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Wednesday, 20 September 2017 :  The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) today accepted the resignation of its technical director, Morten Frost Hansen, after a consensus was reached during the Coaching and Training (C T) Committee meeting. BAM president Datuk Seri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said the association had received a six-month …

Monday, 18 September 2017 :  Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu made a quick rebound to avenge her World Championships disappointment at the Korean Open. Sindhu battled for 83 minutes to beat world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 in the women’s singles final in Seoul yesterday. The Indian had …

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 :  Arms outstretched and racket tumbling to the floor, Brice Leverdez couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief as he sent Lee Chong Wei crashing out of the TOTAL BWF World Championships in the first round. Lee entered this tournament as one of the favourites to be …

Thursday, 10 August 2017 :  The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) wants the national squad athletes to become world champions at the BWF World Badminton Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, which will be held from Aug 21 to 27. However, its president Datuk Seri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said the onus to …

Wednesday, 10 May 2017 :   Shuttler Lee Chong Wei is ready to bounce back following back-to-back defeats to nemesis Lin Dan. Both Chong Wei and Lin Dan could yet clash again – possibly in the quarter-finals – at the Sudirman Cup in Gold Coast, Australia, from May 21-28. Defending champions …

Tuesday, 4 April 2017 :  Sarawak fans have requested on Lee Chong Wei’s Facebook for tickets to watch him play at the Malaysian Open in Kuching. But the world No. 1 men’s singles shuttler is unable to fulfil their plea because all the tickets have been sold out for the …

Tuesday, 21 March 2017 :  Shuttler Lee Chong Wei and nemesis Lin Dan are skipping the Indian Open to conserve their energy for a potential clash at the Malaysian Open in Kuching from April 4-10. Yesterday, world men’s singles No. 1 Chong Wei pulled out of the Indian Open, which …

Wednesday, 15 March 2017 :   Four-time All-England champion Lee Chong Wei returned home yesterday declaring he’s ready to go for a record 12th Malaysian Open title. The 34-year-old world No. 1 outplayed China’s world No. 10 Shi Yuqi 21-12, 21-10 in the men’s singles final of the All-England badminton championships …

Monday, 13 March 2017 :   The world No. 1 showed class in his 13th outing when he destroyed 21-year-old Shi Yuqi of China 21-12, 21-10 in a 45-minute men’s singles final at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham yesterday. It was his fourth All-England title after having won it in 2010, …

The married pair lost the first set 16-21 to Indonesia’s Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir but levelled in a gruelling 21-19 second set win. They then powered to a 21-12 success in the decider to reach the last-four. “The crowd played a massive part in helping us turn that around,” …