March 17, 2021 2:13 PM

Start of All England Open Badminton Championships 2021 at Birmingham delayed due to confusion over COVID-19 test results

The start of All England Open Badminton Championships 2021 at  Birmingham has been delayed after several COVID-19 tests conducted were deemed inconclusive. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said today that a small number of COVID-19 positive tests were recorded, and in agreement with Public Health England, these cases will be retested. These cases will continue to self-isolate while they are retested. Meanwhile, the inconclusive samples will be rerun and the play will now commence at 2 pm GMT...