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CHINA’S badminton head coach Li Yongbo has claimed that the South Koreans manipulated the air-conditioning system at the Gyeyang Gymnasium during their men’s team final loss to the hosts late on Tuesday. China ...

September 25, 2014, Thursday

Jorgensen, Sindhu surprise with China Open titles

Denmark’s Jan O Jorgensen upset world and Olympic champion Chen Long in front of his home fans to win the China Open in Fuzhou yesterday....

November 21, 2016, Monday

Lin admits affair, says ‘sorry’ to his family

Badminton super star Lin Dan has apologized after a paparazzi post claiming he was having an affair while his wife was pregnant set the Chinese Internet abuzz....

November 18, 2016, Friday

Qiao tops Son to capture Korea Open men’s crown

RISING Chinese star Qiao Bin won the men’s singles crown at the Korea Open in Seoul yesterday after outlasting South Korean veteran Son Wan-ho. The 23-year-old unseeded player, currently world No. 41 ...

October 3, 2016, Monday

Wanda inks exclusive BWF deal

China’s Dalian Wanda Group, controlled by the country’s richest man Wang Jianlin, has signed an eight-year exclusive partnership with badminton’s international governing body, the latest high-level deal...

October 1, 2016, Saturday

Malaysia’s Lee captures sixth Japan Open crown

MALAYSIA’S Lee Chong Wei yesterday won his sixth Japan Open title, defeating Jan O Jorgensen in Tokyo. Lee, a silver medalist at the last three Olympics, triumphed 21-18, 15-21, 21-16 against the third-seeded ...

September 26, 2016, Monday

China coach Li pleads for calm after Rio shock

China’s failure to defend three of its badminton titles at the Rio Games was a shock for a nation used to dominating the Olympic courts but head coach Li Yongbo called for calm amid a storm of critici...

August 23, 2016, Tuesday

Lee sees off Lin to set up Chen final

Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei shrugged off eight years of Olympic heartbreak yesterday to defeat his nemesis Lin Dan 15-21, 21-11, 22-20 and reach the men’s final after another classic encounter....

August 20, 2016, Saturday

Marin tops ailing Li to reach final

SPANISH world No. 1 Carolina Marin took a major step towards a first Olympic gold medal yesterday by beating defending champion Li Xuerui to progress to the final. Marin’s defeat of Li piled further ...

August 19, 2016, Friday

Lin survives to set up Lee showdown

TWICE-OLYMPIC champion Lin Dan survived a huge scare against India’s Kidambi Srikanth in the men’s singles in Rio yesterday to set up a blockbuster semifinal with Lee Chong Wei, the man he beat for the ...

August 18, 2016, Thursday