TOKYO, July 24 — National women's doubles pair Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean got their Tokyo Olympics campaign off to a rocky start after losing their opening Group A match against Greysia Polii-Apriyani Rahayu of Indonesia today.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Datin Latifah Sidek, wife of national badminton legend Datuk Misbun Sidek died yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Malaysia’s chef de mission (CDM) to the Tokyo Olympics, Datuk Lee Chong Wei, will not be going to Japan due to his health condition and upon his doctor’s advice.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — Six of the 20 Malaysian shuttlers who returned from the Spanish International 2021 badminton championships last month tested positive for Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have decided to postpone the Malaysia Open, scheduled to be held at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil from May 25 to 30, due to a surge in Covid-19 cases globally.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 27 — The national shuttlers will resume training today — more than a week after 15 individuals had tested positive for Covid-19 at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Another individual has been tested positive after the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) conducted a third round of tests on a total of 91 athletes, coaches and support staff at Akademi Badminton Malaysia (ABM) in Bukit Kiara yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Eight national backup shuttlers at the Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) here have tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday (April 20).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has confirmed that six badminton players have been tested positive for Covid-19.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah received the racquet that national shuttler Lee Zii Jia used en route to winning the 2021 All England men’s singles final at Istana Negara today.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has no plans to send the national senior squad to compete in the 2021 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam at the end of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah extends his heartiest congratulations to national badminton hero, Lee Zii Jia on winning the All England Badminton Championships men’s singles title, yesterday.

SHAH ALAM, March 22 — Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has congratulated national top singles ace Lee Zii Jia’s outstanding performance in the All England Badminton Championships final last night.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 — Swiss Open champions Pearly Tan-M.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Malaysian women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M Thinaah are expected to win more Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour titles after the budding stars clinched the 2021 Swiss Open crown yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — National men's singles player Lee Zii Jia feels the need to perform well at two major European competitions starting with the Swiss Open badminton tournament in Basel from March 2-7.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 — Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican has explained that team sports like football, basketball, sepak takraw and hockey are only allowed to carry out non-contact skills-based training sessions without involving matches during the movement control order (MCO) 2.0 period.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 — Business premises related to fishing activities, like fishing ponds, houseboats, fishing platforms, raft houses and fishing boats, will be allowed to resume operation beginning tomorrow with strict standard operating procedures (SOP) during the movement control order (MCO) period.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 2 — Former national singles badminton player Abdul Rashid Mohd  Sidek has said that his recent award of Panglima Mahkota Wilayah (PMW), which carries the title of Datuk, in conjunction with Federal Territory Day 2021, has inspired him to continue to contribute to the development of the sport.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Malaysia’s challenge in the 2020 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals have ended after the two remaining pairs — Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean (women’s doubles) and Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Jemie Lai (mixed doubles) — lost their semi-finals matches to South Korean opponents at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday.