Badminton Association of India

Express News Service CHENNAI: It was supposed to be a routine election. It has turned out to be an intriguing one. Initially, there were rumours that a former top player and coach was showing an inclination to contest…

HYDERABAD: Pullela Gopichand's 15-year tenure as the chief coach of the Indian badminton team came to an end as the former All England champion is set to contest as the general secretary of the Badminton Association of India (BAI). The BAI…

NEW DELHI: India's chief national coach Pullela Gopichand is likely to contest for the post of General Secretary when the Badminton Association of India (BAI) holds its elections on March 25. Gopichand, who guided Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu…

By PTI NEW DELHI: India Open champion Lakshya Sen and Syed Modi International finalist Malvika Bansod will lead the Indian men's and women's squad in the Badminton Asia Team Championships to be played at Shah Alam,…

By PTI NEW DELHI: The India Open tournament was on Thursday rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic with as many as seven Indian shuttlers, including reigning world championship silver medallist Kidambi Srikanth, withdrawing…

NEW DELHI: Top Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth, who won the 2019 World Championships bronze medal, on Sunday pulled out of the season-opening India Open Super 500 tournament after testing positive for COVID-19. "Yes, I have tested positive…

NEW DELHI: The entire England badminton contingent has withdrawn from the upcoming India Open after the country's doubles specialist Sean Vendy and coach Nathan Robertson tested positive for the COVID-19. England's decision to pull out was…

NEW DELHI: Indian badminton great Prakash Padukone will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award this year from the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF Council shortlisted the Indian legend based on the award commission's…

By Express News Service CHENNAI: India’s domestic shuttlers can finally look forward to getting back on the courts after missing roughly 20 months of play because of the pandemic. The Badminton Association of India…

NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday hailed PV Sindhu as a sporting icon and one of the "greatest Olympians" the country has ever produced after she returned to the country to a warm reception following her bronze-medal…