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Former world number one Kento Momota announces shock retirement from international badminton

Two-time gold medallist at the World Badminton Championships, Kento Momota has stunned the fans of the sport around the world with his sudden retirement from the international circuit. Momota, the men's singles champion at the BWF World Championships in 2018 and winner at the 2019 BWF World Championships in Basel met with a horrific accident after winning the Malaysia Masters …

Japan shuttler Kento Momota has pulled out of the Badminton World Federation World Championships 2021 which gets underway from Sunday in Huelva, Spain. World no 2 shuttler Kento Momota withdraws from World Championships Momota also withdrew from last week's BWF World Tour Finals 2021 with a back issue and has returned to Japan. "However, BWF and the Spanish Badminton Federation …

Tokyo Olympics: World No.1 badminton player Kento Momota crashes out in group stage

Japan's badminton world number one Kento Momota lost in the first round at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. Unseeded South Korean Heo Kwang-hee beat Kento Momota 21-15, 21-19, ending the favourite's bid for the gold medal after just two games. Momota's early exit follows similar upsets for high-profile Japanese athletes, including tennis player Osaka and gymnast Kohei Uchimura. Badminton's comeback …

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Tokyo Olympics: Badminton star Kento Momota grateful for chance after deadly crash

Japanese badminton star Kento Momota says he plans to play "with a sense of gratitude in my heart" when he makes his Olympic debut at the Tokyo games. Tokyo Olympics: Badminton star Kento Momota grateful for chance after deadly crash. The Olympics will be the biggest test Momota has faced so far in his comeback from a fatal highway accident …

Japanese badminton star Kento Momota has fully recovered from the eye injury he suffered during a car accident in January, the world number one said on Friday. Hours after winning the Malaysia Masters, Momota, who was travelling in a car to the Kuala Lumpur airport, was involved in a horrific crash where he suffered an eye socket fracture in February. …

Indian Badminton star Sai Praneeth had a rewarding 2019, in which he won a World Championships bronze in Basel and also made the Swiss Open final. The confidence is always there when you play well," said Praneeth on the sidelines of Premier Badminton League season five's trophy unveiling ceremony. 11 played Japanese superstar Kento Momota four times last year and …

Badminton world No.1 Kento Momota could be out for two months after being injured in a car crash that killed his driver just hours after he won the Malaysia Masters on Sunday. The 25-year-old Japanese shuttler, suffered cuts and bruising in the accident near Kuala Lumpur, but is aiming to return at the All England Championships on March 11, said …

Badminton world number one Kento Momota could be out for two months after being injured in a car crash that killed his driver just hours after he won the Malaysia Masters on Sunday. The 25-year-old Japanese suffered cuts and bruising in the accident near Kuala Lumpur but is aiming to return at the All England Championships on March 11, said …

Sai Praneeth vs Kento Momota, World Badminton Championships Semi-final HIGHLIGHTS: B Sai Praneeth settles for bronze after losing 13-21, 8-21 to world No.1 and defending champion Kento Momota in the men?s singles semi-final of the BWF World Championships 2019 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday. Sai Praneeth has already created history by becoming the first men?s singles player …

All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 LIVE: Results, scores, commentary, updates, statistics; Tai Tzu Ying vs Akane Yamaguchi

Welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the All England Open Badminton Championships. 6.56 pm: At the mid-game interval, it is a 11-3 lead for Tai Tzu Ying over Akane Yamaguchi. 6.35 pm: At 4-2 Tai Tzu Ying has the early lead in the second game as well. Tai Tzu Ying wins the first game 21-13 over Akane Yamaguchi. 6.10 pm: …

All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 LIVE: Kidambi vs Momota; Results, commentary, updates, scores, statistics

Welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the All England Open Badminton Championships. 23.10: Not for the first time tonight Srikanth fails to return Momota's drop shot. 23.08: Forehand return from Momota goes into Srikanth's body and he increases his lead to 10-4. 23.06: Momota's drop shot forces Srikanth to react quickly but his return doesn't clear the net. 22.53: A …