Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Carolina Marin promised to return to her dominant form after losing to Akane Yamaguchi

Carolina Marin

Carolina Marin loses her bid for a record fourth world title to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. The Spaniard missed last year’s worlds in her home city of Huelva because of an injury. All four top seeds in the women’s competition all move on to the semi-finals. Carolina Marin, a badminton player from Spain, lost her bid … Read more

Akane Yamaguchi won her opening game at world badminton championships

Akane Yamaguchi

Carolina Marin of Spain through to second round after battling back from injury. Number three seed An Se-young beat Vietnam’s Thuy Linh Nguyen 21-18, 21-10, and India’s Saina Nehwal beat Hong Kong’s Cheung Ngan Yi. Denmark’s Kristoffer Axelsen beats Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands. Akane Yamaguchi, the reigning women’s champion and top seed, breezed through … Read more