Badminton promise to fight plans by London 2012 to move them to Wembley
By Duncan Mackay
September 18 - Badminton has become the latest sport to reject plans by the London 2012 to relocate it for the Olympics to Wembley.
By Duncan Mackay
September 18 - Badminton has become the latest sport to reject plans by the London 2012 to relocate it for the Olympics to Wembley.
ENGLAND are assured a first-ever Sudirman Cup medal after today reaching the semi-finals at the World Team Championships in Glasgow.
BADMINTON ENGLAND have launched a vision for the sport spanning the Olympics in Beijing and London and preparing England to be the number one playing nation in the world by 2016.
JENS GRILL (pictured), England Badminton's full-time world class start coach, who has been in charge of co-ordinating the identification of talented youngsters for the 2012 Olympics, has resigned.
The Dane is to leave his post in April after six years.
ENGLAND are assured a first-ever Sudirman Cup medal after today reaching the semi-finals at the World Team Championships in Glasgow.
THE venue for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics at the 2012 London Olympics is set to be moved for cost-cutting purposes, but the controversial equestrian venue at Greenwich Park is safe, as first revealed on insidethegames last month.
OCTOBER 28 - BADMINTON ENGLAND have begun advertising for the post of a £75,000 per year performance director to help the sport prepare for the World Championships in London in 2011 and the following year's Olympics.
August 24 - Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe (pictured) has apologised to his counterpart in India after England's withdrawal from the World Badminton Championships earlier this month.
SEPTEMBER 18 - INDIA insisted preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games are on course despite moving next year's World Badminton Championships from New Delhi because the venue will not be ready.
JULY 4 - ACTIVITIES holiday specialists Center Parcs and Badminton England announced today the start of a five-year partnership that will see them working together beyond the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
AUGUST 1 - TICKETS went on sale today for the European Team Badminton Championships to be held at the Echo Arena in Liverpool next February.
June 15 - Britain's European silver medallists Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson scored the best win of their career today when they lifted the men's doubles title at the Aviva Singapore Open.
June 26 - Badminton England has announced a contiunation of its domestic badminton sponsorship with racket and equipment suppliers Yehlex UK.
April 16 - Badminton's govering body has given security clearance for the World Championships to be staged in India in August, it was announced today.
FEBRUARY 14 - ENGLAND beat Poland 3-2 in the European Team Championships at the Echo Arena in Liverpool to book a place in the final against Denmark tomorrow.