The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has suspended all BWF World Tour and BWF-sanctioned tournaments from Monday (March 16) to April 12 amid the global escalation of the coronavirus outbreak.
China's Olympic champion Chen Long lost in straight sets in a shock defeat to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the quarter-finals of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham.
Some of the top players in the mixed doubles were knocked out ahead of the quarter-finals at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham.
The top seeds advanced in all five events on a busy day one of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, which saw 80 matches completed across five courts.
Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia is among the players hoping to make a mark at this year's All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, where five days of competition is due to begin tomorrow.
Indian players Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap have asked the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to extend the Olympic qualification period as tournaments continue to be cancelled due to coronavirus.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) does not plan on making any changes to the qualification system for Tokyo 2020, despite the coronavirus outbreak interrupting some players' attempts to qualify.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed that next month’s German Open in Mülheim an der Ruhr has been postponed due to restrictions in place over the coronavirus outbreak.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has postponed the Vietnam International Challenge 2020 tournament because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Pullela Gopichand became the first Indian coach to receive an honourable mention from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Denmark won both men's competitions on finals day at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Barcelona Spain Masters tournament.
The Chinese Badminton Association (CBA) has announced that its players have been cleared to compete in Europe next month amid the coronavirus crisis.
Spain's Carolina Marín and Denmark's Viktor Axelsen - the men's and women's number one seeds - won their semi-finals in straight games at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Barcelona Spain Masters.
Home favourite Carolina Marín beat Thailand's Phittayaporn Chaiwan today to secure her spot in the women's singles semi-finals at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Barcelona Spain Masters.
Reigning champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark beat France's Brice Leverdez today to book his place in the men's singles quarter-finals at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Barcelona Spain Masters.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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England’s 50 years of footballing hurt started at the Mexico 1970 World Cup. But, as David Owen writes, the tournament that got under way half a century ago at the Azteca has never been bettered.
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