Having seen top seed Lee Chong Wei progress in routine fashion on the opening day of the tournament in Copenhagen, Chen followed suit with a 21-8 21-10 success against Luka Wraber of Austria. The ...

Li claimed the first set 22-10 before Nehwal, roared on by the thunderous crowd, fought back to claim the second 21-17. Nehwal then moved into a 14-8 lead in the third to move close to a fairytale ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Japan's Nozomi Okuhara will be awarded the women's singles badminton bronze medal after China's Li Xuerui pulled out of their clash with a knee injury, Japan's Kyodo news ...

TOKYO — London Olympic gold medalist Li Xuerui of China crashed out of the women's singles quarterfinals of the Japan Open Friday, as local star Akane Yamaguchi moved toward reclaiming the crown.

Chinese pair Li Xuerui and Wang Shixian remained on a collision course for the BWF Denmark Open final, after second-round wins on Thursday. Li, top seed in the women's singles at the Badminton World ...

TOKYO — China’s Olympic badminton champion Li Xuerui survived a scare in the first round of the Japan Open Wednesday as she battled from behind to beat world junior champion Akane Yamaguchi. Her ...