It was a departure of a legend, and the end of an era. On Saturday, the world's undisputed greatest badminton player, double Olympic champion Lin Dan, announced his retirement through Chinese social ...

FILE- In this Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016 file photo, China's Lin Dan returns a shot to Denmark's Viktor Axelsen during the men's badminton singles bronze medal match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de ...

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 ...

World No. 1 Shi Yuqi of China is still unsure how he will spend the 1.2 million yuan (RM692,600) prize money after claiming ...

GUANGZHOU (AFP) – Badminton superstar Lin Dan moved effortlessly through to the second round of the world championships in China's Guangzhou on Monday, putting in a powerful performance after a year ...

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The old man has still got it. When Lin Dan came out of a long hiatus as the Olympic and world badminton champion, he was determined to show the king was not dead. Two years ...

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Lin Dan, widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time, closed in on his seventh singles title at the All-England Open by reaching the final with a 21-14, ...

NEW DELHI -- Badminton great Lin Dan is opposed to a change in the points system being contemplated by the world federation in a bid to make the sport more attractive. ''I feel changing the points ...

Olympic champion Lin Dan beat world title-holder Chen Long in an epic, all-Chinese badminton men’s singles final at the Asian Games Monday, with the young star coming agonisingly close to taking the ...

Monday’s draw at the Olympic Park also pitted top-seeded Lee Chong Wei, who lost to Lin in the Beijing Olympic final, against Ville Lang of Finland. Third-seeded Chen Long will meet Boonsak Ponsana of ...

Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan, a two-time Olympic champion, has accused his Super League club of failing to pay him and six others for the 2016-17 season. Regarded by some as badminton's ...

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) Lin Dan earned his sixth All England badminton title when he routed Chinese teammate Tian Houwei 21-9, 21-10 in the final on Sunday. Meanwhile, Nozomi Okuhara of Japan marked ...