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Badminton: Lee inspires Malaysia to narrow win over India. 11 May 2015 - 07:09 pm

Dongguan, China - Lee Chong Wei's return from a doping ban gathered pace on Monday as he overcame K. Srikanth to inspire Malaysia's...

Badminton: Momota makes Superseries history for Japan 12 Apr 2015 - 04:03 pm

Singapore--Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win a Superseries badminton singles title when he beat Hong Kong's Hu Yun in a...

Badminton: Lee appears before doping panel 11 Apr 2015 - 07:56 pm

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands--Malaysian ace Lee Chong Wei appeared before a three-member Badminton World Federation panel Saturday for his long-awaited doping hearing, where...

Badminton: Lee doping hearing starts in Amsterdam 11 Apr 2015 - 12:31 pm

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands--Malaysian ace Lee Chong Wei's long-awaited doping hearing opened before a three-member Badminton World Federation panel Saturday in Amsterdam, a...

Badminton: Chen Long wins Malaysian title 05 Apr 2015 - 03:50 pm

Kuala Lumpur--World number one Chen Long put on a powerful performance on Sunday to defeat his illustrious teammate Lin Dan 20-22, 21-13, 21-11...

Badminton: Chen and Lin surge into the quarters in Malaysia 02 Apr 2015 - 05:03 pm

Kuala Lumpur--World number one Chen Long continued his dominant form on Thursday to breeze into the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open, joining his...

Badminton: New number one Nehwal wins Indian Open on home turf 29 Mar 2015 - 05:36 pm

New Delhi--Saina Nehwal, badminton's new world number one, trounced her Thai challenger, Ratchanok Intanon, on Sunday to win the India Open women's singles...

All-England Open badminton results 07 Mar 2015 - 07:32 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom---All-England Open badminton results in Birmingham on Saturday (x denotes seeding): Semi-finals Men's singles Jan Jorgensen (DEN x2) bt Sho Sasaki...

Badminton: Lin Dan earns meeting with world champ Chen 07 Mar 2015 - 03:53 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom--Olympic champion Lin Dan earned his most significant world tour showdown in two-and-a-half years with a third successive straight games victory...

Badminton: Wang Yihan fights back to reach All-England quarters 05 Mar 2015 - 06:40 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom--Former world number one Wang Yihan made an intelligent and tenacious recovery to become the first Chinese player into the quarter-finals...

Lin Dan still the best, says Gade 03 Mar 2015 - 11:56 am

Birmingham, United Kingdom---Lin Dan's return to the All-England Open for the first time in three years on Wednesday should show, despite his spasmodic...

Ahmed, Esther top at Qatargas badminton 03 Feb 2015 - 11:36 pm

The podium winners at the Qatargas Open Badminton Championship organised by Qatar Badminton Association (QBA), pose for a picture with officials of QBA...

Qatargas Open Badminton Championship 2015 26 Jan 2015 - 12:05 am

Ahmed Qasim stands during the Qatargas Open Badminton Championship 2015, organised by the Qatar Badminton Association with Qatargas as the title sponsor, at...

World champion Chen wins Superseries title in Dubai 22 Dec 2014 - 10:03 am

Chen Long of China celebrates with trophy after winning the final of BWF Destination Dubai World Superseries against Danish Hans-Kristian Vittinghus at the...

Unheralded Srikanth stuns superstar Lin 17 Nov 2014 - 08:54 am

Caption BEIJING: Two-time Olympic gold medallist Lin Dan suffered a shock defeat at the hands of unheralded Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth in the...

Badminton’s world no.1 suspended after doping violation 12 Nov 2014 - 08:57 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s world number one Lee Chong Wei has been provisionally suspended for an “apparent” anti-doping violation, the Badminton World Federation (BWF)...

Lee vows to clear his name after failed drug tests 09 Nov 2014 - 10:35 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei has said he “never cheated” and will fight to clear his name, as he...

Qassim shines in badminton meet 29 Oct 2014 - 03:24 am

Doha: Promising 10-year-old player Ahamed Qassim was the star performer of the tournament held by the Qatar Badminton Association at Abu Obaida Independent...