Badminton
Badminton is a sport involving two or four players using long-handled rackets to hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a net on a marked court. Believed to have originated in India and brought to England by British army officers in the 1870s, badminton has since become a popular backyard activity and a competitive indoor sport in many parts of the world. The International Badminton Federation was founded in 1934 and today has more than 90 member nations. Every year, both men and women players participate in a yearly IBF Grand Prix circuit. This section features various resources on badminton.
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| Popular Sports in China Different types of games have always been played in China with great enthusiasm. The country has traditionally excelled in... |
Badminton is Still Sparkling After 60 Years Frank Keating: Dreamed up by the Duke of Beaufort one rainy afternoon at a picnic, the world-famous horse trials are set to... |
| Wembley Back in the Running As Credit Crunch Hits Olympics A proposed £40m venue for badminton, rhythmic gymnastics and paralympic volleyball may be scrapped in favor of Wembley Arena |
Olympics: Plot Twists and Antiheroes: There's More to Badminton Than Meets the Eye Brilliant, volatile and glamorous, China's Lin Dan could be the man to bring badminton to the masses, writes Sean Ingle |
| Olympics: Curtain Falls on Emms' Career As Mixed Doubles Are Denied Gail Emms' international badminton career ended in a straight-sets defeat with Nathan Robertson in the quarter-finals mixed... |
All Over in 32 Minutes for Fastest Loser - Now It's Time for Shopping Australian badminton player Erin Carroll became the first person to be knocked out of the Olympics |
| Badminton Tips Badminton is a sport played by two opposing players or two opposing pairs, with racquets. The sport is played in a... |
Badminton of the Sexy Athletes Badminton is one of the most popular sports around the world. Just like lawn tennis, it needs a lot of accuracy and a lot... |
| Badminton: Hallam Advances Despite Mix-up England's Tracey Hallam nearly missed her world championship game after Spanish officials changed it without telling her. |
Bird Flu Sends Badminton Players Into a Flap Badminton players in the US have become the latest group to suffer the consequences of bird flu, claiming its spread is... |
| Sports Round-up: England Pair in Final Badminton's Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms progressed to the final of the Singapore Open, while in Golf Simon Dyson closed... |
Badminton Gets Jazzed Up Harry Pearson envisages the fusion of jazz and badminton. |
| Badminton: Brits Fly Flag for Jazzed-up Game Olympic stars Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson were cheered into the All England Championship Badminton final at the NIA in... |
Olympic duo vie for the title Equestrianism: Pippa Funnell and William Fox-Pitt held on to the top two places at the Badminton Horse Trials |
| Funnell top despite mistake Horse Racing: Pippa Funnell and William Fox-Pitt, two former winners at Badminton Horse Trials, are in first and second... |
Olympics: Silver Still a British Best As Badminton Duo Fall at Last Badminton: Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson couldn't quite handle a red hot Chinese duo but won silver in an edgy final. |
| British Badminton Duo Take Silver Badminton: Britain have won silver in the mixed doubles, but they will be disappointed not to have taken the gold. |
Robertson Can Add Gold Lustre to Star Quality Badminton: Nathan Robertson looks like Robert Pires and plays with as much flair, today he can win gold. |
| Robertson and Emms Go for Gold Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms will tomorrow venture into territory never previously explored by British badminton players,... |
Badminton Gold in the Air After Shock Exit of Champions Britain's mixed pair have a chance of badminton gold after the Danes knocked out the overwhelming Korean favourites. |