BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Results Sunday from the All England Open at National Indoor Arena (seedings in parentheses):> Men Singles Final Lee Chong Wei, (1), Malaysia, def. Kenichi Tago, Japan, 21-19, 21-19. Doubles Final Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen, Denmark, def. Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen, Denmark, 21-23, 21-19, 26-24. Women Singles Final Tine Rasmussen, Denmark, def. Wang Yihan …

Source:All England Open Badminton Results (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Nathan Robertson has challenged world badminton officials to introduce Hawk-Eye after umpiring howlers.

Source:Badminton All England 2010: Nathan Robertson wants replays after umpire howler (Daily Telegraph)

Kenichi Tago became the first Japanese player in 40 years to reach the men’s singles semifinals at the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, England, on Friday, beating Beijing Olympic bronze medalist Chen Jin of China 2-1. The 20-year-old Tago is the first to make the final four since Ippei Kojima took third at the 1970 tournament, a meet which once decided the world’s best …

Source:Badminton player Tago reaches All England Open semis (The Japan Times)

India’s Saina Nehwal stormed into the women’s semifinal of the All England Badminton Championship with a stunning 21-8, 21-14 quarterfinal win over Germany’s Juliane Schenk in 27 minutes at the National Indoor Arena in Brimingham.

Source:Sania in semifinal of All England Badminton Championship (Hindustan Times)

Chinese eventer Alex Hua Tian reveals his competition plans for this year, including Badminton Horse Trials, the World Equestrian Games and the Asian Games

Source:Alex Hua Tian's blog: aiming for Badminton Horse Trials (Horse and Hound)

Badminton England announce sudden death of chairman Mike Sertin during 100th Championships.

Source:Badminton England announce sudden death of chairman Mike Sertin at All England Open (Daily Telegraph)

* Men’s top seeds march on

Source:Badminton-Top duo march on, scare for world champion (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Former world number one Peter Gade issued a warning about the future of professional badminton on the eve of the All-England Open.

Source:Danish badminton great Gade warns of Asian threat (AFP via Yahoo! News)

SHUTTLERS Peter-Gade Christensen and Taufik Hidayat may feel that they are as old as the All-England badminton tournament, which is celebrating its centenary this year.

Source:Oldies Peter-Gade and Taufik lament about the ills in badminton (The Star)

Sports and business have long enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship when it comes to creating and building images, for both competitors and corporations. Corporate logos proliferate at the venues of most competitions these days, from football to boxing, golf, badminton, tennis, car racing and sailing.

Source:GOOD SPORTS (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)