22 May

A full post-mortem report on the failure of the Thomas and Uber teams would be out soon said Youth and Sports minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek. However, preliminary reports showed that the Malaysian teams lost due to lack of preparations, especially the failure to make use of an opportunity to train at the competition venue early, said Ahmad Shabery. "But, the full report will reveal our weaknesses from every aspect and will be ready soon," he told reporters after opening the general assembly of Umno branches from the Tumpat division at Sekolah Menengah Biji Wangsa, Kelaboran, near here last night. "We have to...

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21 May

IT is indeed interesting to find out that the national badminton players have blamed everybody including the media for their failure in the recent Thomas Cup. Read KM Boopathy take here . 1. They said that our rivals are learning faster, have improved, are mentally stronger while some even spoke about the pressure from the media and how it disrupts them. 2. BAM has targeted gold in both but with the players admitting they can't handle pressure, what chance is there for the wait for a World Championships title to end in Paris? 3. Media Pressure. It is a shame that players can actually give this...

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19 May

Malaysia cannot continue depending on 'old guards' to lead the country's challenge at the international stage, especially in badminton, said Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek.He added that the performances and ability of ageing national players was limited."National back up shuttlers must be given an opportunity to show their talent and this should have been done a long time ago," he told reporters after launching the 2010 National Futsal League here on Tuesday. National singles head coach Rashid Sidek and national doubles head coach Rexy Mainaky also echoed a similar sentiment.However, the National team's defeat in the Thomas and...

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13 May

Host Malaysia face defending champion China while Japan take on Indonesia in the Thomas Cup semifinals at Putra Stadium on Friday. Muhd Hafiz Hashim, the 2003 All England champion, clinched the winning point for Malaysia's 3-2 victory over Denmark in a tense quarterfinal, after easily disposing Joachim Persson 21-12, 21-10, thus repeating the 2002 Guangzhou feat when he won the deciding match against Bao Chun Lai. "I am happy to have contributed the winning point for Malaysia's victory," said Hafiz. In Guangzhou, Malaysia beat China 3-1 in the semis, at their home ground before bowing out 2-3 to Indonesia in the finals. In today's...

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18 Apr

CAN Malaysia win the Thomas Cup? with all the happenings in BAM nowI don't think Malaysia is ready and prepared to win the Thomas Cup. After spending so much of money it is interesting to know that there are many issues in BAM that are not resolved such as salary and allowances. Khawari has given some insights on BAM read here .  This issue must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise a failure in Thomas Cup may see many heads being chopped....

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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...

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18 Mar

BAM Secretary Gangga Rao was suspended with immediate effect by BAM President Datuk Nadzmi Salleh yesterday. Did BAM serve Gangga a show cause letter ? Did Nadzmi inform the council members? Read Star's take here and New Straits Times here.  Blogger Satwant Singh manage to speak to Gangga Rao read Gangga's reactions here. At the Astro Arena Launch, Sports Minister Datuk Shabery Cheek said that National Sports Council (NSC) and Sports Ministry will monitor the situation. I suggest the Minister stay out of it. I think Datuk Nadzmi is good enough to manage the problem....

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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...

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16 Mar

LESS then two days after Datuk Lee Chong Wei won the All England, BAM seem to be in limelight for the wrong reasons. Datuk Nadzmi has done very well as a BAM President...

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15 Mar

Datuk Lee Chong Wei was crowned All England Open 2010 men's singles champion for the first time after beating Kenichi Tago of Japan at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. To add another feather to his cap, Chong Wei's victory coincided with the 100th anniversary of the championship. The Penang-born shuttler made it to the final last year but he went down gallantly to Lin Dan of China. Trailing 0-4 at the outset of the first game, Chong Wei clawed his way back to win the closely fought encounter 21-19. In the second game, the plucky Tago forced Chong Wei into errors before the...

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