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BWF puts interim ban on ‘spin serve’
The serve was first used at the Polish Open in March, especially by Danish doubles shuttler Marcus Rindshoj
Published on May 12, 2023 09:00 PM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
BWF rankings: PV Sindhu drops out of top 10 for first time since November 2016
The two-time Olympic medalist fell down two places to the 11th spot on Tuesday, as per Olympics.com.
Published on Mar 29, 2023 06:07 PM IST
ANI |
India’s Sankar Muthusamy in junior badminton worlds final
The 18-year-old from a Chennai academy tamed his aggressive Thai opponent to reach the final of the tournament in Santander, Spain
Published on Oct 29, 2022 10:56 PM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
Badminton, rowing, skiing federations ban athletes from Russia and Belarus
Since the start of what Russian President Vladimir Putin has called "a special military operation" last week, sports bodies across the world have already moved against Russia and Belarus by refusing to host or play against teams from the countries.
Published on Mar 01, 2022 09:16 PM IST
Reuters |
Lee Zii Jia incident revives call for changes in world badminton
BWF backs federation-backed entry procedures but says its power should not be abused to block player
Published on Feb 15, 2022 09:00 PM IST
Avishek Roy
Tasnim Mir becomes 1st Indian to claim world no. 1 status in u-19 girls singles
The 16-year-old from Gujarat was rewarded for last year's stellar run when she had secured titles in three junior international tournaments to jump three places to grab the top position in the junior world rankings.
Published on Jan 16, 2022 10:04 AM IST
PTI |
Axelsen lifts BWF World Tour Finals title after thrashing Kunlavut Vitidsarn
BWF World Tour Finals: Reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelson thrashed Vitidsarn by 21-12, 21-8 in just 43 minutes to wrap up the men's singles title.
Updated on Dec 05, 2021 10:23 PM IST
ANI | , Bali [indonesia]
BWF World Tour Finals: Lakshya Sen collapses in semifinal against Viktor Axelsen
BWF World Tour Finals: Playing at Mangupura Hall - 1, Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen overwhelmed Lakshya Sen by 21-13, 21-11 in just 39 minutes.
Published on Dec 04, 2021 08:26 PM IST
ANI | , Bali [indonesia]
World Tour Finals: Ponnappa-Sikki Reddy end campaign with consolation win
The Indian duo lost their previous two group stage matches in straight games and hence finished a poor third in group B failing to qualify for the semi-final stage.
Published on Dec 03, 2021 04:16 PM IST
ANI |
World Tour Finals: Srikanth loses to Lee, bows out of tournament
The former world no. 1 Indian was no match for Lee, the reigning All England champion, going down 19-21 14-21 in 37 minutes to end his campaign.
Published on Dec 03, 2021 10:18 AM IST
PTI |
Srikanth, Ashwini-Sikki lose in BWF World Tour Finals
World number 14 Srikanth went down 18-21 7-21 to three-time junior world champion Vitidsarn in a 46-minute men's singles match.
Published on Dec 02, 2021 01:01 PM IST
PTI |
Satwik-Chirag pair pulls out of BWF World Tour Finals due to injury
Satwik and Chirag had become the first Indian men's doubles pair to qualify for the prestigious season-ending tournament after finishing at the semi-final stage of the Indonesia Open
Published on Dec 02, 2021 11:48 AM IST
PTI |
BWF World Tour Finals: Srikanth makes winning start, Ashwini-Sikki pair loses
BWF World Tour Finals: Srikanth, who had reached the knockout stage of the 2014 edition of the year-ending event, beat Popov 21-14 21-16 in 42 minutes in his opening match of group B.
Updated on Dec 01, 2021 10:37 AM IST
PTI | , Bali [indonesia]
BWF World Tour Finals: Sindhu leads campaign; focus on Satwik-Chirag, Lakshya
BWF World Tour Finals: It will be the best ever representation for India at the year-end tournament with as many as seven of them qualifying for the USD 1,50,000 event
Published on Nov 30, 2021 10:10 AM IST
PTI | , Bali
Satwik-Chirag pairing qualifies for BWF World Tour Finals
Satwik and Chirag had finished at the semifinals of the Indonesia Open last week but made the cut after Japanese pairing of Akira Koga and Taichi Saito also lost in the last four at the Super 1000 tournament.
Published on Nov 29, 2021 10:26 AM IST
PTI | , Bali
PV Sindhu to contest BWF Athletes' Commission election in December
Reigning world champion PV Sindhu, who is currently playing at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 event in Bali, is one of the nine candidates nominated for the available six positions.
Updated on Nov 23, 2021 10:37 AM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
Athlete wins appeal to overturn 5-year ban for match-fixing
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it upheld Nikita Khakimov’s appeal against the Badminton World Federation’s ruling of one year ago “due to the lack of concrete evidence.”
Published on Nov 23, 2021 07:43 AM IST
AP | , Lausanne [switzerland]
BWF adds Odisha Open to 2022 calendar, India to host 3 tournaments in January
India will be hosting the India Open Super 500, Syed Modi International Super 300 and Odisha Open Super 100 in January
Published on Oct 28, 2021 03:11 PM IST
PTI |
India to host 2026 badminton world championship
India were scheduled to organise the Sudirman Cup in 2023 but the Badminton World Federation decided to award the hosting rights of the world mixed team championships to China.
Published on Jul 13, 2021 03:53 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
BWF narrowly retains present 3x21 scoring system
Badminton's scoring system remains unchanged, BWF to continue with three-game format.
Updated on May 22, 2021 11:32 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondent, Kuala Lumpur
BWF members to vote on proposed five-game scoring system during AGM
Replacing the current three-game format with a best-of-five scoring system will once again be put to vote by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) during its AGM on Saturday.
Published on May 18, 2021 05:27 PM IST
PTI |
Srikanth holds on to slim Olympic hopes; those assured of Tokyo berth take break
Left stranded after the final three Olympic qualifiers were cancelled, Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth still harbours "some hope" of making it to the Tokyo Games, his faint optimism resting on the world body's assurance of a statement on the qualification process.
Updated on May 13, 2021 05:40 PM IST
PTI |
BWF to ensure comfortable Covid testing after player left with nosebleed
Srikanth had described tests conducted at the event as "unacceptable" in a tweet that was accompanied by an image of blood dripping down his face following a fourth mandatory test.
Published on Jan 13, 2021 11:44 AM IST
Reuters | , Thailand
India shuttlers look to shake off pandemic blues
PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth are among players who will feature in the three-leg Asia Series.
Updated on Jan 11, 2021 10:31 PM IST