OLYMPIC badminton teams from Australia and Canada have chosen a South Derbyshire village as a base for their pre-2012 Games preparation. Players from both nations will train for a week at Etwall Leisure Centre, in Hilton Road, before travelling to the Ol

A PERFORMANCE coach who led athletes to medal success at two Olympic Games has been appointed to work with some of Derbyshire’s most talented emerging sports stars in a bid to see more county athletes compete at future Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealt

Britain's Nathan Robertson says he will not give up on his ambition of competing at the 2012 Olympics but admits he faces an uphill battle. The 34-year-old, who won mixed doubles silver with Gail Emms in 2004, is in danger of missing the cut for London.

BADMINTON star Imogen Bankier is determined to win Team GB’s first ever gold medal at the London Olympics. The 24-year-old is hopeful of going one better than the silver won by Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson in Athens 2004. And she believes the roar of a

Key figures from the UK sporting scene gathered at St Mary Magdalene College in Islington last week as the Premier League 4 Sport (PL4S) programme announced a further £2million of investment and an extension of the programme to at least 2013. The pioneer

Graeme Le Saux joined Richard Scudamore and Olympic gold medallists Darren Campbell and Gail Emms to celebrate the success of Premier League 4 Sport this week. The pioneering sports participation programme, initiated by the Premier League and implemented