Staff members of a sports product company in Jinping county, Guizhou province, make badminton shuttlecocks. XIANG DINGJIE/XINHUA GUIYANG — A delicate goose feather carries much weight in Jinping ...

Jay is a small-time badminton smuggler. It's not a serious means of income by any stretch of the imagination, and when I ask about it, he demurs: "Oh, if somebody needs something, I'll get it for them ...

Shuttlecocks, also known as birdies or birds, are traditionally made from duck feathers, but nylon shuttlecocks have become more widely used because of their superior durability. Their flight behavior ...

Few of us could resist a summer badminton knock-about to get the blood pumping. Now scientists have discovered the racquet sport could offer health benefits beyond getting us outdoors and working the ...