Badminton World Federation
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BWF rankings: Srikanth returns to the top 10
Other Sports | Dec 22, 2021, 02:16 PM ISTBanking on his historic World Championship silver's form, India's Kidambi Srikanth moved up 4 spots to enter top 10 places in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.
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Satwik-Chirag pairing qualifies for BWF World Tour Finals
Other Sports | Nov 29, 2021, 01:18 PM ISTSatwik 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.
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BWF announces tournament calendar for 2021; Indian Open to be held from May 11-16
Other Sports | Dec 22, 2020, 09:51 AM ISTThe Olympic qualification period will last till the Indian Open 2021 to be held from May 11-16 in New Delhi.
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BWF puts four-term limit on president's role, approves 30 per cent gender representation in Council
Other Sports | Jul 19, 2020, 11:57 AM ISTThe decision was in line with the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s recent directive to its National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to maintain gender equality in decision-making positions by 2020.
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BWF extends Olympic qualification period to next year, ranking points earned will be maintained
Other Sports | May 27, 2020, 08:18 PM ISTWith the Tokyo Games postponed due to the global health crisis, the governing body of badminton has decided to extend the Olympic qualification period to next year.
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BWF cancels five more tournaments amid coronavirus pandemic
Other Sports | Mar 20, 2020, 05:44 PM ISTThe BWF had drawn severe criticism from players for continuing with the All England Championships despite the rising threat of the deadly virus.
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PV Sindhu enters semis; Saina exits Badminton World Championship
Other Sports | Aug 03, 2018, 09:59 PM ISTThird seed Sindhu, facing Japanese Nozomi Okuhara, who defeated her at the previous edition's final, won 21-17, 21-19 in 58 minutes.
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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal retain places in BWF rankings
Other Sports | Jul 20, 2018, 11:13 AM ISTWhile Saina skipped last week's Thailand Open, Sindhu made it to the final before losing to reigning World Champion Nozomi Okuhara, who climbed up two spots to 6th.
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Saina Nehwal, Carolina Marin slam BWF for 'crammed' calendar
Other Sports | Dec 20, 2017, 05:32 PM ISTBWF has made it compulsory for the world's top 15 players in the singles events and top 10 pairs in the doubles disciplines to play a minimum of 12 tournaments or face a penalty.
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PV Sindhu wants to end season with a title at Dubai Super Series Finals
Other Sports | Dec 11, 2017, 01:07 PM ISTAfter the high of Rio Olympics last year, Sindhu continued her rampaging run by winning the India Open and Korea Open this season, she also bagged the silver at World Championships and finishing as runners-up at Hong Kong Open last month.
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BWF decides to test experimental service law from March next year
Other Sports | Nov 29, 2017, 03:56 PM ISTA proposed change to the Laws of Badminton will be brought before the BWF Annual General Meeting in May to give effect to this testing.
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Saina Nehwal drops a place to World No. 2
Other Sports | Apr 09, 2015, 04:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal's stay at the top of the table was cut short as she dropped a place to be World No. 2 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings
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Parupalli Kashyap rises to World No. 12
Other Sports | Jan 30, 2015, 09:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: Boosted by the title win at the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships Sunday, Parupalli Kashyap rose three places to be ranked No.12 in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released Thursday.Two other
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Saina, Srikanth in semis of Superseries Finals
Other Sports | Dec 20, 2014, 05:53 AM ISTDubai: Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal and leading male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth Friday entered their respective semi-finals of the $1,000,000 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Superseries Finals at the Hamdan Sports Complex here.World No.4 Saina defeated
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Glasgow to host 2017 Badminton World Championships
Other Sports | Nov 16, 2014, 10:50 AM ISTLondon: The 2017 Badminton World Championships will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced.Glasgow failed a bid for the 2017 Sudirman Cup mixed team event to Australia's Gold Coast. But
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IBL brought energy into Indian badminton: BWF
Other Sports | Apr 06, 2014, 05:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: Badminton World Federation (BWF) Secretary General Thomas Lund was Sunday quite impressed with the inaugural Indian Badminton League (IBL) last year, saying that it brought energy to Indian badminton.“I think the IBL is
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Deadly Egyptian soccer riots of 2012
Football | Jan 28, 2014, 07:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Soccer is the world's most popular Olympic sport, but in Port Said, Egypt, on 1st Feb, 2012, people who called themselves lovers of soccer turned their favourite game into an ugly one. The
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Indian Open: Rampaging Ding pots snooker title
Other Sports | Oct 18, 2013, 11:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ding Junhui, the prodigiously talented 26-year old Chinese and World No.4, broke many a home heart with a clinical 5-0 demolition of Aditya Mehta in the final of the 300,000 pounds (approx $485,000)
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Fenesta Open: Mohit, Arjun win doubles title, enter singles final
Tennis | Oct 18, 2013, 10:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Top seed Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash and Arjun Kadhe on Friday clinched the men's doubles title and also reached the singles final of the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championships here.The duo were a game
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Indian Grand Prix: Vettel eyes double delight
Other Sports | Oct 18, 2013, 10:36 PM ISTGreater Noida: Sebastian Vettel has cruised to victory in the first two editions of the Formula 1 Indian Grand Prix. And it is no surprise that the Red Bull driver is confident of completing a