The UK School Games were opened in style last night at Bath Rugby Club by double Olympic Gold Medalist Rebecca Adlington. Play began with the mixed doubles.

The HEAD Yorkshire National Elite Open was played on 30th - 31st August in Sheffield - please read on to see the draws and results.

Tickets for the Yonex All England Championships in March have only been on sale a week - and already they are going fast.

Tickets are now available for the 2009 European Team Championships at the Echo Arena Liverpool from February 10-15. The European Individual Championships will be in Manchester in April 2010.

Andy Wood, the Team Leader of GB's badminton squad, has praised his backroom team for their work in the build-up to and during the Olympic Games in Beijing.

BADMINTON England Chief Executive Adrian Christy today praised the Team GB badminton squad and back-up staff for their Olympic Games efforts in Beijing.