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...suicides began last December, when postman Craig Parsons, 40, was found hanged. Four months later, lorry driver Peter Forrester, 35, died after overdosing on medication prescribed for his wife, who had recently died of a heart attack while playing badminton. Nigel Buckley-Robins, 50, succumbed to a deadly blend of painkillers and alcohol the following month. All three deaths were ruled suicides by South Staffordshire coroner Andrew Haigh...
...paper, the match was clearly a lopsided one. While Capkovic toured Europe playing some of the best juniors in the world, Nguyen spent his years being coached by his tennis- and badminton-enthusiast father...
...men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, said that part of the reason club sports rely so heavily on alumni is because of their niche nature. In addition to the nationally competitive club rugby team, club tennis, cycling, and skiing, there is a club equestrian team, a badminton team, and a jujutsu team...
...when former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was convicted of sodomy and abuse of power, a ruling condemned by human-rights groups. Already, hints of legal impropriety have stained this case. The original lead prosecutor was removed from his position after it became known that he often played badminton with the presiding judge...
...Tian had good reason to believe that China's sports industry would become more commercial. After all, three Chinese have played in the National Basketball Association. And a handful of top athletes and coaches in table tennis, badminton and track have appeared in prime time TV commercials...