The English National Championships will be staged at Manchester Velodrome from February 5-7 and tickets are now on sale through www.theticketfactory.com Rajiv Ouseph will be bidding for a hat-trick of men's singles titles Picture and copyright: badmintonphoto.com

BADMINTON England today made another key appointment with the confirmation of Nicola Moloney as the new Head of Major Events & Competitions.

Jessica Fletcher and Sarah Milne put in a good all-round women's doubles performance through to the last four at the Yonex Welsh Open in Cardiff.

Donna Kellogg has been confirmed in the line-up for the BWF Super Series Masters finals in Malaysia from December 2-6. She and Anthony Clark will contest the mixed doubles in her last event before retirement. Picture and copyright: badmintonphoto.com

England star Donna Kellogg today announced her plans to retire from badminton after next month's BWF Super Series Masters finals. Picture and copyright: badmintonphoto.com

Robin Middleton and Chris Langridge were narrowly beaten in the men's doubels final at the  Bank of Scotland International Championships in Glasgow. Mariana Agathangelou and Scotland's Emma Mason also missed out in the women's doubles.