Former world number five determined to regain top ranking after being dropped from training programme because of injury-related dip in performance

Both players will be eligible to register for international tournaments with immediate effect

Automatic qualifying places in prestigious badminton tournament up for grabs to all participants of Badminton Asia Team Championships

10 countries will be participating in Badminton Asia Team Championships, which serves as qualifier for Thomas, Uber Cup finals

Washington must ‘stop playing with fire’ on Taiwan issue, Russia’s security concerns ‘should be taken seriously’, says China’s foreign minister

National gymnast plans to be ‘healthy, ready’ for upcoming SEA, Commonwealth, Asian Games despite events being held close to each other

Leaked entry list to United Arab Emirates-based tennis tournament showed unvaccinated Serbian star as top seed, according to reports

World football head clarifies that comments were ‘misinterpreted, taken out of context’ following swift criticism on social media

SEA Games silver, bronze medallists to receive more allowance, assistance for athletes not selected for national training programmes recommended

Notable candidate is among those being considered by technical director Scott O’Donnell, according to Football Association of Malaysia secretary-general

Polish seventh seed set to clash with American Danielle Collins after proving too resilient for gutsy veteran Kaia Kanepi

World number four will face either Daniil Medvedev or Felix Auger-Aliassime after defeating 11th seed in straight sets

Around 150 elderly women take three months to painstakingly crochet wool-yarn roses into centrepieces for the Beijing medallists’ posies