News Articles
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China's Xie, Lu advance to semis in badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Wed Aug 13 15:55:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Xie Xingfang of China defeated Germany's Xu Huaiwen in straight sets Wednesday to advance to the semifinals in women's singles at the Olympic badminton tournament. read more
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US players Malaythong, Bach lose in badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Wed Aug 13 04:00:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Bob Malaythong and Howard Bach of the United States received a taste of China's badminton supremacy on Wednesday, losing to the second-seeded pair of Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in the quarterfinals of the Olympic badminton tournament. read more
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Britain's Robertson, Emms advance in badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Tue Aug 12 09:54:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Britain's Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms staged a dramatic comeback in the third game Tuesday to defeat China's Gao Ling and Zheng Bo in mixed doubles at the Olympic badminton tournament. read more
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Malaysia's Lee advances at Olympic badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Tue Aug 12 03:08:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Second-seeded Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia coasted to a 21-5, 21-7 win over Kestutis Navickas of Lithuania on Tuesday to advance to the Olympic badminton men's singles quarterfinals. read more
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Bach and Malaythong Advance to Quarterfinals
by Lindsay Wyskowski - Tue Aug 12 01:52:52 -0400 2008
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American shuttlers advance in Olympic badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Tue Aug 12 01:50:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Chants of "U-S-A, U-S-A" competed with "Go Team China" on Tuesday in an unlikely setting: the Olympic badminton tournament. read more
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Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong Will Carry the Remaining Hopes for the USA Badminton Team at the 2008 Olympic Games Tomorrow as they Begin Men’s Doubles Action
by Cecil Bleiker - Mon Aug 11 13:45:02 -0400 2008
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Japanese duo upset defending champs in badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Mon Aug 11 11:02:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Japan's Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna upset defending Olympic champions Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen of China on Monday to advance to the women's doubles semifinals in Olympic badminton. read more
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Lin advances in badminton, Hidayat crashes out
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Mon Aug 11 10:31:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Top-seeded Lin Dan of China coasted to a straight-sets win on Monday while defending champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia was ousted in the second round of men's singles in Olympic badminton. read more
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China off to strong start in badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Sun Aug 10 10:04:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) China got off to a strong start in the Olympic badminton tournament Sunday with top-seeded Xie Xingfang and Athens gold medalist Zhang Ning winning their opening matches in women's singles. read more
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Zhang overcomes slow start in women's badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Sun Aug 10 03:45:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Defending Olympic champion Zhang Ning of China recovered from a shaky start Sunday to defeat Thailand's Salakjit Ponsana in three sets at the Olympic badminton tournament. read more
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Taiwan's Hsieh gets warm welcome in badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Sat Aug 09 12:53:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Taiwan's Hsieh Yu-Hsing defeated Iran's Kaveh Mehrabi Saturday in his first-round match at the Olympic badminton tournament. read more
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Britain's Hallam advances in Olympic badminton
by JIM ARMSTRONG - Sat Aug 09 12:41:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Britain's Tracey Hallam coasted to a straight-sets win over Hong Kong's Yip Pui Yin on Saturday in the first round of the Olympic badminton tournament. read more
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Canada's Rice advances in Olympic badminton
by By JIM ARMSTRONG - Sat Aug 09 05:47:00 -0400 2008
BEIJING (AP) Canadian Anna Rice overcame opening-day nerves Saturday to defeat American Eva Lee in three sets at the Olympic badminton tournament. read more
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Eva Lee Kicks off Badminton Competition for USA
by Cecil Bleiker - Fri Aug 08 11:19:01 -0400 2008