Sporting Digest: Badminton

INTERNATIONAL MATCH (Lancaster, Thursday): England 2 China 3. Men's singles (Eng names first): S Butler lost to Hu Zhilan 17-18 6-15. Women's singles: S Louis-Lane lost to Zhang Jing 9-12 3-11. Men's doubles: C Hunt and S Archer bt Hu Zhilan and Lian Qing 15-6 17-15. Women's doubles: G Clark and J Wright bt Tang Yongshu and Yuan Yall 15-10 17-14. Mixed doubles: Hunt and Wright lost to Liang Qing and Peng Yun 15-10 8-15 5-15. (China lead series 3-0 with three to play). (Sheffield, Friday): England 2 China 1 (Eng names first): Mixed doubles: S Archer and J Davies bt Deng Lei and Zhou Yu 15-6 15-5. Women's singles: S Louis-Lane lost to Zhang Jing 11-5 8-11 5-11. Men's singles: S Isaacs bt Zhu Jianwen 6-15 15-8 17-14.