Sixth seeds Robert Blair (pictured) and his Scotttish partner Imogen Bankier, and seventh seeds David Lindley and Suzanne Rayappan were beaten in the semi-finals of the Denmark Open in Odense.

Junior players from three groups were selected to represent England at the recent Danish Junior Cup competitions, held in Denmark from 11th to 14th October 2008.

The following players have been selected to represent England in the World Junior Championships in Pune, India from 24th October to 2nd November 2008.

The junior badminton squad kicked off their season with some good performances at the International junior tournament in the Langenfeld Cup 2008.

The following players have been selected to represent England at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India from 12th to 18th October 2008.

Andrew Smith is in line for a place in the GB Olympic team after Welshman Richard Vaughan bowed out of the European Championships. Smith had earlier lost in the second round of the men's singles in Herning, Denmark, but Vaughan's defeat to Polish second seed Prrzemyslaw Wacha in round three means he cannot overhaul his rival in...