RIO DE JANEIRO – Yu Yang’s racquet sliced through the air, sending desperation volleys back to her Danish opponents. It was match point. At stake, the chance to play for Rio Olympic gold in women’s ...

(AP) LONDON - Four badminton teams were kicked out of the women's doubles at the London Games on Wednesday for trying to lose on purpose, conduct that a top IOC executive said strikes at the heart of ...

LONDON – Eight badminton players could be disciplined for their sub-par Olympic effort after embarrassing scenes Tuesday saw them appear to deliberately throw their matches. (AP) Angry fans at Wembley ...

LONDON – Eight female badminton players, including the world champions from China, face a disciplinary hearing Wednesday after being accused of trying to throw matches at the Olympics a day earlier to ...

Eight players were kicked out the Olympic games over throwing matches. LONDON Aug. 1, 2012 — -- They tried to lose to win. And now they have been thrown out of the Olympics. It was a stunt so ...

Badminton officials at the 2012 Olympic Games in London have thrown out eight players across four teams from the games in badminton in light of a ruling that the players intentionally lost their ...