KUALA LUMPUR: Danish ace Viktor Axelsen stormed to victory in the final of badminton’s Malaysia Open on Sunday, successfully defending his title by outgunning Japan’s Kodai Naraoka. The world number…

BANGKOK: Reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi outpaced Tai Tzu Ying to claim the women’s singles badminton title at the season-ending World Tour Finals in Bangkok on Sunday. The Badminton World…

KUALA LUMPUR: Qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics will start in May next year in China, badminton officials said Monday as they unveiled a beefed-up calendar for the sport’s re-emergence…

KUALA LUMPUR: Qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympics will start in May next year in China, badminton officials said Monday as they unveiled a beefed-up calendar for the sport’s re-emergence…

TOKYO: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen won his second badminton world title on Sunday, beating Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn 21-5, 21-16 in the final in Tokyo. World number one Axelsen has lost only…

TOKYO: Spanish badminton star Carolina Marin vowed to get back to her dominant best after her bid for a record fourth world title was ended by Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi on…

World federation chief describes pandemic as ‘disaster’ for game, forcing tournament cancellations worldwide TOKYO: Badminton is finally emerging from a pandemic that was “threatening the sport”, world federation chief Thomas…

TOKYO: A horror injury wrecked Carolina Marin’s Tokyo Olympics dream but now the Spanish badminton star is aiming for a record fourth world title and gold at the 2024 Paris…

TOKYO: Ygor Coelho grew up avoiding bullets in his Rio favela – now his exploits on the badminton court are inspiring Brazilians to pick up a racquet and try the…

TOKYO: Struggling former badminton world number one Kento Momota said Sunday that he still feels “a lot of unease” as he bids to reclaim his world title next week in…