Sep 10, 2018 17:09
BENGALURU: The Samsung-owned technology firm Harman named Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu as brand ambassador Monday for its new range of specialized sports range of earphones, JBL Endurance.
The range includes four new earphones - RUN, SPRINT, JUMP and DIVE.
Aug 22, 2018 19:08
NEW YORK: India's badminton queen PV Sindhu is currently the highest earning female athlete in the world. If tennis is excluded that is. So says Forbes magazine in its ranking of "The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2018", released Tuesday.
Jul 18, 2018 12:07
MUMBAI: The recently announced Do-iT Talent Ventures (DTV), promoted by Darshana Bhalla and Radha Kapoor Khanna, will henceforth be representing Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal.
DTV has signed a long term deal with the badminton superstar and Padma Bhushan awardee for all her commercial and player endeavours. This includes sponsorships, endorsements, publishing, appearance’s, digital rights, amongst others.
Jun 30, 2018 14:06
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami on Thursday announced in a statement in the state assembly, a number of initiatives that would help upgrade sports infrastructure and talent in the state, Press Trust of India reports.
Jun 21, 2018 15:06
MOSCOW: In an extension of its anti-discrimination policy at the World Cup in Russia, FIFA will be backing a new festival which is organized by the Russian LGBT Sport Federationcalled "Football длявсех" (Football For All). With the LGBTI community well represented, its opening ceremony was held at the recently opened Diversity House in the country’s capital city.
Jun 09, 2018 15:06
BHUBANESWAR: Pullela Gopichand, India’s chief badminton coach signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Odisha government on Friday to upgrade the Odisha-Sports Authority of India Badminton Academy to a training centre that will set the bar high with respect to international standards for excellence, Times of India reports.
May 25, 2018 19:05
MUMBAI: Badminton star Saina Nehwal is in the Top 5 amongst the women athletes on ESPN’s ‘World Fame 100’ list for 2018.
Saina is 50th overall in ESPN’s ‘World Fame 100’ which is dominated by male superstars. But when it comes to women, Saina is the top-ranked Indian and ranked fourth after Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams.
May 21, 2018 16:05
BANGKOK: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced on Saturday that there will be no changes in the 3×21 (three games to 21 points) scoring system during any authorized match.
The BWF Council’s proposal to change to five games to 11 points did not receive the required two-thirds majority during voting at the BWF’s annual general meeting in the Thai capital.
May 12, 2018 18:05
NEW DELHI: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has signed a contract worth Rs. 75 crore with sports equipment maker Yonex Sunrise, the PTI reports. As part of the deal, Yonex will supply equipments for all BAI-accredited tournaments, camps and academies in India in exchange of holding title sponsorship rights for all BAI tournaments for the next 3 years.
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.
