Sports / Badminton

Lin Dan books semi-final spot 10 Aug 2013 - 02:11 am

GUANGZHOU: China’s badminton superstar Lin Dan booked a place in the semi-finals of the world championships yesterday after overcoming team-mate and second seed...

Lee, Lin through to world quarter-finals 09 Aug 2013 - 04:19 am

GUANGZHOU: China’s badminton superstar Lin Dan made it through to the quarter-finals of the world championships yesterday, with arch rival Lee Chong Wei...

Badminton: Lee battles to third round of world championships 08 Aug 2013 - 01:21 am

GUANGZHOU: World number one Lee Chong Wei was forced to fight for his place in the world championships yesterday in a thrilling battle...

Badminton: Singapore Open hit by late pull-outs 19 Jun 2013 - 12:33 am

SINGAPORE: A large-scale withdrawal on the eve of competition has robbed badminton’s Singapore Open of several seeded players after superstars Lin Dan and...

Chinese shuttlers under fire after Jakarta upset 16 Jun 2013 - 06:32 am

JakarTa, Indonesia: Chinese badminton is again under fire after world number three Du Pengyu’s shock loss to unranked Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka at the...

Hidayat ends long career 14 Jun 2013 - 12:50 am

Indonesia’s former Olympic and world champion Taufik Hidayat shakes hands with fans following a defeat at the hands of India’s Sai Praneeth at...

BWF postpones use of review technology 04 Jun 2013 - 07:20 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said yesterday it was delaying indefinitely the live implementation of line-call review technology to address “last-minute...

Bahrain’s Satiawan lifts Kings International title 02 Jun 2013 - 11:59 pm

DOHA: Bahrain’s Heri Satiawan won the men’s singles title in the first Kings International Invitation Badminton tournament 2013, that was held at De...

Badminton: Setaiwan clinch two titles at Kings GCC tournament 02 Jun 2013 - 12:35 am

The winners of the Kings GCC Badminton Open tournament and officials pose for a picture. Sixty players from different GCC countries took part...

China crush arch rivals Indonesia 22 May 2013 - 12:19 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Defending champions China trounced arch rivals Indonesia 5-0 to top Group A of the Sudirman Cup yesterday, declaring they are ready...

Badminton: Taiwan thrash Germany to reach quarters 20 May 2013 - 11:47 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Underdogs Taiwan thrashed European champions Germany 5-0 to top Group C of the Sudirman Cup yesterday and sail into the quarter-finals....

Kings Badminton Club to host top-ranked players 19 May 2013 - 11:14 pm

FROM LEFT: K O George, Firas Bakhash, Saleh Sulaiman SJ Al Abdullah, Ashraf Usman, and Pavan Kumar, officials of Kings Badminton Club during...

Al Gosaibi to continue as head of Qatar Badminton Association 07 May 2013 - 02:02 am

Doha: Hisham Al Gosaibi (pictured) will continue as President of the Qatar Badminton Association (QBA), the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) said yesterday. The...

Badminton: China win three golds 22 Apr 2013 - 06:22 am

TAIPEI: Badminton powerhouse China clinched three golds in the Badminton Asia Championships yesterday but they fell short of earlier expectations after losing to...

China dominate Asia Championship semis 21 Apr 2013 - 05:45 pm

TAIPEI: China’s Olympic champion and world number one Li Xuerui and fellow Chinese players dominated the Badminton Asia Championships semi-finals yesterday in Taipei....

Badminton: ‘Super Dan’ flies to first win since Olympics 18 Apr 2013 - 12:19 am

TAIPEI: China’s legendary Lin Dan (pictured) saw off Vietnam’s Tuan Duc Do in just 24 minutes yesterday as he flew to his first...

Qatar coach completes course 18 Dec 2012 - 02:07 am

Qatar National Badminton Coach Manoj Sahibjan successfully completed the BWF Coaches Training Course, hosted by the Bahrain Badminton and Squash Federation (BB&SF) in...

Savoy Global Badminton tournament 17 Dec 2012 - 09:41 am

FROM LEFT: Praseej VR and Ajith Kumar from Qatar Insurance Company, Men’s Doubles Winner, Silva Jose from AXA Insurance Gulf, Men’s Singles Runner-Up,...