Some Badminton News

South Africa has suffered a double blow on the opening day of the Yonex Thomas and Uber Cups - the World Team Badminton Championships in Sendai, Japan.

In the first of three group matches the men's Thomas Cup team, were thrashed 5-nil by Denmark, and the women's Uber Cup side, also lost 5-nil to Japan.

In 10 games South Africa failed to win a set.

FULL RESULTS ON DAY 1
THOMAS CUP
China (defending champions) 5, India 0
Korea 5, New Zealand 0
Malaysia 5, USA 0
Denmark 5, South Africa 0

UBER CUP
China (defending champions) 5, South Africa 0
Japan 5 South Africa 0
Hong Kong China 3, The Netherlands 0
Korea 4, Singapore 1;

SATURDAY ROUND ROBIN MATCHES (3 in each group of 4)
THOMAS CUP
Germany v India
Indonesia v New Zealand
Japan v South Africa
England v USA

UBER CUP
Chinese Taipai v USA
England v Hong Kong
Germany v Singapore
New Zealand v South Africa.