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All England Open: Lakshya Sen Loses To Viktor Axelsen In Men's Singles Final

The world number one Viktor Axelsen on Sunday defeated India's Lakshya Sen to win the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships. It took the reigning Olympic champion just 53 minutes to defeat the unseeded Indian by 21-10, 21-15 here at Utilita Arena in Birmingham. The Dane shuttler has now increased his lead in the head-to-head against Sen by 5-1. The young Indian shutter was bidding to become only the third man after Prakash Padukone (1980) and Pullela Gopichand (2001) to win the All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England which is the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournament.

All England Open Badminton Championships: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi Claims Women's Singles Crown

Japan's Akane Yamaguchi on Sunday was crowned as the 2022 All England women's singles champion. The second-seed clinched a 21-15, 21-15 victory over South Korea's An Seyoung in 43 minutes. The two players, who have led the way in the category since Tokyo, met six times at the business end of 2021 including at the World Championships and BWF World Tour Finals. They split wins evenly, three apiece, but there was no doubting the winner at Utilita Arena Birmingham.

4.1 interceptions and 1.5 tackles per game: The stats behind Birmingham City’s transfer interest in Fulham player

Here at Football League World reported that the Blues are considering signing the former Swansea City man at the end of the season.

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Aston Villa suffered their second consecutive Premier League defeat on Saturday afternoon, losing 1-0 to Arsenal at home, and Philippe Coutinho put in another disappointing display.

Birmingham City hand trial to the League Two teenager who has trained with Benfica

Birmingham City have taken Cheltenham Town academy prospect Felix Miles on trial. That’s according to sister title GloucestershireLive who say the attacking midfielder has spent the last week training with Blues - and could feature for the Under 23s this evening.

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Lakshya Sen will be scrutinised now, need to work on his variations: Vimal Kumar

Lakshya Sen will be scrutinised and studied more after his sensational run at the All England Open Championship and the young shuttler would need variations in his game from the back of the court to stay ahead, reckons his mentor and former India coach Vimal Kumar. A product of the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bengaluru, Sen has been in incredible form in the last six months. He claimed a maiden bronze at the World Championships, secured the India Open title in January before finishing second best at both the German Open and All England Open Championships.

Chelsea's Drew Spence recreates Real Madrid icon Guti’s famous back-heel assist

Chelsea Women are once again a hot topic after their dominant 5-0 win over Birmingham City secured their spot in the FA Cup semi-final.

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All England Open: Lakshya Sen Loses To Viktor Axelsen In Men's Singles Final

All England Open Badminton Championships: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi Claims Women's Singles Crown

4.1 interceptions and 1.5 tackles per game: The stats behind Birmingham City’s transfer interest in Fulham player

Journalists say ‘quiet’ Coutinho was ‘non-existent’ v Arsenal

Birmingham City hand trial to the League Two teenager who has trained with Benfica

Boris Becker trial: Ex-tennis champion appears in court as jury are told to ‘forget his celebrity status’

Lakshya Sen will be scrutinised now, need to work on his variations: Vimal Kumar

Chelsea's Drew Spence recreates Real Madrid icon Guti’s famous back-heel assist