Rajiv Ouseph stood within two points of a place in the knockout last 16 at the Olympic badminton tournament before Guatemala's Kevin Cordon snatched victory from him.

Rajiv Ouseph saluted the GB fans after his gripping opening win over Henri Hurskainen at Wembley Arena last night.

Rajiv Ouseph, the only Londoner in Team GB's badminton squad, sent British fans home happy tonight [Sunday] when he won a nail-biting 61-minute battle with Henri Hurskainen of Sweden 22-20 17-21 21-15 at Wembley Arena.

Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier suffered Olympic heartbreak today after a second three-game defeat in as many days cost them the chance of qualifying for the knockout quarter-finals at Wembley Arena.

Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier's Olympic campaign got off to a false start at Wembley Arena this morning when they lost 14-21 21-9 21-18 to Russian pair Alexandr Nikolaenko and Valeria Sorokina.