As well as providing a launch that enabled many to fulfil a lifelong ambition of appearing on Match of the Day, although maybe not in the capacity envisaged in the dreams of their youth, the Manchester United Premier League 4 Sport scheme is playing a key role in the wider development of badminton in the City. 

NATHAN ROBERTSON is the man to beat at the English National Championships at Manchester Veldrome from February 5-7. Robertson is top seed with Anthony Clark in the men's doubles and with Jenny Wallwork in the mixed doubles when the seedings were announced toay. Picture and copyright: badmintonphoto.com

Over the weekend of 23rd & 24th January 2010, the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes hosted the GB qualification tournament for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

Yorkshire's Robin Middleton and Surrey's Chris Langridge lifted the men's doubles title at the Swedish International but Jersey's Elizabeth Cann had to settle for second best in the singles. Pictures and copyright: badmintonphoto.com

Nathan Robertson went down in both his quarter-finals at the Proton Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur tonight. Pictures and copyright: badmintonphoto.com

NATHAN ROBERTSON and Jenny Wallwork won their all-English clash with Anthony Clark and Heather Olver to reach the Proton Malaysia Open quarter-finals. And Robertson and Clark later teamed up to reach the men's doubles quarter-finals. Pictures and copyright: badmintonphoto.com