BWF brings hawk eye challenge system to 2014 Badminton China Open in Fuzhou and marks its debut on Chinese courts.
Badminton's governing body confirmed Tuesday that Lee Chong Wei has been provisionally suspended "due to an apparent anti-doping regulation violation," identifying him for the first time after weeks of reports naming the world No.1.
World champion Chen Long heads the seedings in Men's Singles in Badminton China Open held from 11 to 16 in Fuzhou, China. Fans expect to witness a possible title clash between him and former Olympic champion Lin Dan.
2014 Badminton China Open, as part of the BWF World Super-series Premier, kicked off on Tuesday in Fuzhou, capital city of China's Fujian Province.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced a 20 percent increase in prize money for next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Malaysia's badminton world No.1 Lee Chong Wei, who is reported to have failed an initial doping test, will travel to Norway on Sunday for follow-up testing, media said Wednesday.
Chinese player Zhang Jike on Sunday won the 2014 Table Tennis Men's World Cup held in Duesseldorf, Germany.
The Chinese badminton team has won an overall victory at the Yonex Denmark Open finals on Sunday, netting all five gold medals of the event.
World No.2 badminton player Chen Long won the fourth gold medal for China at the men's singles final of Yonex Denmark Open on Sunday.
Chinese players Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang won the women's doubles title at Yonex Denmark Open in central Denmark's Odense on Sunday, beating Japanese rivals in two straight sets.
Two Chinese badminton players entered the women's singles final at Yonex Denmark Open in central Denmark's Odense on Saturday, locking for gold and silver medals a day ahead of Sunday's final.
Ex-England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is close to joining Brisbane Heat for the 2014-15 Big Bash League, the Australian club's coach revealed in a British newspaper interview published Tuesday.
Ashley Giles has been appointed as the new director of cricket and head coach at Lancashire, the English county announced Wednesday.
Badminton will make its Paralympics debut in Tokyo in 2020 after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Tuesday included it in the first batch of approved sports for the event.
For the many people who met her while she played and coached in Italy, Jenny Lang Ping, who is now leading the Chinese national team at the ongoing 2014 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, is a volleyball legend as much as a family person.
Defending champions Russia beat Serbia 28-26, 25-18, 25-18 to grab the last ticket for the third round of the FIVB Women's World Championship on Sunday.
China lost 3-0 to Iran in the semifinal of the men's volleyball tournament of the Asian Games here on Thursday.
Olympic champion Lin Dan beat world title-holder Chen Long in an epic, all-Chinese badminton men's singles final at the Asian Games on Monday, with the young star coming agonizingly close to taking the crown.