Foul!

China's top player Chen Long had a good day in Birmingham after defeating world No 1 Lee Chong Wei 21-17, 21-18 in the All-England men's singles final that ended minutes ago. Chong Wei had a rough start in the first set as he was at one time trailing 7-0. Chong Wei was also a pale shadow of his true self in the second half despite putting up a better performance compared to the first set. Both players have met 13 times to date with Chong Wei still having the advantage of winning seven of their previous matches since the 2009 India Open. This could very well be Chong Wei's last All-England outing as the younger elite players take over the scene. HD says: No hat-trick for Chong Wei.

Gavin Smith will now be a famous man for the wrong reasons. The English umpire certainly pissed Koo Kien Keat off by flashing a red card in the second round of the men's doubles match at last week's All-England championship. Kien Keat refused to speak to the media leaving Tan Boon Heong to do the talking after the Malaysian pair lost the match. But checks show that Gavin is only an accredited umpire by the Badminton Europe Confederation as published in the Badminton Umpires Association of England website ( pic ). A quick check with the Badminton World Federation website also shows Gavin is not listed in their list of accredited and certificated umpires. So if Gavin is not qualified to officiate the match, who put him there in the first place? Despite the All-England was held in UK - being a European country - it is a Super Series Premier event. Imagine an Asian region qualified referee who is not recognised with Fifa officiating a World Cup match? Don't expect the BA of Ma...