After narrowly beating India’s Srikanth Kidambi in his quarterfinal match, Lin Dan knew he’d have to perform much better if he wanted to beat the world’s current #1 player, Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei.

LONDON — Lin Dan lived up to the hype, and China lived up to the expectations. The top-ranked Lin led the way as China swept all five badminton gold medals at the Olympics, defending his title Sunday ...

The dust and the shuttlecocks have hardly settled on London 2012 but badminton’s great rivals could meet once again at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia narrowly missed out on the ...

Moving into the quarterfinals at the world championships, Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan looked poised to add another chapter to their rivalry. No. 1 seed Lee is doing what he was expected to do at this ...

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Title holder Lee Chong Wei survived a scare in the last 16 of the All-England Open Thursday to set up an eagerly-awaited quarterfinal showdown with double Olympic champion Lin ...

In badminton, there are few bigger names. Lin was a two-time Olympic champion and five-time world champion, while Lee holds the record for most weeks spent as world number one at an astounding 349 ...

But they can still look forward to watching Olympic badminton men's singles champion Taufik Hidayat in action at the tournament, which will take place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from 19 to 23 ...

TOKYO, Sept 25 Men's world No 1 and top seed Lee Chong Wei breezed past Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand on Saturday to set up a final showdown with old foe Lin Dan at the Japan Open badminton tournament.

LONDON (AP) -- Lin Dan became the first man to retain the Olympic badminton singles title after winning a final that lived up to the hype. Lin, the most LONDON (AP) -- Lin Dan became the first man to ...

One might wonder the attitude and spirit of Lin Dan coming into this match, having suffered a very tough loss in his classic semfinal match with Lee Chong Wei. For the first time, he will not be ...

Watch live as retired badminton world champions Lin Dan of China and Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia - widely considered two of the sport’s greatest players - are inducted into the BWF Hall of Fame. The ...