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…
London, March 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reigning world champion P.V. Sindhu beat USA’s Beiwen Zhang to go through to second round of the 2020 All England Open. Sindhu took just 42 minutes to beat the 14th ranked…
New Delhi, March 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak which is spreading its footprint across the country, the India Open, scheduled to be played from March 24 to 29 in the national…
New Delhi, March 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s doubles badminton coach Flandy Limpele of Indonesia quit from his post on Sunday owing to family reasons, a statement from Badminton Association of India (BAI) said. “Owing to family…
By Rohit Mundayur New Delhi, March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lack of a system in scheduling tournaments and deficiencies in planning in general over the course of the ongoing Olympic cycle has had an effect on the…
New Delhi, March 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu have been handed tough draws at the upcoming India Open starting March 24. Saina will be facing Chinese Taipei’s Pai Yu Po…
New Delhi, Feb 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap on Saturday sought clarity on the situation around the outbreak of coronavirus and suggested that the qualification period for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics be…
Haarlem (Netherlands), Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Young Indian shuttler Ravi continued his impressive run at the Dutch Junior International tournament to enter men’s singles third round here on Thursday. The Haryana boy notched up a comfortable…
Amaravati, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Badminton world champion P.V. Sindhu has been appointed the brand ambassador for Andhra Pradesh government’s anti-graft helpline. The ace shuttler featured along with Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in a…
Hyderabad, Feb 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand was on Monday roped in as a mentor to the badminton programme of The Sports School Anup Sridhar Badminton Academy in Bengaluru. With plans to open…