Badminton

Struggling former badminton world number one Kento Momota said Sunday that he still feels "a lot of unease" as he bids to reclaim his world title this week in Tokyo.

Japan's Momota, once the sport's undisputed king, has seen his career descend into free fall since a car crash more than two years ago which left him badly hurt.

The postponement of the Olympic games due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has left badminton players in limbo, as the international federation was going to announce the official list of the qualified athletes in April.

The 26-year-old Neslihan Yiğit, Turkey's first badminton player to make it to the games, in 2012 is one of them.

Stephanie and Gabriala won the silver medal in the doubles at the European Badminton Championship in Kilding, Denmark.

The European champions from Baku lost versus Christina Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juh, Denmark by 1-2 games - 11-21, 21-15 and 11-21 points.

Stefani Stoeva and Gabriela Stoeva have scooped their tenth gold prize in badminton at a tournament held in Mersin, Turkey.

The Bulgarian duo defeated Özge Bayrak and Neslihan Yi?it 21:19, 21:12 in the final match of the doubles' competition.

Stoevi sisters are currently the only Europeans in world's Top 15 in doubles, ranking 10th after having grabbed the prize.

Bulgarian badminton players Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva achieved a record standing in the latest women's doubles ranking of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) released on Thursday.

Stoevi sisters climbed one position from their previous ranking and currently occupy the 13th place with 46 030 points.

Bulgarian badminton players - sisters Gabriela and Stefani Stoevi won the Russian Open Grand Prix, which took place in Vladivostok.

In the final, which was played on Sunday, the Bulgarians defeated Johanna Goliszewski and Carla Nelte from Germany.

Stoevi, who were seeded first in the tournament, won the final with 21:15, 21:17 in a match, which lasted 39 minutes.

The Bulgarian badminton players - sisters Gabriela and Stefani Stoevi reached the final of the Russian Open Grand Prix, which is taking place in Vladivostok between July 21 and 26.

In the semifinals, Stoevi defeated the Japanese Rie Etoh and Aoi Matsuda with 21:18, 21:18, in a match lasting 46 minutes.

Badminton players Stefani Stoeva and Gabriela Stoeva claimed the first gold medal for Bulgaria at the First European Games in Baku after winning the final of the women's doubles tournament.

In the final, which was played on Saturday, the Stoevi sisters defeated Ekaterina Bolotova and Evgeniya Kosetskaya from Russia with 2-0 (21-12, 23-21).

Bulgarian badminton players Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva reached the final of the women's doubles at the First European Games, which are taking place in Baku.

In the semifinal, which was played on Friday, the Stoevi sisters defeated convincingly Ozge Bayrak and Neslihan Yigit from Turkey with 2-0 (21-14, 21-9).