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  French Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty clinch maiden BWF title of 2024 season

  Other Sports | March 10, 2024 23:53 IST

  The world no.1 badminton pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty of India defeated Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan of Chinese Taipei by 21-11, 21-17 to clinch their first BWF title of the 2024 season at French Open Super 750.

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  Badminton Asia Team Championship 2024: India women to face Thailand in historic final

  Other Sports | February 17, 2024 18:10 IST

  Indian women's team stunned Japan in the first semifinal by 3-2 with Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly, Ashmita Chaliha and Anmol Kharb recording brilliant wins guiding India to their first-ever final at the Badminton Asia Team Championship.

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  BAI's selection trials: It's Kiran vs Priyanshu & Ashmita vs Aakarshi for top positions

  Other Sports | April 19, 2022 21:14 IST

  Kiran George will challenge Priyanshu Rajawat for the top spot in men's singles, while Aakarshi Kashyap will clash with Ashmita Chaliha to decide the women's singles winner in the BAI's national selection trials on Wednesday, April 20.

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  BAI postpones domestic badminton tournaments in wake of rising COVID-19 cases

  Other Sports | April 05, 2021 21:42 IST

  Worried at the trend, the BAI advised all the stakeholders to postpone the events, starting with this month's senior ranking tournament scheduled in Bengaluru from April 18-25.

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  Olympian shuttler Dipankar Bhattacharjee to undergo brain tumour surgery: BAI

  Other Sports | January 31, 2021 21:56 IST

  Guwahati-based Bhattacharjee was a top shuttler of the country in the 1990s. 

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  BAI cautions players, coaches, technical staff against participation in unauthorised events

  Other Sports | December 14, 2020 14:38 IST

  The direction came after it came to light that a Goa-based organisation is conducting such an event next month.

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  BAI requests ministry to relax quarantine norms for foreign players' participation in India Open

  Other Sports | November 23, 2020 21:18 IST

  BAI general secretary Ajay Singhania met sports minister Kiren Rijiju to chalk out a plan for conducting the USD 400,000 India Open event, which is scheduled to be held from March 30 to April 4 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.

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  BAI supports BWF's decision to postpone Thomas and Uber Cup

  Other Sports | September 15, 2020 16:13 IST

  The tournaments, slated to be held in Denmark from October 3 to 11, was set to mark the resumption of international badminton after it came to a halt in March following the outbreak of novel coronavirus.

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  BAI plan training camp in Hyderabad from July 1, PV Sindhu likely to hit the courts

  Other Sports | June 26, 2020 16:59 IST

  The Badminton Association of India is planning a training camp in Hyderabad from July 1.

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  BAI recommends Srikanth for Khel Ratna after apology, Prannoy show-caused for his outburst

  Other Sports | June 19, 2020 19:18 IST

  On disciplinary grounds, the BAI did not nominate world number 14 Srikanth and 28th ranked Prannoy for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award respectively.

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  Same old story, this country is a joke: Shuttler Prannoy hits out at Arjuna Award selection criteria

  Other Sports | June 02, 2020 22:14 IST

  Prannoy questioned the selection criteria for Arjuna Award while criticising the selection of Sameer Verma

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  BAI recommends Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna awards

  Other Sports | June 02, 2020 20:08 IST

  The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has recommended Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna Awards.

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  Badminton Association of India ready to host India Open in December-January

  Other Sports | April 28, 2020 15:39 IST

  The Badminton World Federation (BWF) had last week sent a letter to BAI, asking it for a slot to conduct the BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament, which was suspended last month along with the other Tokyo Games qualifiers due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Stay home, keep positive frame of mind: BAI to players, officials

  Other Sports | March 24, 2020 14:46 IST

  The Badminton World Federation has suspended all tournaments till April 12 due to the pandemic, which has brought the whole world to a standstill with countries shutting down borders and going into lockdown mode.

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  BAI apprises BWF of government's latest travel advisory

  Other Sports | March 12, 2020 19:27 IST

  BAI and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) had issued a joint statement on Wednesday, informing that the event will be held without any spectators due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak.

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  Badminton Association of India announces Rs 20 Lakh cash reward for World Champion PV Sindhu

  Other Sports | August 25, 2019 21:29 IST

  Apart from Sindhu, BAI also announced Rs 5 Lakh cash reward for World Championships bronze medallist B Sai Praneeth.

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  BAI likely to be taken to court for badminton league contract terminat

  Other Sports | April 23, 2015 19:34 IST

  New Delhi: The promoters of Indian Badminton League (IBL) are mulling legal action against the Badminton Association of India (BAI) for its "unlawful" termination of the agreement between the two parties for running the tournament.Media

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  BAI announces cash rewards for Saina Nehwal, Parupalli Kashyap

  Other Sports | March 17, 2015 17:00 IST

  New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Tuesday announced a cash award of Rs.5 lakh each to World No.2 Saina Nehwal and Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap for their impressive performances at the

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  CWG 2014: Parupalli Kashyap awarded Rs.25 lakh by BAI

  Other Sports | August 03, 2014 21:53 IST

  New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) Sunday announced cash rewards for Indian medal winners -- Parupalli Kashyap, Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa, P.V. Sindhu and R.M.V. Gurusaidutt -- at the Commonwealth Games.Men's singles gold

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  BAI announces Rs.40 lakh cash prize for Uber Cup team

  Other Sports | May 28, 2014 10:28 IST

  New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs.40 lakh for the women's team that created history by winning the maiden bronze medal in the just concluded Uber Cup.It