IN A fortnight when national singles coach Steve Butler and performance director Finn Traerup-Hansen move on, BADMINTON England have received a massive boost with the news that doubles coach Rexy Mainaky is to stay at Milton Keynes for another year.

NATHAN ROBERTSON and Gail Emms remain on course for their third final in successive weekends when they reached the last four of the Swiss Open in Basel tonight.

The following players have been selected to represent England in the Under 17 Six Nations Tournament in Mulhouse, France. Boys Jamie Bonsels Marcus Ellis Max Gardner Chris Hotchen Peter Mills Bruce Peake Girls Mariana Agathangelou Michelle Cheung Laura Cousins Vicki Ingram Sarah Walker Sam Ward Gabrielle White