Taufik Hidayat can finally breathe, after a year of failing to win any title this year, he is now the Macau Open’s men’s single title possessor after sending off the top seed Lee Chong Wei packing in straight games. But the greatest winner today was Zhao Yunlei with two Golds hanging ar...
As the Bitburger Open draws to a close, it’s the shuttlers from Denmark and India that walk always with two titles apiece. Indonesia have to be content with the women’s singles title as the host nation Germany lost out after showing signs of possible success earlier in the week. &nb...
As Germany licks its wounds after loosing five of the six semi finals they contested today its India who have reason to be cheerful as they will contest 3 of the finals tomorrow in Saarbrucken and with an all Indian men’s final the temperature is sure to soar in an atmosphere that is sure to...
To the public’s eye, the success of a sporting event is often measured in terms of the attendance of the players, the death-defying draws and perhaps, just the sheer prestige of the event itself....
Danger lurked everywhere and there was no way out of the dragon's den for Lee Chong Wei last night. The Malaysian found himself trapped in Lin Dan's flawless set-up to safeguard the last piece of badminton...
The number '8' is regarded an auspicious number for the Chinese, which explains the obsession of having the Games' Opening Ceremony to commence at 8pm on the 8th day of the 8th month of year 2008. Yet,...
33-year-old Zhang Ning won a second Olympic crown to add to her title in Athens and her world championship Gold medal 2003 to enter the legend circle created by her former compatriots Ge Fei and Gu Jun...
After a frenetic start to the 2008 Olympic Games where defending champions and seeds fell way too early, the 7th day of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing was truly sabbatical, as the remaining seeds at the...
Guts August 2008
