University of Bath graduate Heather Olver has announced her retirement from badminton after an excellent career which saw her win three Commonwealth Games medals and represent Team GB at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Olver studied Coach Education & Sports Development from 2004 to 2007, with her time at the University being bookended by two
BT Sport will be the new home of the AJ Bell National Badminton League after securing the TV broadcast rights for the third season of the UK’s first ever professional league. Top class team badminton will join the likes of UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football, MotoGP and Aviva Premiership Rugby on BT
Playing under their new name, Loughborough Lightning badminton franchise scored a decisive opening night victory in the AJ Bell National Badminton League, away at Surrey Smashers. After finishing runners-up for the second season in a row, Lightning who were formerly known as Loughborough Sport, travelled south to take on a strong Surrey Smasher side. After
Birmingham Lions’ star Fontaine Chapman believes welcoming new sides into the AJ Bell National Badminton League comes at a pivotal time for badminton as season 3 of the UK’s first professional team league looks to further boost the sport’s profile after a brilliant bronze medal win in Rio. England’s top ranked singles player Chapman flourished
Leading investment platform and stockbroker services provider AJ Bell have extended their title sponsorship of the National Badminton League (NBL) for a further two years as the UK’s first ever professional badminton league expands for Season 3. The renewed title sponsorship will see AJ Bell have a strong presence, including on and off court branding,
Team GB badminton star Lauren Smith celebrated the start of Women’s Sports Week in spectacular fashion by pairing new partner Sarah Walker to the women’s doubles title at the FZ Forza Prague Open. The Championship win in the Czech Republic saw Smith continue an 11 match winning streak that has seen her go unbeaten, winning
GB Badminton is delighted to today announce the nation’s first ever GB Para-Badminton squad as attentions turn to Para-Badminton’s debut as an official Paralympic sport in Tokyo 2020. The GB Para-Badminton squad features nine players representing four classifications, which is likely to be where players representing ParalympicsGB in Tokyo are selected from. After finishing second
The AJ Bell National Badminton League (NBL) season 3 will start on 17 October as the fixtures for the new 2016/17 season were confirmed. The opening round of matches will see reigning champions Birmingham Lions start their title defence at home to new franchise team, Suffolk Saxons. Match-Week 1 also sees Surrey Smashers welcome Loughborough
Rajiv Ouseph booked his place in the knockout stages of the men’s singles competition at Rio 2016 with a confident victory over Japan’s Sho Sakaki yesterday (Sunday). The 29-year-old eight-time national champion from Hounslow advanced with a 21-15, 21-9 win over world number 25 Sakaki, avenging his quarter-final defeat at the 2015 Yonex All England
GB’s mixed doubles pair Chris and Gabby Adcock and men’s doubles duo Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis recorded thrilling three-set victories over seeded pairs on the second day of the badminton competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games yesterday (Friday). The Adcocks defeated fourth seeds and London 2012 bronze medallists Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna
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