13 Apr

WHAT'S happening with BAM ? The story below states that BAM President Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh has sacked Ganga Rao. But why now, why one month before the Thomas and Uber Cup which will be held in Kuala Lumpur. It is learnt that BAM is yet to settle many matters related to the Thomas and Uber Cup. Do we need this now, personally I think someone has pushed Nadzmi to do this. Is there an agenda behind the sacking of Ganga ? The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) on Monday sacked its honorary secretary-general, P. Ganga Rao. BAM president Datuk Nadzmi Mohd...

05:49 / Local / Sports
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17 Mar

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has announced a RM2mil allocation for the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to pay bonuses in arrears for its players and coaches. This came after national shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s victory in the All-England tournament on Sunday. “This is a long-awaited victory at one of the highest levels of badminton. This will be a stepping stone to winning the Thomas Cup,” Najib said after he and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor received Lee and coach Datuk Misbun Sidek at their official residence yesterday. Najib said he had high hopes of Malaysia winning the Thomas...

04:44 / Local / Sports
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01 Oct

The draw for the Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Junior Championships held yesterday saw a favourable draw for Malaysia after being drawn against less formidable opponents. Malaysia who host the championships at the Sukan Menanti Stadium here from Oct 23 to Nov 1, were drawn in Group Z, together with Singapore, Japan, France and Cambodia. Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) treasurer Datuk Lim Teong Kiat who is also the Badminton World Federation (BWF) treasurer said 22 countries, including Malaysia, have confirmed their participation for the team events while entries for individual events has yet to be closed. "So far individuals from 35 countries have confirmed...

05:17 / Local / Press Release
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17 Aug

FORMER Perak badminton player and badminton specialist writer K.M.Boopathy says that the ability to produce that extra spark when the chips are down is sorely missing from Malaysia's top doubles' repertoire, and national coaches Rexy Mainaky and Rosman Razak are leaving no stone unturned to solve this problem. Read his story here . Personally the fact that Malaysia returned empty handed from the World Championship is alarming, and it seems like BAM is becoming like FAM, they have adopted a "Tidak Apa Attitude", Whether the doubles lost by one point or two point, it is still a lost, no one remembers semi-finalists or runner...

07:31 / Local / Sports
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22 May

The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) will adopt an open door concept in hiring a new project manager. The BAM are currently looking for an interested and qualified person to fill the “hot seat” to monitor the training and coaching set-up. The person will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of all the elite and back-up training programmes and to keep the coaches on their toes. He will be the link between the people on the ground, the coaches and players, and the BAM coaching and training committee, headed by Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh. It will be first time in many years that...

03:35 / Local / Sports
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