Badminton

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia was in anguish on Friday over an injury to badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei that threatens the country's only serious hope of capturing its first Olympic gold medal.  

Malaysia was in anguish Friday over an injury to badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei ... cannot guarantee him playing top level badminton," Ramlan Aziz, the National Sports Institute's chief executive officer, was quoted saying by the New Straits ...  

When I was little, I thought I understood badminton, and I believed that it was a lawn-party type game that would be played recreationally to pass the time on a summer afternoon. And people do play it that way. But the real sport of badminton is high-speed ...  

The dogged Sasaki, who is on the up in the rankings, said: "We are very close to the Olympics so I wanted to win this match before ... The doubles pair Lee Yong-Dae and Kim Sa-Rang won their match to clinch the tie 3-1 for South Korea, setting up the ...  

WUHAN, China: Badminton world number one Lee Chong Wei has admitted his injury at the Thomas Cup in China this week is a blow to his Olympics title bid, where the Malaysian has a last shot at an elusive gold.  

DESPITE an early introduction to golf, emerging talent Wong Zheng Wei finds that playing badminton is more appealing. His father Wong Chan Keong said the 11-year-old preferred to engage in exciting encounters against his opponents on the court instead of ...  

WUHAN, China: Badminton's world number one Lee Chong Wei was put out for up to a month with a torn ankle tendon at the Thomas Cup in Wuhan Tuesday, casting serious doubt over his Olympic title bid in London.  

Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei sustained a serious ankle injury at the Thomas Cup Tuesday, hobbling off in tears to leave his Olympic dreams hanging in the balance. "He will not take part in any more matches at the Thomas Cup," said Malaysia ...  

Malaysian youngster Liew Daren faced the daunting task of replacing injured world number one Lee ... test from Taiwan to win 3-2 to set up a semi-final clash against Japan, who beat Indonesia 3-2. The Uber Cup semis take place on Thursday ...  

Chong Wei, the 2008 silver medallist after losing to arch-rival Lin Dan in the Beijing Olympic final, has had an injury-plagued season and went down to un-seeded South Korean Wan Ho-shon in the India Open final last month. The London 2012 Games ...  

WUHAN, China: Kenichi Tago beat his idol Taufik Hidayat on the way to Japan's win over Indonesia in the quarter-finals of badminton's Thomas Cup on Wednesday, setting up a likely clash with hot favourites China. The 22-year-old Japanese shuttler ...  

Chen Long and Chen Jin, third and fourth in the world, suggest China’s supremacy could continue beyond the Lin era, although neither has threatened the same kind of long-running dominance. Meanwhile world number one Lee Chong-Wei is searching for form as ...  

world number four Li Xuerui has been picked to play the third women's singles in Wuhan, with Wang Shixian playing doubles. The Chinese women are aiming to lift the Uber Cup for a seventh time, and erase the memory of their shock defeat in the 2010 final in ...  

BADMINTON Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Datuk Seri Nadzmi Mohd Salleh is confident that iron-willed Lee Chong Wei will bounce back stronger from his injury setback at the Thomas Cup Finals.  

Malaysia will bank on World Number one Lee Chong Wei, Daren Liew and Hafiz Hashim while Korea will have services of the maestro Lee Hyun Il, Shon Wan Ho, Hong Ji Hoon and Lee Dong Keun. The badminton king Lee Chong Wei will lead his team by playing as ...