If you think playing badminton has anything to do with batting a plastic birdie at a backyard party, it’s time to reassess. Using rackets that weigh mere ounces and a featherlight projectile, this ...

Here's what you need to know about badminton at the 2024 Paris Olympics. When did badminton become an Olympic sport? The Olympic Summer Games added badminton in 1992, although the mixed doubles ...

Could this finally be the year for Team USA in badminton? The Americans have been shut out from the podium at each of the eight Olympic Games where badminton was featured. It's one of the few sports ...

Hit the shuttlecock over the net to your opponent, and strike the ground within the court's bounds before they can hit it to get a point. If you hit the ground out of bounds, the opponent will gain a ...

One of the biggest events in the badminton calender kicks off on Tuesday in Basel, Switzerland. There are 26 men’s teams and 21 women’s teams confirmed for the tournament. Two years ago in Amsterdam, ...

The greatest badminton players in the world have descended upon Birmingham to compete in the 2014 Yonex All England Badminton Championship, Britain's oldest and most prestigious badminton event. One ...

Robert Wilson’s beloved sport of badminton had a serious disadvantage when it came to other sports such as football and basketball. Namely, the matches couldn’t be effectively captured on a small ...

Both individual and team competition matches use a best-of-three format. One loss in Olympic tournament format will result in elimination from the tournament, save for in the semifinals when the two ...

KANGAR: The Sukma badminton competition begins on Tuesday, but the players have not had the chance to try out the playing conditions at the tournament venue. The six rubber-mat courts at the brand new ...

Two-time Commonwealth champion Nicol David has won all the big titles in squash except Olympic gold. You see, squash remains on the other side of the Olympic fence despite several campaigns. Image ...

PETALING JAYA: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin took the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to task for their failure to deliver at the Asian Games. He said the national body should go ...

Glasgow 2014 will be the third time that Scotland has hosted the Commonwealth Games. For Edinburgh’s Christine Black, recently named the Scottish team manager for badminton, it will complete a ...