TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Yoo Hyo-jeo, a South Korean marketing specialist based in Tokyo, wept with joy when she watched her countryman Heo Kwang-hee knock the world's number one men's singles player ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kento Momota of Japan stands with his medal after beating Shi Yuqi of China in their men's badminton championship match at the BWF ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -In his long overdue Olympic debut, men’s singles number one Kento Momota of Japan easily beat the United States’ Timothy Lam 21-12 21-9 on Sunday, even making the occasional trick ...

TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - World number one badminton player Kento Momota was discharged from hospital on Friday, his sponsor Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp, said in a statement, after being ...

At the age of 29, Momota, formerly hailed as badminton's unrivalled champion, secured 11 titles in 2019, with only six losses out of the 73 matches he competed in that year. However, in January 2020, ...

Japanese badminton star Kento Momota blamed his fear of failure for a "weak-spirited" second-round exit from the world championships on Wednesday after losing 21-17, 21-16 to India's HS Prannoy.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Badminton world number one Kento Momota was injured in a pre-dawn vehicle collision in Malaysia on Monday, just hours after he secured his first victory of the season at the ...