10 Mar 2009

China accused of badminton match fixing

6:37 am on 10 March 2009

Malaysia has accused China of match-fixing after the badminton powerhouse secured a clean sweep at the All England championships.

The Malaysian singles chief coach Rashid Sidek says the Chinese team arranged for defending champion Chen Jin to retire from his semi-final in Birmingham to allow compatriot and Olympic champion Lin Dan an easy path to the final.

Lin went on to beat Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the final in a repeat of the Beijing Olympics gold medal match.