Badminton

NEW DELHI: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Thursday announced a cash incentive of over INR 1.12 crore to the players and support staff for their success in major international tournaments, including the Asian Games, Badminton Asia Team Championship and the BWF World Junior Championships.

Feb 21, 2018 13:02
MUMBAI: Bridgestone India, a subsidiary of one of the world’s leading tyre and rubber companies, has announced partnerships with new members of ‘Team Bridgestone’ under its global Olympic partnership. 
Feb 15, 2018 14:02
NEW DELHI: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) will formally propose a suite of changes, including around the scoring system and on-court coaching, "to enhance the sport" at its annual general meeting in Bangkok, Thailand on 19 May.  The formal proposals will be circulated to the membership on 30 March together with all other proposals received by 23 February.
Feb 06, 2018 16:02
MUMBAI: Discovery Communications branded sports channel DSport has acquired the exclusive India broadcast rights for the upcoming Badminton Asia Team Championships 2018.
Feb 06, 2018 16:02
NEW DELHI: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) will conduct its elections on March 25 in Goa.  The decision was taken during BAI's executive council meeting here Monday.
Jan 31, 2018 12:01
NEW DELHI: Even as Badminton Association of India president Himanta Biswa Sarma, attended a meeting of the 2nd South Asian Regional Badminton Federation (SABF) in the capital on Tuesday, a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court seeking removal of the Assam finance, education and health minister as BAI chief.
Jan 31, 2018 12:01
NEW DELHI: India’s top badminton talent will be on show at the $350,000 Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta India Open, the main draw of which gets under way here on Wednesday. The tournament however, lost some of its sheen with the late withdrawals of top ranked men’s and women’s players Viktor Axelsen and Tai Tzu Ying respectively.
Jan 15, 2018 14:01
HYDERABAD: "Home team" Hyderabad Hunters won the third edition of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League championship with a hard-fought 4-3 win over Bengaluru Blasters in the final at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday night to land their maiden title in the event.
Jan 10, 2018 12:01
HONG KONG: In a landmark announcement, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) launched its remodelled world tour and presented HSBC as its principal global partner in an extensive sponsorship agreement that has the stated aim of catapulting badminton to "unprecedented heights".
Jan 06, 2018 15:01
HYDERABAD: Ace Spanish shuttler Carolina Marin, along with players of the Hyderabad Hunters franchise in the Premier Badminton League, has launched 'Mera Hoardings', a billboard advertising marketplace mobile app here. The app allows multiple hoarding companies and agencies sign up and register themselves to sell their vacant billboard/hoardings on online, a release from Mera Hoardings states.
Jan 02, 2018 12:01
NEW DELHI: The Union Sports Ministry on Monday announced Star Sports as the broadcast and production partner for its flagship initiative Khelo India School Games (KISG) for the next five years from 2018 until 2022. Starting from 31st January, these Under-17 annual games will in its first edition have 16 different sports disciplines.