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Former Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport's world governing body.

The ousted presidents of two Brazilian sports federations have filed complaints with the IOC claiming they were removed from their posts after illegal interference from local courts.

The Badminton World Federation decided Friday to change the Olympic doubles rules but not the much-criticized group format in the wake of the match-throwing scandal at the London Games.

Adam Scott and the golf world stared down their shots, and photographers themselves stared down their own pics from the links. But hey, let's not forget soccer -- and a ton of international friendlies, USA included -- or basketball, pro and college, ...

The Indonesian Badminton Association has lifted a ban on its leading women's doubles pair over the play-to-lose scandal at the London Olympics.

Indonesia's leading women's badminton pair was banned for four months by the national association on Wednesday for their involvement in the play-to-lose scandal at the London Olympics.

The four South Korean badminton players who purposely tried to lose their last group matches at the London Olympics had their bans reduced to six months on Wednesday.

The head of the international badminton federation says the playing-to-lose scandal that led to eight players being disqualified from the London Olympics was only a "hiccup" that should not reflect badly on the sport in the long term.

Marathons are always run on Sunday mornings. Race organizers will tell you that's the most convenient time to close down the center of a major city, but last time I checked, the streets aren't too crowded at 5 a.m. on a Thursday. Could it be that the...

Lolo Jones commands eyeballs, but the attention should be on Dawn Harper, Kellie Wells and the other Americans who earned medals on the track Tuesday.

Phelps. Bolt. Douglas. Wow. And that was only the first week of the Olympics. It might get even better.

The format of Olympic badminton will be reviewed to avoid a repeat of the match-throwing scandal that blighted the London Games, but the governing body of the sport said Sunday no changes were guaranteed.

Lin Dan became the first man to retain the Olympic badminton singles title after winning a final that lived up to the hype.

Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei of China won the women's doubles gold medal in the scandal-marred badminton competition at the London Olympics.

Pingpong is an Olympic sport. So is badminton. And trampoline. Shooting, too. The always popular rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming as well, of course. And golf is being added for 2016. But baseball is not being played at these Londo...

Li Xuerui has beaten world champion Wang Yihan 21-15, 21-23, 21-17 in an all-Chinese final of Olympic badminton women's singles.