Kento Momota

BWF World Championships: Defending champion Kento Momota pulls out of tournament due to injury

The 27-year-old Momota had pulled out of his group A opening match against India's Lakshya Sen at the World Tour Finals in Bali, Indonesia after sustaining the back injury during training

Indonesia Open badminton: Lakshya Sen, Parupalli Kashyap knocked out in opening round

Parupalli Kashyap went down 11-21 14-21 to Loh Kean Yew of Singapore to bow out of the competition.

Indonesia Masters 2021: Ace shuttler Kento Momota claims first title since car crash in 2020

The final was close in the first round, but the Japanese ace managed to build a strong defence as Antonsen repeatedly made unforced errors.

BWF World Tour Finals: Viktor Axelsen, Kento Momota lead badminton's return to Asia for season finale

Olympic silver medallist Chen Long will be missing, along with all players from China, for the first of three back-to-back events on the resort island of Bali beginning Tuesday.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan's World No 1 shuttler Kento Momota knocked out of Games

Unseeded South Korean Heo Kwang-hee beat Momota 21-15, 21-19 to end his gold-medal bid after just two games, a day after Japanese tennis superstar Naomi Osaka also made an early exit.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Shuttler B Sai Praneeth worried about 'COVID-19 false positive' ahead of Games

Praneeth, who had ended India''s 36-year-long wait for a men''s singles medal at the world championship with a bronze in 2019, has reasons to get anxious having returned false positive during the Thailand Open in January.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Tough knock-out challenge awaits PV Sindhu; difficult draw for Sai Praneeth, Satwik-Chirag

PV Sindhu has been drawn into an easier looking group but on her way to the final, she could face Akane Yamaguchi and Tai Tzu Ying.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japanese badminton ace Kento Momota 'positive' about Games debut after several career mishaps

World number one Momota was banned from Japan's Rio Games team in 2016 for illegal gambling, and was almost forced to retire last year after a serious car crash.

India Open to be held in May behind closed doors; Kento Momota, Carolina Marin among top entries

All the players and officials coming from South Africa, Brazil, Middle East and European countries including UK will be serving a seven-day quarantine period

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia downplays gold medal hopes after All England Open win

Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei came achingly close to winning gold but never achieved it, picking up three Olympic silvers during his career.