World badminton: Lin Dan, Shixian ease through

China's Lin Dan eased into the second round of the World badminton championships with a 21-11, 21-10 success over Lithuanian Kestutis Navickas on Tuesday. The Chinese suffered a surprise......

Fifth seed Chen loses to little-known Guatemalan

Fifth seed Chen Long of China tumbled out of the World badminton championships on day one, beaten by little-known Kevin Cordon of Guatemala, at Wembley Arena on Monday. In a 74-minute thriller,......

Chen Jin eyes Lin Dan's Chinese top spot

Chen Jin has set his sights on dethroning compatriot Lin Dan as China's number one player. Seeded fourth at the world championships, Chen spoke of his ambitions after reaching the second round......

Anand, Arvind in semis of Bitburger Open

Three Indian shuttlers, including national champion Chetan Anand, cruised into the singles semi-finals of the Bitburger Open badminton tournament in Germany on Friday. Fourth seed Chetan thumped......