Lin Dan

Badminton's greatest rivalry meets its inevitable end as Lin Dan follows Lee Chong Wei into retirement

Lin Dan, known for his ability to suddenly up the ante in the middle of a match, won two Olympics gold medals, won the World Championships five times and the prestigious All-England crown on six occasions

Lin Dan retires: Here's a look at badminton legend's five epic matches

Lin Dan's retirement marks the end of his two-decade-long storied career. He is also known as "Super Dan" and is considered to be one of the greatest badminton players in history.

China's two-time Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan announces retirement

Lin Dan has won all the sport’s major titles, including five world championships’ gold medals.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Four years from quarter-final run in Rio, Kidambi Srikanth's chances of qualification are fading quickly

There are simply not enough tournaments left for Srikanth to collect the 8,000+ points required to overtake Gemke and finish in the top-16, even if he puts in a late gallop and finishes among the medals at these competitions

Centre asks Badminton federation to provide clarity on health status of Chinese shuttlers participating in India Open

Badminton Association of India is optimistic about China's participation in the India Open despite fears surrounding the coronavirus as Chinese shuttlers were in quarantine for almost a fortnight in Europe

BWF World Championships 2019: HS Prannoy leaves Lin Dan gasping for breath, regains old touch with win over familiar foe

HS Prannoy beat the highly-decorated Chinese Lin Dan 21-11, 13-21, 21-7 which brings his head to head record against the five-time world champion at 3-2

BWF China Open 2019: Lin Dan vows to fight for Olympic qualification till the end despite suffering eighth first-round loss of season

Lin, who earned the nickname 'Super Dan' during his pomp, has always said that he wanted to end his career with another tilt at Games gold

BWF Denmark Open 2019: PV Sindhu, B Sai Praneeth make impressive starts to reach second round; Parupalli Kashyap ousted

Fifth seed Sindhu, who had made early exits in China and Korea, got back her bearing as she overcame former World Junior Champion Gregoria 22-20 21-18 in 38 minutes to keep her 5-0 record intact against the Indonesian.

BWF Chinese Taipei Open 2019: Top seed Saina Nehwal favourite to lift trophy; Sourabh Verma looks to repeat 2016 title run

On a comeback trail since regaining fitness, a former top 10 player H S Prannoy is another Indian shuttler to look out for during the week

BWF World Championships 2019: HS Prannoy stuns Lin Dan in three-game contest; B Sai Praneeth advances in straight games

In the pre quarter-finals, Prannoy will meet top seed Kento Momota of Japan whom he has never beaten in five matches