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Badminton House

Badminton House is a Grade I listed country house at Great Badminton in South Gloucestershire, England, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort since 1682 and the namesake of the sport of badminton.

Badminton in India

Badminton in India: governed by the Badminton Association of India (BAI, founded 1934); sport traces roots to poona; India won its first Thomas Cup in 2022, hosts the India Open Super 750, and adopts 3x15 scoring from July 2026.

Badminton Oceania

Badminton Oceania (BOC), formerly Oceania Badminton Confederation, is the BWF continental governing body for badminton in Oceania, formed 21 May 1987 by Australia and New Zealand, with 18 member associations and its head office in Auckland.

Badminton players from Jiangsu

Badminton players from Jiangsu, China, produced by the Nanjing Sport Institute provincial team founded 1971: Sun Zhi'an, Yang Yang, Zhao Jianhua, Ge Fei, Gu Jun, Zhang Jun, Cai Yun, Shi Yuqi, He Bingjiao, Lu Guangzu.

Badminton players of the Americas, Africa and Oceania

Badminton players of the Americas, Africa and Oceania are international competitors from these three regions. Africa features leaders like Anuoluwapo Opeyori, and Oceania lists 26 Australian and 17 New Zealand players.

Badminton World Federation

Badminton World Federation (BWF), formerly International Badminton Federation (IBF), founded 5 July 1934 in London, renamed 2006; badminton's international governing body, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, 204 member associations, weighted voting, president Patama Leeswadtrakul.

Badmotorfinger

Badmotorfinger (1991) is Soundgarden's third album, released on A&M the same day as Nirvana's Nevermind. Produced by Terry Date, first with bassist Ben Shepherd, it sold over two million copies and was Grammy-nominated for Best Metal Performance.

Badoo

Badoo is a London-founded dating and social discovery app launched in 2006 by Andrey Andreev; a pioneer of web and mobile dating, now wholly owned by Bumble Inc. after Blackstone's 2019 $3 billion MagicLab acquisition.

Badopal Mound

Badopal Mound (Ancient Mounds, Badopal), ASI-protected archaeological mounds at Badopal, Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan, in the dry Ghaggar bed; a leading Rang Mahal culture site, notified 1951, register N-RJ-47.

Badou

Badou (拔都) was a prince of the pre-Yuan Mongol Empire, son of Shu Chi, who led the western campaign against the Rus' principalities and Hungary and helped enthrone Möngke.

Badou Jack

Badou Jack, nicknamed "The Ripper", is a Swedish professional boxer who has won world titles in three divisions: WBC super middleweight, WBA light heavyweight, and WBC cruiserweight.

Badou Ndiaye

Badou Ndiaye (Pape Alioune Ndiaye), Senegalese midfielder born 1990 in Dakar; Diambars academy, Bodø/Glimt, Galatasaray, Stoke City (€16M, 2018). Two Turkish titles, two Turkish Cups, 24 Senegal caps, 2018 World Cup; retired.

Badr al-Din al-Ayni

Badr al-Din al-Ayni (بدر الدين العيني) was a Hanafi jurist and historian who served the Mamluk sultans of Cairo as chief judge until his death in 1451.

Badr al-Din Lu'lu'

Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (بدر الدين لؤلؤ), titled al-Malik al-Rahim, was a mamluk who served as regent for the last Zengid princes of Mosul, then ruled it as an independent sultan from 1233 to 1259.

Badr Al-Duja Family Oasis

Badr Al-Duja Family Oasis (واحة بدر الدجى العائلية), a free 8-dunam family park numbered 29 in Karbala's Southern Green Belt, opened June 3, 2026 for Eid al-Ghadir, built by the Abbasid Holy Shrine with gardens, waterfalls, playgrounds, and a subsidized restaurant.

Badr Al-Ezzi

Badr Al-Ezzi (بدر العزي, also Bader Alezzi) is a sheilat singer of Yemeni origin based in Riyadh, third most-streamed artist in Saudi Arabia on Spotify in 2022.

Badr al-Jamali

Badr al-Jamali (بدر الجمالي) was an Armenian-born mamluk who became vizier and commander of the Fatimid caliphate of Egypt from 1073, restoring the state under Caliph al-Mustansir.

Badr al-Jamali's seizure of power and restoration

Badr al-Jamali's seizure of power and restoration (تسلط بدر الجمالي على شؤون الدولة) was the Armenian commander Badr al-Jamali's 1073–1074 takeover of the Fatimid state in Egypt.

Badr Hari

Badr Hari, born 1984 in Amsterdam, is a Moroccan heavyweight kickboxer, first K-1 Heavyweight Champion and later GLORY fighter, with 106 wins and 92 KOs, known for knockout power, the 2008 K-1 GP disqualification, and the Rico Verhoeven rivalry.

Badr ibn Hasanwayh

Badr ibn Hasanwayh (بدر بن حسنویه) was the Kurdish ruler of the Hasanwayhid emirate, centered at Dinawar in western Iran, from 979 until his death in 1014.

Badr ibn Sayf

Badr ibn Sayf (بدر بن سيف) was an Al Bu Said prince who ruled Oman as regent from 1804 and was killed by his cousin Said ibn Sultan in 1806.

Badr Shakir al-Sayyab

Badr Shakir al-Sayyab (بدر شاكر السياب) was an Iraqi poet, translator, and prose writer, born in 1926, remembered as a founder of the free verse movement in Arabic poetry.

Badra Oil Field

The Badra Oil Field is an onshore oil field in eastern Iraq, discovered in 1979 and operated by Gazprom Neft since production began in 2014.

Badri (2001 film)

Badri (பத்ரி) is a 2001 Tamil sports drama directed by P. A. Arun Prasad, a remake of his Telugu film Thammudu, starring Vijay as a slacker who becomes a kickboxer; it ran 100 days and streams on Prime Video and Sun NXT.

Badrinath

Badrinath, or Badrinarayan Temple town in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, is a Vishnu shrine of the Char Dham on the Alaknanda river at about 3,100 m, traditionally founded by Adi Shankaracharya, open six months yearly.

Badrinath (బద్రీనాథ్) (film)

Badrinath (బద్రీనాథ్), also Badrinaath, is a 2011 Telugu action-romance film by V.V. Vinayak starring Allu Arjun as a temple protector, with Tamannaah and Prakash Raj; budget 40 crores, released 10 June 2011.

Badrinath Ki Dulhania (बद्रीनाथ की दुल्हनिया)

Badrinath Ki Dulhania (बद्रीनाथ की दुल्हनिया), also called The Bride of Badrinath, is a 2017 Hindi romantic comedy-drama by Shashank Khaitan starring Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt; second Dulhania film, earned 116.68 crore in India.

Badrinath Temple

Badrinath Temple, also called Badrinarayan Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu in the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India, and one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites.

Badruddin Ajmal (বদরুদ্দিন আজমল)

Badruddin Ajmal (বদরুদ্দিন আজমল), known as Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, is an Indian Islamic scholar and perfume businessman who founded the AIUDF and represented Dhubri in the Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2024.

Badshah (आदित्य प्रतीक सिंह सिसोदिया) (rapper)

Badshah (आदित्य प्रतीक सिंह सिसोदिया), born 1985, is Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, an Indian rapper of Hindi, Haryanvi and Punjabi songs, ex-Mafia Mundeer, known for "Saturday Saturday", "Paagal", Pentertainment 0075, and headlining London's O2.