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The Kento Momota scandal continues
Tokyo: Despite being kicked off Japan’s badminton national team and was banned from competition indefinitely after he was found guilty of placing illegal bets…
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Kento Momota denied 2016 Rio Olympics berth
Tokyo: Japan will not send Kento Momota to the 2016 Rio Olympics despite qualified for the tournament by being the men’s singles World No.…
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Kento Momota, Kenichi Tago issue apologies for visiting illegal casino
Tokyo: Japanese Olympic badminton medal hope Kento Momota made a somber apology on Friday after jeopardizing his place at this summer’s Rio Games by…
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Kento Momota may be banned from Olympics over illegal gambling
Tokyo: World No. 4 and 21-year-old men’s singles player Kento Momota of Japan could potentially being banned from competing at the 2016 Olympics in…
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Kenichi Tago, Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying knocked out of Denmark Open
Copenhagen: Kenichi Tago suffered another shock early exit at the Denmark Open as he was knocked out in his opening qualifying match by world…
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Kenichi Tago quits Japan national team
Tokyo: Kenichi Tago who played a critical role in defeating China in the semifinals of the 2014 Thomas cup tournament, has decided to quit…
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Lee Chong Wei is back to compete in the Superseries
Kuala Lumpur: After a one year absence from the Superseries, Lee Chong Wei will be participating in the Japan Open Superseries in Tokyo from…
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Jan O Jorgensen, Kenichi Tago join Malaysia’s Purple League
Kuala Lumpur: After a three week break, the second half of Malaysia’s first professional badminton league – Kopiko Purple League will kick into full…
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Chen Long, K. Srikanth book Dubai semi-final berths
Dubai: World number two Chen Long, fought back from a set down, to beat Danish badminton player Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 13-21 21-10 21-9 in 57…
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Kenichi Tago’s withdrawal clears Chen Long’s path
Kuala Lumpur: World number 2 Chen Long faces a much easier path to the final of World Championships, after the Badminton World Federation (BWF)…