Defending champion Anders Antonsen beat home favourite Jonatan Christie in three games, booking his place in the men's singles semi-finals at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Indonesia Masters in Jakarta.
Olympic champion Carolina Marin knocked out Japanese third seed Nozomi Okuhara on second-round day at the Badminton World Federation Indonesia Masters.
Japanese badminton star Kento Momota has returned home after being involved in a fatal traffic accident which killed his driver.
China's top seed Chen Yufei was knocked out in round one of the women's tournament at the Badminton World Federation Indonesia Masters, falling short against Denmark's Line Kjærsfeldt.
China's back-to-back world champions Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong won their-first round clash, as mixed doubles action opened the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Indonesia Masters today.
World number one-ranked badminton player Kento Momota has been injured in a motor vehicle accident in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur this morning.
Japan's back-to-back world champion Kento Momota started the year of his home Olympic Games with a tournament victory as he captured the Badminton World Federation Malaysia Masters title today.
Unseeded home hope Lee Zii Jia saw his outstanding run at the Badminton World Federation Malaysia Masters come to an abrupt end in today's semi-finals, defeated by Japanese world champion and world number one Kento Momota.
Chinese teenager Wang Zhiyi's fine run at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Malaysia Masters came to an end today, as she lost her quarter-final against compatriot and second seed Chen Yu Fei.
Ratchanok Intanon's hopes of winning the women's title for the third year in a row at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Malaysia Masters are over, after the Thai fifth seed was knocked out in the second round by Chinese teenager Wang Zhiyi.
Denmark's third seed Anders Antonsen was knocked out of the men's competition by home player Lee Zii Jia, as singles action began at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Malaysia Masters.
Women's doubles top seeds Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan started the new season as they finished the last, with victory on day one of the Badminton World Federation Malaysia Masters.
The 2020 Badminton World Federation World Tour season begins tomorrow with the Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur.
Kento Momota set a record of 11 titles in a single season as he won at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals in Guanghzou.
World champion Kento Momota advanced to the men's final at the Badminton World Federation World Tour Finals in Guangzhou.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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