Badminton

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport's world governing body. The Dane polled 145 votes Saturday to beat Justian Suhandinata of...

If you are in need of a badminton fix in Broward County, the Tamarac Community Center is the place to be. For the past eight years, the Broward Badminton Club has partnered with the City of Tamarac for usage of the Center's gymnasium three days a week...

Hersey's depth has served the Huskies well during the dual-meet portion of the badminton season. Practices figure to be spirited in the next couple of weeks as 10 girls vie for six spots on the Huskies' sectional squads. Two singles and two doubles...

Hinsdale Central senior Brina Gartlan didn't hesitate to give up her top spot at singles earlier this season after advancing to the badminton state tournament the last two years. Gartlan passed the No. 1 singles baton to fellow senior Ailynna Chen....

Badminton coach Karma Vallandingham is excited to hear a badminton facility is expected to open in Naperville in June. Because of state athletic rules, she only has two weeks each year to prepare her players at Waubonsie Valley High School for their...

When Harriet Kalin spreads the word about pickleball, her conversations and e-mails include the same slogan: "Funny name … great game!" A competitive tennis player for decades until tearing a knee ligament, Kalin, of Delray Beach, says she's...

Drop by the courts at the fitness and recreation center at North Central Michigan College any Monday through Friday morning and you will hear the sound of plastic on wood whapping cross court. Pickleball was first introduced at the college three years ago...

Brittany DeClouette Hinsdale South Golf, basketball, badminton ACT: 33. Athletics: Three-time state qualifier in badminton; 2012 badminton doubles state champion; 2012 golf sectional qualifier; starter for West Suburban Gold championship basketball...

LONDON (AP) — Five things to know about Monday, Day 3 of the London Olympics:   —Franklin, Grevers win backstroke golds for U.S.   —China takes 2nd straight Olympic gold in gymnastics.   —Williams sisters, Federer, Roddick...

Softball is not an Olympic sport anymore, but thank goodness we still have badminton. And gosh darn it, the integrity of this fine Olympic sport must be protected at all costs. That is why I completely understand why eight Olympic badminton teams were...

LONDON -- One of the Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics for trying to lose a match has said she is quitting the sport, accusing the badminton governing body of ruining her dreams. "This is my last match," Yu Yang wrote on her...

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