Olympic Badminton News

A deafening noise fills the gymnasium as a shuttlecock player from Laos wraps up victory and a packed stand rocks with passionate support for Thailand's sepak takraw team.

China's "Diving Queen" Guo Jingjing reigned supreme on the final day of the East Asian Games in Hong Kong on Sunday.

Saina Nehwal's preparation for the 2012 London Games received a shot in the arm on Saturday with the ace shuttler signing a contract with Olympic Gold Quest.

Downhillers make their livings at extreme speed, and so it should come as no surprise that their Olympic dreams end faster than most, too.

Britain's Olympic and Paralympic sports have been handed an extra 13m to boost medal hopes and help ensure a smooth build-up to the 2012 Games in London.

Gail Emms, the 2006 world champion, believes that England's emerging talent have the ability to succeed on the international stage as the sport enters an important phase prior to London 2012.

BADMINTON: Olympic and World Championship medalists Gail Emms and Nathan Roberts are coming to Plymouth this weekend to offer coaching to city players.

His Majesty the King loves sports and has been an inspiration for Thai athletes.

FOOTBALL proved to be Gretar Steinsson and Tamir Cohen 's vocation in life - but the Wanderers pair turned out at Bolton Arena this week to showcase some of their lesser known skills.

Former badminton player Gail Emms has been made an MBE at an investiture ceremony hosted by the Princess Royal.

Top seed Saina Nehwal of India booked her place in the women s semi-finals yesterday, beating Thailand s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 21-13, 21-19 at the BWF World Super Series Masters Finals.

Hitchin-born Gail Emms, one of Britain's greatest badminton players, has been awarded an MBE for a career that saw her win almost every top honour.

It was either in the first or second cartwheel that he felt his leg snap. John Kucera can't remember for sure.

Australia will be forced to send smaller teams to future Olympics, concentrating solely on athletes who have a chance of winning a medal, if the Federal Government adopts the rhetoric and spirit of the Crawford report.

LUCY WIEGERSMA is playing safe with her Olympic dream. Last year, the eventer from Highampton suffered the agony of having to withdraw from the Great Britain team a month before the Beijing Games.

World badminton's ongoing dispute over moving the sport to Wembley Arena for the 2012 Olympics will be put to one side this week when attention shifts to matters on court at the BWF Super Series finals, which starts on Wednesday in Malaysia.

After a tour of northern New Brunswick that included visits to a giant Atlantic salmon, a gushing waterfall and two First Nations ceremonies, the province bid farewell to the Olympic torch on Sunday as it continued its journey westward toward Vancouver.

The Olympic torch relay has been filled with inspirational moments, but on Saturday, as the flame spent its final full day in New Brunswick, there was a pause to reflect on one of this province's tragedies.

Wembley Arena has been chosen to be the venue for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics at the London 2012 Olympics.

London 2012 organisers were under pressure to resolve an ongoing row over its Olympic venues.