Chris Adcock and Robert Blair went down in Saturday's semi-finals of the Yonex German Open in Mulheim. Adcock had just missed out on a second semi-final in the mixed doubles quarter-finals in Friday night. Pictures and copyright: badmintonphoto.com

Olympic silver and Commonwealth gold medallist Gail Emms will be conducting a badminton masterclass at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena on Monday as part of her new role as an athlete mentor for Sky Sports Living for Sport. What a great way to start the Yonex All England Championships week in Birmingham!

Tracey Hallam today called time on her fine career by confirming her retirement from international badminton.

The prestigious 2009 Yonex English National Under 19 Championships took place at the National Badminton Centre, Milton Keynes between Friday 20th and Sunday 22nd February, 2009. The full results are now available...

On the 14th - 15th March 2009 Badminton England are helping to raise money towards Comic Relief 09.

ENGLAND'S players head for Mulheim today and the start of the Yonex German Open, the last event before next week's Yonex All England Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. Rajiv Ouseph (pictured) is among the players in action - but he faces eighth seed Dicky Palyama of the Netherlands in the first round. Picture: Alan Spink