TOI 30 Aug 2013,23:20 IST

Jaipur District Badminton Association (JDBA) will organize the two-day Corporate badminton championships at the SMS badminton hall from Saturday. Top corporate houses will participate in this knock-out tournament.

TOI 30 Aug 2013,19:22 IST

Adrian George of Ahmedbad and Shenan Christian of Surat Prevailed in men's and singles category respectively in Sixth Gujarat Major ranking Badminton tournament named after late Rusi Punegar of the city. In the final George , the top seed defeated Aamir Sumra of Rajkot in straight games 21-14 , 21-8 where as In the women's section, local girl Shenan prevailed over Vaishali Baria of Bhavnagar in three games at 21-7, 16-21, 21-14 to become the winner.

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Spring Daleans win more laurels for their alma mater in Badminton, Basketball TOI 02 Sep 2013, 16:41 IST

AMRITSAR: Shuttlers from Spring Dale Senior School did the city proud by securing top positions in the 59th Punjab School State Badminton Tournament held at Abohar. Besides this, the Basketball team of the school too has won laurels in the District Level

IBL hailed as success despite China snub TOI 01 Sep 2013, 14:00 IST

India's million-dollar foray into franchised team badminton was hailed as a "game changer" on Sunday even though the event was shunned by the sport's powerhouse China. The Indian Badminton League (IBL) drew an enthusiastic response from fans as six city

Hyderabad clinch inaugural IBL crown TOI 01 Sep 2013, 00:40 IST

MUMBAI: Saina Nehwal-led Hyderabad Hotshots crowned themselves as the champions of the inaugural Indian Badminton League when they downed Awadhe Warriors 3-1 in the finals at the NSCI Stadium on Saturday. Indian shuttle queen Saina brought the Hotshots o

Hislop College win Nagpur University badminton title TOI 31 Aug 2013, 02:52 IST

NAGPUR: A brilliant performance by Gaurav Rege, Raghavendra Chati and Pranav Lokhande helped Hislop College clinch the title of inter-college badminton tournament, organized by the RTM Nagpur University, at Subhedar Hall. In an exciting final, Hislop Col

Saina-Sindhu tie a clash of style: Gopi TOI 30 Aug 2013, 22:46 IST

MUMBAI: Chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Friday said it would be a clash of style and power between two cerebral players when two of his favourite wards -- Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu -- lock horns in the finals of Indian Badminton Leag

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Shuttle Express finals to start today in Mumbai TOI 30 Aug 2013, 06:45 IST

NAGPUR: The fight to become the champions in the inaugural edition of Indian Badminton League (IBL) has reached the final stage but another battle will begin on Friday when the country's most promising youngsters clash with each other in the Shuttle Expr

PV Sindhu leads Warriors into IBL final TOI 30 Aug 2013, 06:05 IST

BANGALORE: Mumbai Masters' campaign in the inaugural Indian Badminton League ended in a heartbreaking 2-3 semifinal loss to Awadhe Warriors in a repeat of

Saturday's league-phase result at the Sree Kanteerava stadium in Bangalore. Warriors will now face

Red-hot Hyderabad Hotshots in IBL final TOI 29 Aug 2013, 02:01 IST

HYDERABAD: Hosts Hyderabad stormed into the final of the inaugural Indian Badminton League with a thumping 3-0 win against Pune Pistons in the semifinals at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. Ajay Jayaram gave his team rollicking start and Saina

v19 Aug 2013,22:27 IST

The Inter-District & 76th West Bengal Senior State Badminton Championships will be staged at the Satya Chowdhury Indoor Stadium in Malda from Tuesday, according a media release from the West Bengal Badminton Association. Performances at the five-day meet, hosted by the Malda District Sports Association, will form the basis for selection to the state squad.

15 Aug 2013,18:22 IST

Saina Nehwal beat PV Sindhu 21-19, 21-8 to give Hyderabad Hotshots a 2-0 lead against the Awadhe Warriors in an Indian Badminton League at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi on Thursday.

15 Aug 2013,18:09 IST

Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk gave Hyderabad Hotshots a 1-0 lead beating Awadhe Warriors' RMV Gurusaidutt 15-21, 21-14, 11-9 in the men's single in the IBL on Thursday.

14 Aug 2013,11:43 IST

The IBL opening ceremony to be held at Siri fort sports complex at 6 30pm today.

11 Aug 2013,18:17 IST

Olympic champion Lin Dan of China won the World Badminton Championship title when his opponent and world No 1 Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia retired in the final. Dan was leading 21-17 in the decisive game after they shared the first two games.

10 Aug 2013,22:48 IST

The 76th Junior State Badminton Championships will be held at Milan Sangha in Lake Gardens from Monday. The six-day under-19 meet will see competition for both boys and girls in four age categories beginning at the under-13 level and will form the basis for selection for the sub-junior and junior nationals. Nearly 400 'shuttlers' will be in fray.

09 Aug 2013,17:52 IST

P.V. Sindhu on Friday became the first Indian woman to enter the singles semifinals of the World Badminton Championships when she defeated former world No.1 Shixian Wang of China 21-18, 21-17 in quarterfinals.

09 Aug 2013,17:25 IST

PV Sindhu reached reached the semifinal of the World Badminton Championship by winning her quarterfinal in straight games on Friday

29 Jul 2013,23:30 IST

Nagpur 's doubles pair of Naresh Chafekar and S Rajesh also did well and finished runners-up in the 45 plus men's doubles category of the Maharashtra State Open Veterans Badminton Championship at Jalgaon.

20 Jul 2013,00:02 IST

Nagpur's Arundhati Pantawane secured a place in the last 16 by beating Jamuna Rani in Pune on Friday. Earlier in the first round, top seed Arundhati Ekata Kalia 21-10 21-6.

She will now meet ninth seed Sneha Santhilal on Saturday morning.

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Badminton Talent Dies in Accident

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Filipino-American badminton player, Karyn Velez, died in a car accident early Monday morning in Manila, the Philippines.

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Høyer Hails Singapore’s Part in Badminton Growth

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer recently met with key BWF stakeholders in Singapore – and took time to pass on tips to youth aspiring to follow in his illustrious footsteps.

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Wang Lao Ji BWF World Championships 2013: Memories of Guangzhou

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