Marin keen to regain World No.1 rank in 2018
By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Four Superseries finals with one win could sum up Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin’s form in 2017 which she conceded wasn’t the best for her and hoped…
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Chennai beat Mumbai to register first win of PBL-3
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Defending champions Chennai Smashers clinched their maiden win of the third season of the Premier Badminton League (PBL) after beating Mumbai Rockets 4-3 in the opener of the Delhi leg…
Shuttler Ashwini backs BWF’s 2018 schedule
By Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Indian doubles star Ashwini Ponnappa on Wednesday backed the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) decision to make it mandatory for top shuttlers to play at least 12 tournaments…
Ashwini backs 15-point PBL scoring; organisers prepone match timings
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…
PBL: Prannoy, Sourabh star in Ahmedabad’s win over NE Warriors
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…
Sindhu questions timing of BWF’s new service rule change
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…
Hyderabad outclass North East in PBL tie
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…
Warriors open PBL-3 campaign with 4-3 win vs Smashers
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…
Saina misses PBL opener against Sindhu due to ankle niggle
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…
Marin’s Hunters wary of newcomers NE Warriors in badminton league
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 all set for Saina-Sindhu clash in PBL-3 opener
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…
North Eastern Warriors all set for PBL debut
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…
Shuttler Marin excited to be back in PBL
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…
Marin slams BWF service rule change as ‘stupid’
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…
Saina, Carolina hit out at cramped BWF calendar
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…
Bindra, Gopichand launch ELMS Foundation
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…
PBL: Hyderabad Hunters’ hopes rest on Marin, Le Hyun, Seong
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…
Superseries Finals: Sindhu loses to Yamaguchi in final
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…
Superseries Finals: Shuttler Sindhu storms into final
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…
Superseries Finals: Sindhu tops Group A
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…