Beijing (AFP) – Japanese badminton star Chiharu Shida has told Chinese fans to "stop stalking" her and said she was "very scared" by the unwanted attention. Shida, who won women's doubles bronze ...

Asia’s top shuttlers are ready to battle it out at the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships. The action unfolds from 8 to 13 April at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in China’s coastal ...

The Nationals took advantage of the unexpected drop to turn a quirky double play. The umpires ruled that only one out counted, though. They said Piralta had intentionally dropped the ball to ...

Despite Mumbai Indians' loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rohit Sharma's playful mimicry of the 'X' substitution gesture brought smiles to fans. While his batting performance remained ...

SINGAPORE – Hawk-eyed fans of Singapore badminton would have in recent months seen the animated presence of a South Korean “ajumma” in the players’ corner at Badminton World Federation ...

My job is to coach the footy team, I don’t coach the umpires,” he continued. “I’m locked straight into what’s next, as were our players. To their credit, we haven’t spoken about it ...

Umpires Ryan Wills, Brennan Miller, Chris Segal and Charlie Ramos.(WTOP/Dan Ronan) In the D.C. region, conversations often start with, “What do you do?” WTOP’s series “Working Capital ...

Umpire CB Bucknor probably lucked out there because Sunday would have been an embarrassing day for him at Coors Field if ABS was in place. Bucknor — despite not garnering Angel Hernandez-level ...

Umpire CB Bucknor is having a rough season, and his game on Sunday crystalized his struggles. The Umpire Auditor X account had Bucknor marked down for 15 missed calls while behind the plate ...

Calls can be overturned if the pitch tracking technology shows an umpire got a call wrong. / Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images When Major League Baseball ...

At 84 — 85 on Anzac Day — Lawrie Barnett is Victoria’s oldest umpire, and he has no plans to hang up the whistle any time soon. Aged 84 – turning 85 on Anzac Day – the Order of Australia ...