Badminton

BENGALURU: Head hunting platform foundit (formerly Monster APAC & the Middle East), Monday announced its partnership with the Badminton World Federation (BWF). 

This strategic collaboration aims to amplify foundit’s brand presence while championing the spirit of excellence embodied by badminton players worldwide.

May 08, 2018 13:05
NEW DELHI: Sportzlive Entertainment, commercial rights holder of the Premier Badminton League, has reportedly served a termination notice on Sahara Adventure Sports Limited (SASL), owner of the Awadh Warriors team in PBL, over its failure to deposit the franchisee fee amounting roughly to Rs 35 million. 
May 07, 2018 16:05
NEW DELHI: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has formulated a no-parents policy for the upcoming Asian Games, to be held in Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September.  This decision will be communicated to all IOA-affiliated sports associations.
May 07, 2018 15:05
NEW DELHI: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has awarded cash incentives totalling Rs 13 million to members of the Indian badminton contingent that won medals at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. At a ceremony in the capital, BAI president Himanta Biswas Sarma and chief guest of the event, Indian Olympic Association president Narinder Batra presented all the cheques.
Apr 23, 2018 11:04
HYDERABAD: IDBI Federal Life Insurance has announced the selection of 14 young badminton players under the IDBI Federal Quest for Excellence #YoungChamps programme.  The #YoungChamps will undergo intensive training at the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad under the guidance of Pullela Gopichand and his professional team of coaches.
Apr 13, 2018 11:04
A POWERFUL, well-balanced Indian badminton mixed team lifted the Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold medal at Gold Coast late last week. One of the highlights of the team's performances was the dominating win by Kidambi Srikanth versus three-time Olympic Silver medallist Lee Chong Wei: 21-17, 21-14. The fact that Srikanth played like a champion is not incidental, he did after all rise to the World No.
Apr 04, 2018 13:04
PANAJI: Himanta Biswa Sarma was elected president of Badminton Association of India during its annual general body meeting here. Sarma, a cabinet minister of the ruling BJP in Assam, was elected unopposed for a term four-year term. He took over as the interim president of the BAI last year after the demise of Akhilesh Das Gupta.
Apr 02, 2018 14:04
HYDERABAD: Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth has been appointed as a deputy collector by the Andhra Pradesh government. State chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu handed over the appointment letter to him in Amravati last Thursday in the presence of former All-England champion and celebrated badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, ANI reports.
Mar 29, 2018 15:03
NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu and rising Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana feature in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 list, which includes innovators and disruptors who are reshaping their industries and changing Asia for the better.  Other than Sindhu and Mandhana, Bollywood actress-producer Anushka Sharma and Indian national polo team captain Padmanabh Singh are also on the list.
Mar 27, 2018 17:03
SINGAPORE: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has unveiled ELO Water as the Official Water for its championship events and tour finale for the next four years. This partnership encompasses all BWF Major Events – the TOTAL BWF World Championships, TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals and TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup – as well as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals.
Mar 06, 2018 11:03
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has sought the Centre’s response on a PIL seeking removal of Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma from the post of president of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), which draws attention to the fact that his appointment was in violation of the apex court order that a minister or a public servant cannot become an office bearer in a sports body.