In a virtual press conference on Thursday, Badminton World Federation (BWF) emphasised on continuing badminton events in 2020, keeping everyone’s safety in mind during the Covid pandemic. BWF President Poul-Erik Hoyer, Deputy President Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul and Secretary General Thomas Lund answered a range of questions during BWF’s first such virtual interaction. When asked why […]
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Covid effect: Asian leg of badminton tour postponed to 2021
The Asian leg of the 2020 Badminton World Tour scheduled for November has been postponed until next year in Bangkok, officials said, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said three tournaments on the tour were now scheduled to be played back-to-back in mid-January, with the finals at the end of the […]
Why badminton tournaments have not started while others sports have kicked off
While football, tennis, cricket (IPL 2020) and many other sports have gradually begun at the international level, Badminton tournaments still have not got off the block. Badminton enthusiasts are feeling let down as international competitions keep getting postponed. Why is it that while other sports are on, badminton still seems some distance away. The experts […]
Clinical Delhi Capitals trounce CSK
Delhi Capitals registered their second win in the IPL 2020 by defeating the IPL 2019 finalists by 44 runs. Opting to bowl first after winning the toss, CSK bowlers could not make much of an impression early on as Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan scored fluently and reached 94 in the 11th over without losing […]
Get Ready for North-South Clash: CSK Vs DC
The seventh match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) at 7.30pm at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. Dhoni-led CSK had lost their last game to the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 16 runs, but they can take heart from the fact that […]
Massive win for KXIP as KL Rahul hits a huge ton
Buoyed by a blistering knock of 133 by the KXIP skipper KL Rahul, Punjab registered a massive victory as they defeated RCB by 97 runs at Dubai today. Put into bat by Virat Kohli led RCB, Kings started fairly decently as KL Rahul batted steadily in the initial part of his innings. While Glen Maxwell […]
IPL: Kings XI to take on Royal Challengers today
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the sixth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Both Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) have had a contrasting start to the new season. While RCB emerged victorious against Sunrisers […]