Dave Thompson

Lin Dan in final, shock exit for Zhang

Top seed and defending champion Lin Dan of China reached the final of the world badminton championships for the third year in succession on Saturday with a 21-12 22-20 victory over compatriot and fourth seed Bao Chunlai.

Badminton: Sridhar beats Olympic champion Taufik

"It's the biggest win in my career so far and I'm happy it came in a big event like the world championships," said Sridhar.

Lin slumps to All England final defeat

Lin enters All England semis

Record entries for All England badminton

Leeds part company with Reid

War of words on badminton's scoring

IBF slams 'sexist' scoring meet