PETALING JAYA: Malaysians experienced another heart-stopping round of badminton fever as Lee Zii Jia (pic) battled against India's Lakshya Sen. Hearts in every household soared as the World No. 7 shuttler clinched the nation’s second bronze medal in an electrifying match at the Paris Olympics. The online community was flooded with comments of praise and sheer pride...
PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Goh Jin Wei (pic) is virtually assured of a place in the Paris Olympic Games despite her challenging journey. And coach Nova Armada can’t be more prouder than that. The world No. 27 is currently lying at the 17th spot in the Road to Paris ranking and she is set to go under...
PETALING JAYA: What has pop group ABBA got to do with sports? Plenty, if you ask psychologist Frederick Tan. He is a fan of the Swedish group and will be using one of their 70s’ hit “Knowing Me, Knowing You” as a message to unite the national shuttlers under Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM). The players...
PETALING JAYA: One down, two more to go. Thailand’s badminton ace Kunlavut Vitidsarn (pic) completed one of his three quests after nailing the men’s singles title at the World Championships on Sunday. And he has now set his sights on reproducing his superb form to win the Olympic Games and All England titles. World No. 4 Kunlavut survived...
