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No threat from Covid-19 to India Open, players from high-risk countries advised to undergo testing prior to departure

NEW DELHI: There’s no apparent threat to Yonex Sunrise India Open from Covid-19. Elaborate arrangements have been put in place by the organisers to deal with any contingency, Badminton Association of India (BAI) said on Tuesday. The $900,000 prize-money event, which has now been upgraded to a Super 750 series,…

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Shuttler HS Prannoy regains career-best world No. 8 rank

NEW DELHI: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy regained his career-best number eight position in the latest BWF world rankings issued on Tuesday.

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty attain career-best No. 5 spot in BWF world rankings

NEW DELHI: Ace Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty jumped two places to attain the career-best world number five spot with 75,806 rating points in the latest BWF World Rankings issued on Tuesday

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Epic Thomas Cup win, CWG high make 2022 a year to remember for Indian badminton

NEW DELHI: An epic Thomas Cup victory broke the glass ceiling while unprecedented success came at the Commonwealth Games as India took giant steps towards becoming a badminton powerhouse in 2022.

The Times of India

Manisha Ramadass wins BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award

NEW DELHI: Young Indian shuttler Manisha Ramadass has claimed the BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award for her stellar run this season.

The Times of India

Lone ranger HS Prannoy eyes glory at maiden World Tour Finals

BANGKOK: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy will look to display fearless brand of badminton in his quest for glory against the best in the business on his maiden BWF World Tour Finals appearance from Wednesday.

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Badminton World Tour finals moved from China to Thailand because of Covid

China will no longer host the season-ending Badminton World Tour Finals in December because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the sport's governing body said on Tuesday.

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BWF World Tour Finals relocated from Guangzhou to Bangkok due to COVID-19

NEW DELHI: The upcoming BWF World Tour Finals have been shifted from Guangzhou to Bangkok due to COVID-19 and will begin on December 7, a week earlier than originally scheduled, the world badminton body announced on Tuesday.

The Times of India

BWF Rankings: Satwiksairaj-Chirag regain career-best seventh rank, Lakshya Sen at number sixth

Recently crowned French Open champions men's doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty climbed one spot to be back on their career-best rank of world number 7 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings on Tuesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Lakshya Sen reaches career-best sixth in BWF rankings

NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen on Tuesday jumped two spots to achieve a career-best sixth in the latest BWF World Rankings.

The Times of India

BWF Rankings: Lakshya Sen rises to career-high eighth

NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games gold medallist shuttler Lakshya Sen climbed one spot to be at a career-high eighth place in the latest BWF men's singles world rankings.

The Times of India

Was shocked to see the next year's BWF calendar, says Kidambi Srikanth

MUMBAI: Athletes across sports have often complained about a busy schedule hampering their physical and mental fitness and ability to keep producing top notch performances. It has been a problem with badminton, where the Badminton World Federation normally chalk out a choc-a-block calendar.

The Times of India

BWF cancels tournaments in Hong Kong and Macau due to COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR: Two world tour badminton events -- Hong Kong Open Super 500 and Macau Open Super 300 -- have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions in the two countries, world governing body BWF said on Thursday.

The Times of India

World Badminton Championships: Need to be in a good zone to beat Momota, says HS Prannoy

Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy eased into the men's singles second round of the BWF Badminton World Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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World No. 1 a good break, says Sankar Muthusamy

Sankar also got selected to represent India at the BWF World Junior Championships in Spain in October

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New junior World No.1 Sankar wants to make it big at senior level

HYDERABAD: A week after Indian shuttlers dominated the Commonwealth Games, there is a new junior world No.1 from another part of India in Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian. The Chennai lad became the new World No.1 in the boys singles category according to the latest rankings released by the Badminton World Federation…

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BWF announces dates of two new India International challengers in Nagpur and Raipur

NEW DELHI: The Badminton World Federation on Friday announced the dates of the two India international challengers to be held in Nagpur and Raipur in September this year.

The Times of India

US Open badminton tourney called off due to COVID-related organisational complications

NEW DELHI: The US Open badminton tournament has been cancelled due to "organisational complications" following a spike of COVID-19 cases in the country, the game's governing body (BWF) said on Tuesday.

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Malvika scales new high, achieves career-best 53 in world badminton rankings

NAGPUR: A second round finish in the Thailand Open gave Malvika Bansod her career-best badminton ranking. In the latest world rankings announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) the 20-year-old touched a new high.

Bangkok Post

China end Thailand's fine run

Thailand bowed out in the semi-finals of the BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals on Friday.

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Viacom18 launches Sports18, its dedicated sports channel

Sports18 will be the new home to the world's most premium sports properties, including the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, NBA, LaLiga, Ligue 1, Serie A, Abu Dhabi T10, and top ATP and BWF events

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HS Prannoy gains three spots to be world number 23 in latest BWF ranking

NEW DELHI: Riding on his runner-up finish at the Swiss Open, India's HS Prannoy jumped three places to number 23 in the latest BWF rankings, released on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Lakshya Sen climbs a spot to 11th, PV Sindhu static in 7th position in badminton world rankings

NEW DELHI: Rising Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen rose a place to 11th in the men's singles chart, while double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is static at the seventh spot among women in the latest BWF world rankings issued on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Sports world hits back at Russia: Multiple sporting sanctions for war on Ukraine

Russia's decision to invade neighbouring Ukraine has turned virtually the whole world against the Vladimir Putin-led country that is only supported currently by Belarus in the ongoing war.

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Satwiksairaj and Chirag rise to eighth in BWF rankings after India Open triumph

NEW DELHI: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and former world number one Kidambi Srikanth remained static in the latest badminton world rankings but the men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved two places up to eighth after their triumph in the India Open.

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