Mumbai, July 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) World champion shuttler P.V. Sindhu has been making most of the time away from the game by developing new skills at home. During a freewheeling chat with paddler Mudit Dani on…
New Delhi, July 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand admitted that the current circumstances resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is not good for younger players. For now, athletes who are in the mix…
Copenhagen, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) at its 81st Annual General Meeting (AGM) has placed a four-term limit for its president. It also approved changes to its constitution, ensuring “at least 30…
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has offered condolences on the tragic demise of former para-badminton player Ramesh Tikaram who died with COVID-19. He was 51. Tikaram, country’s first para-badminton player…
Kuala Lumpur, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Saturday said that it is waiting for more clarity before taking a call on the remaining tournaments that are scheduled to be held in…
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…