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Two Chinese badminton players banned for two years for match-fixing, betting
•Zhu Jun Hao fixed the outcome of a match in 2019 by intentionally losing the first game, while Zhang Bin Rong bet on matches on 36 occasions at tournaments in China, Switzerland and France in 2019, the BWF said.
Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament cancelled by BWF for second consecutive year
•The tournament was scheduled to be held in Lucknow from 12 to 17 October.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Inconsistency cost Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth more than cancellation of qualifying events
Abhijeet •Would it be right to just blame the cancellation of tournaments for Saina and Srikanth missing out on Tokyo participation? And the answer would be an emphatic No.
Badminton World Federation cancels Taipei Open due to COVID-19 'complications'
•The Taipei Open was scheduled to be held from 7 to 12 September at Taipei City.
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Indian para badminton coach hopeful to return with minimum of five medals
•The experienced Parul Parmar and the young Palak Kohli (SL3-SU5) will carry high hopes of returning with a medal in the women's category.
India to host 2026 BWF World Badminton Championships
•"Indian Badminton has seen great success with two successive medals coming from Olympics and with this latest news of the World Championships is the right stimulant for the game," BAI general secretary Ajay Singhania said.
PV Sindhu turns 26: Kiren Rijiju, Jwala Gutta and others join in wishing ace shuttler on her birthday
Trendingdesk •On PV Sindhu's birthday, sports icons, ministers, and personalities across the country have wished the star on social media.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: BWF secretary-general Thomas Lund promises 'highest level' of badminton at Games
•The Olympics, delayed from last year due to the virus, will take place under strict rules, with overseas fans banned and local spectators limited.
Olympic gold medallist shuttler Markis Kido passes away at age 36 after suffering heart attack
•The Indonesian doubles player had won the 2008 Olympic gold medal, 2006 World Cup and 2007 World Championships titles with Hendra Setiawan.
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Kidambi Srikanth, Saina Nehwal's qualification hopes end as BWF says no further events till Games
•Former world no 1 Srikanth and London Games bronze-medallist Saina's hopes were all but dashed when the last of the Olympic qualifiers in Singapore was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.