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Nguyen Hai Dang enters the 10th National Sports Games of Vietnam as the man to beat in men’s singles badminton, but the path to defending his 2022 gold medal runs through a domestic field far deeper than the world rankings suggest, vietnam.vn reported. The Ho Chi Minh City player, ranked 75th in the world and … Read more
Vietnam’s 10th National Sports Games, known locally as the Juegos Deportivos Nacionales 2026, will bring the country’s badminton scene into sharp focus when competition runs from Nov. 14 to Dec. 12, 2026, with Ho Chi Minh City hosting for the first time in 20 years, vietnam.vn reported. In the men’s singles, Nguyen Hai Dang of … Read more
Amateur athletes who play badminton or run regularly face five recurring injuries — ankle sprains, front-of-knee pain, shoulder impingement, elbow tendinitis and hamstring strains — and traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture, can play a supporting role in recovery once serious structural damage has been ruled out, tcmpertama.com.my reported in a health guide aimed at recreational … Read more
Tomoka Miyazaki, Japan’s 20-year-old badminton star, beat China’s Han Qianxi 2-0 (21-10, 21-17) in the round of 16 at the 2026 BWF World Tour Korea Open Super 500 in Gwangju on Wednesday, setting up a possible semifinal against world No. 1 An Se-young — a player she has never beaten in eight meetings, koreadaily.com reported. … Read more
Seven goals in 12 games. That is the line that carried AC Milan’s 20-year-old forward Alphadjo Cisse into Italy’s senior squad on Thursday, earning him his first call-up for Nations League matches against France and Belgium, nst.com.my reported. The reports describe an impressive start to Cisse’s first season with Milan, highlighted by a hat-trick in … Read more
HO CHI MINH CITY — Nguyen Hai Dang enters the 10th National Sports Games of 2026 as the man to beat in men’s singles badminton, but the path to a second gold medal runs through a crowded field of veterans, rivals and teenage challengers, vietnam.vn reported. Dang, who plays for Ho Chi Minh City and … Read more
Registration is now open for the 2027 Rambouillet Half Marathon, which will take place on March 14, 2027, Sortiraparis reported. The race, organized by the club Rambouillet Olympique, runs through the town center of Rambouillet in the Yvelines department and into the surrounding state forest, and it doubles as the departmental championship for Yvelines. Entry … Read more
Malaysia’s French Open champions Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun must beat Japan’s Haruki Kawabe and Kenta Matsukawa on Friday to keep their Korea Open title hopes alive, after the world No. 9 pair survived a nervy second round at Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu, New Straits Times reported. The third seeds booked their place … Read more
Le Sphinx Badminton Club of Nouvion, a commune in France’s Somme department, is back in the departmental championship this season after spending three seasons in Régionale 3, Actu.fr reported. The club will field three teams in the competition: two in Pré-régionale and one in Division 1, the highest level of departmental play. The return puts … Read more
Mass-market badminton shuttlecock prices in Jinan have slipped from their earlier 2025 highs, with drops of roughly 10 to 30 yuan per tube, but rackets, high-end competition balls and court fees show no widespread decline, Phoenix News reported after visiting specialty stores, supermarkets, malls and badminton halls across the city on Nov. 2. One player … Read more