https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/523315/feed The latest news and top stories on Akane Yamaguchi, a Japanese badminton player. She is a two-time world champion, winning gold in women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She became World No. 1 in 2018 and has secured numerous BWF World Tour titles, including the All England Open. She joined the Japanese national team at 15. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse North Korea’s Ri Song-gum set three world records to give her country their first gold in weightlifting at the Asian Games on Wednesday, while South Korea’s badminton world No 1 An Se-young had stern words for her watching father. Ri set the world records in the women’s 49kg class in Nagoya, joining an elite club of just four weightlifters who have won three Asian Games gold medals. The reigning two-time world champion added to her Asian Games golds in Jakarta in 2018 in the 48kg class and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3368487/asian-games-weightlifter-ri-sets-3-world-records-win-north-koreas-first-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3368487/asian-games-weightlifter-ri-sets-3-world-records-win-north-koreas-first-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:00:06 +0000 Reuters,Agence France-Presse Reuters,Agence France-Presse Alex Lanier on Saturday became the first singles badminton player from France to clinch the world championship title, moments after the French took gold in the mixed doubles. In the women’s final, South Korea’s world No 1 An Se-young beat Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-14 for her second world crown. But it was history for French badminton, after the 21-year-old Lanier beat Japan’s Kodai Naraoka 21-11, 21-11 in a lopsided men’s final that took 50 minutes at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3364984/alex-lanier-mixed-doubles-pair-clinch-badminton-world-titles-frances-golden-double?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3364984/alex-lanier-mixed-doubles-pair-clinch-badminton-world-titles-frances-golden-double?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:00:12 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Chinese pair Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping defeated Hong Kong counterparts Jordan Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying-suet 2-1 in the mixed doubles final on Sunday to win their first Japan Open title. As finals day got under way at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium across five categories, China had two titles to shoot for, in the mixed and women’s doubles. The duo of Feng and Huang, known as the “Phoenix combination”, won the opening match of the day, beating Tang and Tse 21-14, 14-21, 21-15. With five... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3361111/mainlands-feng-yanzhe-huang-dongping-beat-hong-kong-pair-win-first-japan-open-title?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3361111/mainlands-feng-yanzhe-huang-dongping-beat-hong-kong-pair-win-first-japan-open-title?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:17 +0000 SCMP Sport,Kyodo SCMP Sport,Kyodo A proposal by the World Badminton Federation could see the nature of the sport shift dramatically, with each best-of-three game to be won by 15 points rather than the current 21. The potential change, according to some officials, is aimed at making matches faster while alleviating some physical burden on the players. But there are concerns over the possible transformation of the sport, however, with some believing it will tip the balance in favour of those players who attack from the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3338518/badminton-bosses-eye-dramatic-change-traditional-scoring-system-make-games-quicker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/other-sport/article/3338518/badminton-bosses-eye-dramatic-change-traditional-scoring-system-make-games-quicker?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:30:09 +0000 Reuters Reuters China’s men’s world champion Shi Yuqi will take on Christo Popov in the title match ‌at badminton’s BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou on Sunday, while compatriot Wang Zhiyi meets An Se-young in the women’s showpiece. Popov, making his tournament debut as a singles player, will be the first French player to contest the final after he overwhelmed Japan’s Kodai Naraoka with his speed and ⁠power to win 21-19, 21-8 in the semi-finals on Saturday. Shi, who is looking to equal Viktor Axelsen with a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3337200/bwf-world-tour-finals-chinas-shi-wang-face-french-south-korean-foes-year-end-finale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3337200/bwf-world-tour-finals-chinas-shi-wang-face-french-south-korean-foes-year-end-finale?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse World No 1 Shi Yuqi survived two match points on Saturday to book a world championship final meeting with Thai titleholder Kunlavut Vitidsarn, as top seed An Se-young was upset on the women’s side of the draw. Chinese star Shi battled back from 18-20 down in the second game to beat Canadian youngster Victor Lai 13-21, 22-20, 21-16 and keep his bid for a first world title alive. “I felt an emotional release when this one ended,” a breathless Shi said after 80 gruelling minutes on court. “Lai... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3323801/badminton-world-championships-shi-produces-brilliant-fightback-reach-final-chen-stuns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/china/article/3323801/badminton-world-championships-shi-produces-brilliant-fightback-reach-final-chen-stuns?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 04:08:17 +0000