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  IBL: Indian badminton to take a giant step

  Other Sports | August 14, 2013 13:00 IST

  New Delhi: Touted as the richest shuttle tourney in the world, the $1 million Indian Badminton League (IBL) will finally get cracking as Krrish Delhi Smashers take on Pune Pistons at the Siri Fort Sports

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  IBL: Good performances will make badminton popular, says Saina

  Other Sports | August 15, 2013 10:54 IST

  New Delhi: World No.4 Saina Nehwal said here Tuesday that good performances by Indian shuttlers will make badminton more popular in the country."I think good performances and results will make the sport popular and will

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  IBL: Malaysian Lee Chong Wei confirms participation

  Other Sports | August 14, 2013 11:32 IST

  Mumbai: Smile is back on Indian Badminton League's franchise Mumbai Masters face as Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei confirmed his participation on Monday. Till Sunday he was struggling to even stand and he had to

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  IBL: Air-conditioning cut-off caused Lee Chong Wei breaking down

  Other Sports | August 13, 2013 19:26 IST

  Mumbai: Malaysian coach and now chief coach of  Indian Badminton League's franchise Mumbai Masters Tey Seu Bock has blamed an air conditioning cut-off for causing Lee Chong Wei to cramp up and pull out of

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  IBL: Ready to take on Saina, says Sindhu

  Other Sports | August 13, 2013 19:27 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 11: World Championship bronze medallist P.V. Sindhu said she is ready to take on Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal in the Indian Badminton League (IBL) Aug 14-31.The teenager said she was ready

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  Sindhu can go the distance: Gopichand

  Other Sports | August 11, 2013 20:17 IST

  Guangzhou, Aug 9: Chief national coach Pullela Gopichand is hoping his protege P.V. Sindhu goes the distance in the World Badminton Championships after becoming the first Indian to reach the women's singles semifinals of the

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  IBL: Malaysia's Liew replaces Wong in Delhi Smashers

  Other Sports | August 09, 2013 20:44 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 8: The $1 million Indian Badminton League (IBL) Thursday announced that men's singles World No.16 Daren Liew of Malaysia has replaced Hong Kong shuttler Wong Wing Ki in the Delhi Smashers franchise.Wong

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  IBL: Boe's base price halved, back in contention

  Other Sports | August 09, 2013 12:59 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 2: Change of rules and reduction of base prices seem to have become a norm for the Indian Badminton League (IBL) as the base price of London Olympics silver medallist Mathias Boe

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  IBL: Juliane Schenk is Excited to play

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:56 IST

  New Delhi, July 30: Top badminton star and World No.4 Juliane Schenk, who will be playing for Pune Pistons in the Indian Badminton League, said she was delighted to be part of the world's richest

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  IBL: Banga Beats confident of strong showing

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:55 IST

  Bangalore, July 30: Real estate consultant group BOP introduced the Indian players from its IBL Banga Beats team here on Tuesday.The team BOP Banga Beats consists of Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Parupalli Kashyap, Hu Yun,

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  IBL: Star Sports 2, ESPN to broadcast

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:55 IST

  New Delhi, July 27: The Indian Badminton League (IBL) said on Saturday Star Sports 2 and ESPN would be its official broadcaster.All 90 matches - 75 league, 10 semifinals and five finals -- will be

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  IBL: Rupesh, Sanave decide to play

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:54 IST

  New Delhi, July 27: Doubles pair Sanave Thomas and K.T. Rupesh Kumar on Saturday confirmed their participation in the Indian Badminton League (IBL), two days after hinting that they might consider pulling out over their

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  IBL: Yonex joins as equipment partner

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:54 IST

  New Delhi, July 26: The $1 million Indian Badminton League (IBL) has announced Yonex as its equipment partner.Speaking about the association, Ashish Chadha, chief executive of Sporty Solutionz, commercial partner for IBL, said: “It's a

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  IBL denies shortchanging Thomas, Rupesh

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:54 IST

  New Delhi, July 26: The charge by India's top doubles players K.T. Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas that they, like fellow players Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwala Gutta, have been shortchanged at the auction was denied

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  IBL: auction could have been handled better: Jwala

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:53 IST

  New Delhi, July 25: Top Indian doubles player Jwala Gutta said Wednesday that the Indian Badminton League (IBL) could have handled the controversy over the players' auction better and resolved it with grace.There was high

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  IBL: Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa hit out at organisers

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:52 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 23: Doubles specialists Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were left disappointed with the Indian Badminton League's decision to slash their base price at the last moment in the Player's auction and termed

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  IBL's Lucknow franchise renamed Awadh Warriors

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:52 IST

  New Delhi, July 22: Sahara India Pariwar, owners of Lucknow Warriors, announced here Monday that they would be changing the name of the franchise to Awadh Warriors for the upcoming Indian Badminton League (IBL).Sahara group

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  IBL bidding rules changed for Jwala and Ashwini

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:52 IST

  New Delhi, July 22: There was a high drama at the inaugural players' auction for the Indian Badminton League (IBL) as the organisers were forced to change the rules as two of six Icon Players,

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  IBL: Hyderabad bags Saina for $120,000, Mumbai pays $135,000 for Lee Chong Wei

  Other Sports | August 07, 2013 11:52 IST

  New Delhi, July 22: India's top shuttler and Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal was sold to Hyderabad Hostshots for a whopping $120,000 while World No.1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia got the highest bid of