To win an Olympic badminton match, a player or team must win two games. When the score of a game reaches 29-29, the next point, or the "golden point," will win.

Could this finally be the year for Team USA in badminton? The Americans have been shut out from the podium at each of the eight Olympic Games where badminton was featured. It's one of the few sports ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s government on Monday called on French authorities to investigate an incident at the Paris Olympics men’s doubles badminton final against China when a supporter had her sign ...

Excited crowds have greeted most Olympic matches at London 2012 with cheers. But the badminton match between China’s Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang and South Korea’s Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na on Tuesday ...

Update (11:48 a.m. EDT): The Badminton World Federation rejected South Korea's appeal, and Indonesia withdrew its appeal, so the disqualifications for all eight players stand, the Associated Press ...

Paris (CNN) — Security at the Paris Olympics ejected a fan brandishing a green banner that read “Go Taiwan” at a badminton match on Friday, sparking anger from the island’s authorities and refocusing ...

All is not lost for Lakshya Sen. The Indian badminton star lost to Viktor Axelsen 22-20, 21-14 in the Paris Olympics badminton semifinal and will now take on world number 7 Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Danish former coach of a two-time Olympic badminton quarterfinalist has been banned from the sport for four years for betting on games courtside. The Badminton World ...