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Badminton: China’s Lin wins 1st “Super Grand Slam”
LIUZHOU, December 18, 2011 (AFP) – Chinese ace Lin Dan claimed the World Superseries Finals title on Sunday, defeating his compatriot Chen Long in less than an hour, 21-12, 21-16. The rapid victory gave “Super Dan” badminton’s first-ever “Super Grand …
Badminton: ‘Super’ Dan steps up a gear
LIUZHOU, December 15, 2011 (AFP) - China's star shuttler and world number two Lin Dan stepped up a gear at the World Superseries Finals on Thursday, slamming 20
Badminton: Top seed Wang crashes out to tattooed Taiwanese
LONDON, August 12, 2011 (AFP) - World number one Wang Shixian's hopes of adding the world title to the All-England title she captured five months ago, ended colorfully
Badminton stars wary of being swept-up in riots
LONDON, August 9, 2011 (AFP) - The world's best badminton players have gone about their business cautiously after the nearby England v the Netherlands football international at Wembley
Badminton: Cordon gives Chinese ace Chen the blues
LONDON, August 8, 2011 (AFP) - China's youngest new hope for the world men's singles title, Chen Long, suffered a sensational opening day setback against an outsider in
Badminton: China set semi date with South Korea
QINGDAO - Reigning champions China suffered the shock of conceding a point before emerging 3-1 winners over India at the Sudirman Cup on Thursday to set up a
Badminton: Lee, Gade prove class at Sudirman
QINGDAO - World number one Lee Chong Wei was again in sparkling form at the Sudirman Cup on Wednesday, while Denmark's Peter Gade finally emerged victorious after a
Badminton: China’s march gathers steam
QINGDAO - Lin Dan suffered one or two anxious moments but China's relentless march towards a fourth Sudirman Cup in a row gathered pace as they battered Japan
Badminton: Malaysia come good after sluggish start
QINGDAO - A Lee Chong Wei-inspired Malaysia overcame the worst possible start to crush Russia 4-1 at the Sudirman Cup on Monday as the world number one showed
Badminton: Lee gets the better of arch rival Lin Dan
BIRMINGHAM - Lee Chong Wei successfully defended his All-England Open men's singles title when he beat his greatest rival, Lin Dan, the Olympic champion from China, 21-17, 21-1













