PETALING JAYA: It’s heartache again for China in the men’s singles after firing blanks in the event they used to dominate. On Friday, their last man standing Shi Yuqi (pic), suffered a meltdown in the opening game before losing 10-21, 19-21 to Kodai Naraoka of Japan in the quarter-finals of the World Championships at the Royal...
PETALING JAYA: Indonesian veteran badminton stars Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan have waved goodbye to the World Championships. The famous daddies who have won three world titles together officially played their last match at the prestigious tournament when they lost 19-21, 17-21 to South Korea’s world No. 6 Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae in the quarter-finals at the Royal Arena...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP): Less than a week after winning the Women's World Cup, Spain's national team players announced Friday that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country's soccer federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory. Luis Rubiales, who was also chastised for grabbing...
PETALING JAYA: Road to Gold’s Lee Zii Jia is staying upbeat despite crashing out in the men’s singles third round of the World Championships. The independent shuttler went down 18-21, 17-21 to homester Anders Antonsen of Denmark at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on Thursday after enjoying two good early-round matches. It was world No. 13 Zii...
PETALING JAYA: Don’t fear them. Coach Rexy Mainaky kept repeating those words but women’s doubles pairs Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah allowed their past losses to China’s world No. 6 Zhang Shuxian-Zheng Yu to tear them apart at the end. And as a result, Pearly-Thinaah let slip a golden chance to become the first women’s pair to win a...
PETALING JAYA: Defending champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik continued to keep the Malaysian flag flying high in the World Championships. The world No. 4 smashed into the men's doubles semi-finals after pulling off a hard-fought 21-10, 15-21, 21-14 victory over China's Liu Yuchen-Ou Xuanyi in style at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on Friday (Aug 25). Armed...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia booked his berth in the third round but Ng Tze Yong crashed out in the World Championships in Copenhagen. The independent player Zii Jia, who trains under coach Wong Tat Meng, secured a 21-11, 21-16 win over Brian Yang of Canada in 33 minutes in Copenhagen on Wednesday (Aug 23). Zii...
PETALING JAYA: The Harimau Muda squad confirmed their place in the semi-finals of the AFF Under-23 Championship after beating Timor Leste 3-1 at the Rayong Stadium in Thailand on Tuesday (Aug 22). It is the second win in a row for the national Under-23 team after beating Indonesia 2-1 in the opening match last Friday. The squad...
PETALING JAYA: Viktor Axelsen will be defending his world crown as the sentimental favourite and this could work wonders for another Dane Anders Antonsen (pic) who is looking to cash in on playing at home in the World Championships. Antonsen is a Copenhagen native and it’s only natural that he picked up badminton and had gone...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia admits he still has the desire to become the first Malaysian to win the men’s singles title after getting off to a solid start in the World Championships. But he doesn’t want to speak too soon. Yesterday, Zii Jia gave an assured performance to dispatch fifth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia...
