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Former women's singles world No. 1 Zhou Mi of Hong Kong has been suspended for two years after she failed a drug test, badminton's global governing body announced Saturday.

NEW DELHI: There was no surprise in India's badminton squad for the Commonwealth Games announced here on Thursday. World No. 2 and favourite for the ladies singles gold, Saina Nehwal spearheads the host's campaign. Chetan Anand will be the country's best bet in the men's singles.

A 10-member Indian badminton team for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games was announced here Thursday.

Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand will spearhead the Indian challenge in the badminton event of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, from October 3 to 14. The Badminton Association of India on Thursday announced a 10-member squad, including five women, for the Games.

THE stormy three-year partnership of Fairuzizuan Tazari and Zakry Latif has come to an end. National chief coach Rexy Mainaky split them up in a move to revive their careers.

Badminton really brings everybody together in Malaysia. I remember watching the 1992 Thomas Cup final with my family at home, and after we had won, the feeling of pride was unbelievable. But it?s been frustrating that we could not sustain our standard after that.

Results in the World Badminton Championships here on Sunday (x denotes seeding):

MANILA, Philippines ? Only two teams remained unbeaten in both divisions of the UAAP Season 73 Badminton tournament after the weekend games at Rizal Memorial Badminton Court.

New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand will spearhead Indian challenge in the badminton event of the Commonwealth Games to be held here from October 3 to 14.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia's (BAM) high performance director, James Selvaraj, may have started work just three days ago but the former player wasted no time in identifying weaknesses in the training system. Selvaraj, however, would discuss and listen to explanation of coaches first before taking any further action. He would not be making any drastic changes overnight but ...