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Himanta Biswa Sarma Re-Elected As BAI Chief, Sanjay Mishra New General Secretary - sports.ndtv.com - India -  Sanjay

Himanta Biswa Sarma Re-Elected As BAI Chief, Sanjay Mishra New General Secretary

Incumbent Himanta Biswa Sarma was re-elected unopposed as the president of Badminton Association of India (BAI) for a second term of four years -- 2022 to 2026 -- during its General Body Meeting on Friday. Sarma, who is also the current Chief Minister of Assam, was elected as BAI chief for the first time in 2017. He is also a Badminton Asia vice president and a member of the Badminton World Federation Executive Council. Former junior national coach Sanjay Mishra will be the new general secretary of BAI with incumbent Ajay Kumar Singhania becoming vice president in the new Executive Council.

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Anthony Sinisuka Ginting - Michelle Li 51 (51) - Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Enters Semifinals - sports.ndtv.com - Switzerland - Canada - Indonesia - state Indiana - Thailand

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy Enters Semifinals

Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu and H S Prannoy stormed into the semifinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament with straight-game victories in their respective women and men singles events, on Friday. While Sindhu, seeded second in the tournament, made short work of fifth seed Michelle Li of Canada 21-10 21-19 in 36 minutes, Prannoy beat compatriot and former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap 21-16 21-16 in a quarterfinal match that lasted 43 minutes.

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Anthony Sinisuka Ginting - Michelle Li 51 (51) - PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy enter Swiss Open semifinals - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - Switzerland - Canada - Indonesia - state Indiana - Thailand

PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy enter Swiss Open semifinals

PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy stormed into the semifinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament with straight-game victories in their respective women and men singles events here on Friday. While Sindhu, seeded second in the tournament, made short work of fifth seed Michelle Li of Canada 21-10 21-19 in 36 minutes, Prannoy beat compatriot and former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap 21-16 21-16 in a quarterfinal match that lasted 43 minutes.

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Viktor Axelsen - Erich Yoche Yacob - Anders Antonsen - Kidambi Srikanth - Michelle Li 51 (51) - Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals - sports.ndtv.com - France - Finland - Denmark - Switzerland - Scotland - Canada - Turkey - Indonesia - India

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals

Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament here on Thursday. While Sindhu, a former world champion, eased into the last 8 with a 21-19 21-14 win over Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from France's Christo Popov, ranked 60th, with a fighting 13-21 25-23 21-11 win in the Super 300 tournament.

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Four Chinese Badminton Players Punished For Not Trying Hard Enough - sports.ndtv.com - China

Four Chinese Badminton Players Punished For Not Trying Hard Enough

Four Chinese badminton players have been punished for breaking anti-corruption rules by failing to try their best in a doubles match, the sport's governing body said Friday. He Ji Ting, Tan Qiang, Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen have been hit with three-month bans, but the sentences have been suspended for two years, the Badminton World Federation said. If there are any repeat offences within two years, the bans will take effect. The rule-breaking took place at the Fuzhou China Open in 2018 when Li and Liu faced He and Tan in the quarter-finals of the men's doubles.

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Badminton-Four Chinese men's doubles players get suspended three-month bans - channelnewsasia.com - China

Badminton-Four Chinese men's doubles players get suspended three-month bans

Four Chinese men's doubles players were given suspended three-month bans by Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday for violating the governing body's code of conduct by "failing to use best efforts to win" a match at the China Open in 2018.

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London Olympics - All England - Kidambi Srikanth - Saina Nehwal - Swiss Open: Srikanth Makes Winning Start, Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Pair Stuns All England Champions - sports.ndtv.com - France - Denmark - Switzerland - China - Indonesia - India

Swiss Open: Srikanth Makes Winning Start, Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Pair Stuns All England Champions

Seventh seed Kidambi Srikanth and Saina Nehwal made a winning start in the singles competition while Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy battled past All England champions Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana to progress in the Swiss Open here on Wednesday. Srikanth defeated Mads Christophersen in straight games in the men's singles opening round. The Indian beat the Danish player 21-16, 21-17 in a match lasting 32 minutes. Parupalli Kashyap too cruised to a 21-17, 21-9 win over France's Enogat Roy to enter the second round. In an all-India contest, HS Prannoy pipped B Sai Praneeth 25-23, 21-16 in a tight match lasting 48 minutes.

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Viktor Axelsen - Erich Yoche Yacob - Anders Antonsen - Kidambi Srikanth - Michelle Li 51 (51) - Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals - sports.ndtv.com - France - Finland - Denmark - Switzerland - Scotland - Canada - Turkey - Indonesia - India

Swiss Open: PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth Among 4 Indians To Reach Quarter-Finals

Four Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and World Championships silver winner Kidambi Srikanth, progressed to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open badminton tournament here on Thursday. While Sindhu, a former world champion, eased into the last 8 with a 21-19 21-14 win over Neslihan Yigit of Turkey, Srikanth staved off a spirited challenge from France's Christo Popov, ranked 60th, with a fighting 13-21 25-23 21-11 win in the Super 300 tournament.

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