http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:52:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/lee-ratchanok-champions-of-india-open-735715.html#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:50:05 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=735715 Lee, who won here in 2011 and lost the final last year, won his 13th consecutive match 21-15, 18-21, 21-17 in as many meetings against the World No.9 Kenichi Tago.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/lee-ratchanok-champions-of-india-open-735715.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/all-england-open-persistence-of-an-era-655721.html#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:29:26 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=655721 Along with Gade and Hidayat, an era is approaching the end while Lee Chong Wei struggled to prolong it.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/all-england-open-persistence-of-an-era-655721.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/facebook-me-chong-wei-invites-fans-to-wedding-504726.html#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 07:06:07 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=504726 Anyone who wants to attend the wedding of Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei could be one of 10 lucky fans winning invitations by posting on his Facebook page.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/facebook-me-chong-wei-invites-fans-to-wedding-504726.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/olympics/badminton-lin-dan-ensures-clean-sweep-for-china-at-olympics-407282.html#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:32:51 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=407282 Badminton great Lin Dan saw something he's never seen before. Tears from his China head coach Li Yongbo. "Boys cry, too," Lin said on Sunday after he became the first man to win two Olympic singles titles. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/olympics/badminton-lin-dan-ensures-clean-sweep-for-china-at-olympics-407282.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/badminton-lin-dan-retains-gold-after-beating-lee-chong-wei-405947.html#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:15:55 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=405947 The match was a lot closer than the one-sided final four years ago, with Lin prevailing in a deciding game for a 15-21, 21-10, 21-19 victory. Lin, 28, also becomes the first man to retain the Olympic title.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/badminton-lin-dan-retains-gold-after-beating-lee-chong-wei-405947.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/lee-chong-wei-ends-kashyaps-run-at-olympics-402787.html#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:36:13 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=402787 The unheralded Kashyap, who has impressed many with his great run in the competition, led his fancied opponent for most part of the opening game but ultimately submitted to the Malaysian's vast experience.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/lee-chong-wei-ends-kashyaps-run-at-olympics-402787.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/olympics/london-2012-badminton-easy-for-lin-dan-chong-wei-survives-scare-397698.html#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 03:32:54 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=397698 Top seed Lee Chong Wei, who has not played a competitive match since sustaining an ankle injury in May, had to dig deep for a 21-8, 14-21, 21-11 win over World No 45 Ville Lang of Finland. Lin Dan, meanwhile, beat Irishman Scott Evans 21-8, 21-14.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/olympics/london-2012-badminton-easy-for-lin-dan-chong-wei-survives-scare-397698.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/worlds-best-shuttler-working-12-hrs-a-day-to-be-fit-for-oly-347457.html#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 06:57:27 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=347457 Malaysian World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei is working 12 hours a day on his rehabilitation in the hope he can recover from an ankle injury in time to compete at the London Olympics next month.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/worlds-best-shuttler-working-12-hrs-a-day-to-be-fit-for-oly-347457.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-open-final-wan-stuns-chong-wei-li-xuerui-wins-292689.html#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:50:17 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=292689 South Korean Wan Ho Shon continued his brilliant run in the India Open Super Series by accounting for World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei 21-18, 14-21, 21-19 in the final. Chinese Li Xuerui beat Juliane Schenk 14-21, 21-17, 21-8 to win the women's crown.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/sports/india-open-final-wan-stuns-chong-wei-li-xuerui-wins-292689.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/lin-dan-interview-none-of-the-chinese-players-are-geniuses-285972.html#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:46:54 +0000 Shuttle Talk http://www.firstpost.com/?p=285972 Super Dan is bidding to become the first male singles player to retain the Olympics gold in London later this year.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/lin-dan-interview-none-of-the-chinese-players-are-geniuses-285972.html/feed 0