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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Whether partnered by Nova Widianto or Tontowi Ahmad, the on-court prowess of Lilyana Natsir makes her a formidable foe.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
History and current form favour China for the women’s doubles gold at the London Olympics but some opposing shuttlers hope to have a say in the outcome.
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
Czech No. 1 Petr Koukal has been handed the ultimate honour by his home Olympic committee as the official flag bearer for the upcoming Olympic Games.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
His aim is to win the nation's elusive gold medal. And Lee Chong Wei has his heart set on being on the podium at the Wembley Arena come August 5, singing the Negaraku, the Malaysian national anthem on the top of his voice.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Though Lin Dan was not one of the six finalists shortlisted for the prestigious 2012 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award, the Chinese reigning Olympic and World Champion was invited to grace the event in London yesterday.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Jan O Jorgensen (below), is not the type of person to give up easily.
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Monday, January 09, 2012
Korean men's doubles star Jung Jae Sung has been playing at his home Open every year since the beginning of the millennium.
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Friday, January 06, 2012
Korea’s Bae Youn Joo has been in the finals of some of the world’s most prestigious badminton tournaments and has won titles both at home and abroad but this weekend, she gets set to do something she hasn’t done in a long time: play in the semi-final of a major tournament in her home country.
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
Jan O. Jorgensen’s career has been on a roller coaster ever since he moved into the first tier of international men’s singles badminton in the bottom half of 2009.
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Wednesday, January 04, 2012
England’s Rajiv Ouseph won his inaugural match of 2012, ousting former Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat in the first round of the Victor Korea Open Superseries, one of the five OSIM BWF Superseries Premier events.
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Pan Am Games silver medallist Iris Wang of the United States is beginning this year the same way she finished the last, with a very taxing tournament schedule.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Danish star Mathias Boe has immersed himself in the world of badminton -- real and virtual. If you've missed him in real action at the Yonex BWF World Championships this week, good news, Boe is still in action in the virtual badminton world.
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
Czech champion Petr Koukal is back on the Olympic qualification trail less than a year after an operation and chemotherapy for testicular cancer. And the 25-year-old has a clear message to young men from 15-35.
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Kaveh Mehrabi is used to flying the flag on his own for Iran and this week's Yonex BWF World Championships is no exception as he juggles being a competitor, the chairman of the Athletes Commission and a supporter of a charitable cause in London.
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Spain is noted for more for prowess with the football than the shuttlecock but rising badminton star Carolina Marin may help redress the balance a little.
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