Liu Ying: Encouraging signs in transitional year for badminton

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian badminton may not have hit all their targets this year, but there are enough encouraging signs to believe the sport is heading in the right direction. Describing the season as one of transition, former mixed doubles ace and Olympic silver medallist Goh Liu Ying said the year had been a testing yet promising...

Zii Jia clears opening hurdle in Arctic Open

PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia returned to winning ways by beating Frenchman Christo Popov to reach the second round of the Arctic Open. World No. 4 Zii Jia, who captured the title last year, stayed steady throughout the match to come away with a 21-15, 21-11 win over world No. 27 Popov in...