 12 days all roads will lead to the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium as the final leg of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) will get under way here on Wednesday….
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PBL: Pune 7Aces beat Bengaluru Raptors in nail-biting tie
Lucknow, Jan 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pune 7Aces staged a stunning comeback and defeated Bengaluru Raptors 4-3 in their second tie of the season and eighth tie of the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The show on Monday…
Mansi wins 2nd successive Junior Ranking title
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haryana girl Mansi Singh won the All India Junior Ranking badminton tournament on Sunday for the second successive time. Mansi beat M Meghana Reddy in straight games to wrest the title….
PBL 2020: Chirag, Rituparna, Loh guide Pune to win over Mumbai
Lucknow, Jan 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chirag Shetty, Rituparna Das and Loh Kean Yew guided Pune 7 Aces to victory over Mumbai Rockets in a highly entertaining Maharashtra derby as the Lucknow leg of the Premier Badminton…
‘Amazing’ camaraderie with Satwik helps on court: Chirag
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A breakthrough season could not have come at a better time for Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy. The men’s doubles pair are currently placed 10th in the…
PBL: Pune start campaign with match against Mumbai
Pune, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pune 7Aces start their campaign in the fifth season of the Premier Badminton League on Friday against Mumbai Rockets at the Babu Banarasi Das U.P. Badminton Academy in Lucknow. The franchise…
System needs boundaries when it comes to scheduling: Gopichand
Kolkata, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indias chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand feels the “system” needs to set boundaries in place when it comes to manic scheduling of the shuttlers, saying as a country that has not…
Hope Saina, Srikanth buck up, Sindhu form not a worry: Gopichand
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Badminton national coach Pullela Gopichand is not concerned about P.V. Sindhu’s poor run of form since she won the 2019 BWF World Championships. But he admits that these…
Subhankar Dey helps Awadhe Warriors to 1st win in PBL 2020
Chennai, Jan 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) World No. 46 Subhankar Dey kept his calm under pressure to take the Awadhe Warriors to a 4-3 win against the North Eastern Warriors in their first tie at the ongoing…
Tokyo Olympics: Saina, Srikanth race time to qualify
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, Jan 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four weeks into the Olympic year and the badminton qualification process has entered its home run. P.V. Sindhu and Sai Praneeth’s medals at the 2019 World Championships…
Thailand Masters: Saina, Srikanth disappoint as India’s campaign ends
Bangkok, Jan 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) India had a disappointing opening day at the Thailand Masters as all four shuttlers participating from the country bowed out of the competition after facing defeats in their respective first round…
Kidambi, Sameer out of Thailand Masters in opening round
Bangkok, Jan 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) India didn’t have a great start at the Thailand Masters as Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma bowed out of the competition after losing their respective matches in the first round itself…
MP’s Priyanshu impresses Sindhu on PBL debut
Chennai, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) With his array of sparkling backhand returns and exquisite movement on the court, Madhya Pradeshs 17-year-old Priyanshu Rajawat impressed not just the spectators at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on his debut…
Eyeing Tokyo berths Saina, Srikanth aim for good show in Thailand
Bangkok, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth aim to put up a good show when they begin their campaign at the BWF Thailand Masters Super 300 tournament here on Wednesday….
Ashmita, Siril clinch All India Senior ranking titles
Panaji, Jan 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam’s Ashmita Chaliha and former junior world number 1 A.S.S. Siril Verma on Sunday registered contrasting wins in the final to be crowned women’s and men’s singles champions, respectively, in the…
Sindhu to clash with Gayatri as 5th season of PBL kicks off
Chennai, Jan 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) World champion P.V. Sindhu will take on rising star Gayatri Gopichand as the fifth season of Star Sports Premier Badminton League kicks off here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium tomorrow…
BWF making 12 tournaments from 10 tough call on players: Kidambi
New Delhi, Jan 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has not been in the best of forms in the recent times. In the two competitions that he has taken part this year, Srikanth has suffered…
Sindhu crashes out of Indonesia Masters
Jakarta, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) World champion P.V. Sindhu lost to Japan’s Sayaka Takahashia in a tight second-round clash to bow out of the Indonesia Masters badminton meet here on Thursday. Sindhu lost 21-16, 16-21, 19-21…
Sindhu sole Indian in 2nd round of Indonesia Masters
Jakarta, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) P.V. Sindhu was the only Indian who managed to get through to the second round of the Indonesia Masters on Wednesday in what tuned out to be a disappointing day for…
Anker Innovations signs Saina Nehwal as brand ambassador
New Delhi, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace India woman shuttler Saina Nehwal was on Wednesday roped in as the brand ambassador of Anker Innovations, a leader in technology. The year-long deal will see Saina be a…