Pom-pom girls strut their stuff, pop music reverberates around the arena and a “kiss cam” trains its sights on the next unsuspecting couple. Sounds like a basketball or baseball match? Think again: this is badminton, and probably not as many imagined it. It is all part of an attempt by the sport’s governing body to […]
Mumbai India’s best sportspeople are gearing up for the Asian Games 2018 and fans are quietly confident of a good showing from the leading athletes in the mega-event that commences from August 18 in Indonesia. One sport that fans believe will bring in a rich haul of medals is badminton. The fact that India’s only […]
Nanjing Indian women’s singles star shuttler P.V. Sindhu suffered yet another heartbreak in a major final as she lost to Rio Olympic champion Carolina Marin in straight games in her second consecutive final of the Badminton World Championships here Aug. 5. Third seed Sindhu, who was a three-time World Championships medalist before this edition, fell […]
Chandigarh Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win the badminton World Championships on Sunday, putting behind him a gambling scandal that threatened to ruin his career. The explosive 23-year-old convincingly defeated China’s highly promising Shi Yuqi 21-11, 21-13 in Nanjing. Momota’s nascent career descended into controversy in 2016 when Japanese badminton chiefs suspended […]
Nanjing Upstart Shi Yuqi comfortably beat Chen Long to race into the final of the badminton World Championships on Saturday and confirm his newfound status as China’s best player. The 22-year-old defeated Chinese legend on the way to the last four and has now claimed the scalp of Olympic champion Chen, who was chasing a third world […]
Nanjing Tai Tzu-ying was on the end of a shock defeat at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships on Friday (Aug 3), the number one from Taiwan going out in the quarter-finals to China’s He Bingjiao. It was just Tai’s second defeat in 35 matches, a run which brought five titles and cemented her status […]
Nanjing Defending champion Viktor Axelsen has advanced to the quarterfinals at the badminton world championships with a 21-19, 21-18 win over Angus Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong. Axelsen was tested throughout the match as Ng jumped out to early leads in both games and kept it close. “I didn’t feel that good on court, […]
Nanjing (China) Two-time world champion Chen Long has beaten Thailand’s Khosit Phetpradab in a match that lasted 50 minutes at the badminton world championships in this former capital city in eastern China. Chen started slowly as Khosit repeatedly attacked the front of the net, but Chen eventually pulled away for the win. “When today’s match started, […]
Saina Nehwal started India’s women’s singles campaign with a win over Aliye Demirbag of Turkey in the second round of the BWF World Championship 2018 at Nanjing in China. Saina, who has received a bye in the first round, beat Demirbag in straight games 21-17, 21-8 in 39 minutes on Day 2 of competetions. Saina, ranked 10th […]