Badminton

Game Fish

Game Fish began as a found object—a mounted sailfish trophy. Larry Fuente then applied game-related artifacts—dice, miniature pinball games, poker chips, ping-pong balls, yo-yos, dominoes, and even badminton birdies—to create a flamboyant sculpture that is itself a play on words!...

Deepika plays badminton with dad

Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone has grown up seeing her father playing badminton. Even though she is a daughter of ace badminton champion Prakash Padukone, she has never picked up racket against...

The toys of summer: Here's how to keep kids busy and happy during the dog days

"Like most people, we can't afford to go anywhere with gas prices so high, so we're staying home this year," says Elizabeth Werner, toy expert and chief toy officer for iVillage online community. Sand & Water Cart: This portable beach gets high marks from Elizabeth Werner of iVillage online because it comes with an umbrella to help protect kids from the sun. The cart also comes with two boats, a water tower and a cup. It holds 40 pounds of sand and is recommended for kids ages 2 to 6 ($70 at Toy...

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IMMIGRANT OF THE DAY: BOB MALAYTHONG - OLYMPIC BADMINTON PLAYER

The other day I named Howard Bach, the Vietnamese-born badminton Olympian as my Immigrant of the Day. Today, I'm honoring Khan Bob Malaythong, his doubles partner. Malaythong is a Laotian native who came to the US when he was eight years old. He only naturalized in 2006 and it was the inability to naturalize in a timely manner that knocked the player Malaythong replaced out of contention for the Olympic team. Bach and Malaythong are the #1 ranked team in the United States and ranked in the top 2...

Top shuttlers to compete in Tata Open badminton tournament

India's top shuttlers will be seen in action along with some international stars in the 1st Tata Open All India Badminton Tournament, organised by the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) at the Bombay Gymkhana here from July 27.

Could Badminton Be The Next NASCAR?

Badminton is the only Olympic sport where men and women play on the field at the same time. It's also one of the most popular sports in the United States, but Olympians Howard Bach and Bob Malaythong aren't convinced that it gets the respect it deserves.

Badminton: Pan Am Juniors - " 14 still have medal chance

The finals and presentation of awards for the Pan American Junior badminton Championships in Guatemala City will be tomorrow, Sunday 20.07.08 and not today as previously posted.

Birthdays and Crabbing

Vinh's birthday was a small celebration but we tried to make it as joyous and special as possible with only one friend living near us. Vinh wrangled the privilege of being able to open his boxing bag early at midnight on Thursday...but then fell asleep around 11! When I woke up the next morning, I was a bit late to work because Vinh insisted on putting the whole thing together in his pajamas. And then he somehow convinced his boss to let him go home early, so the boxing bag was well used by the ...

most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps

7/9/08 I liked GFWD's list of questions from a few days ago, so I'm going to post my own answers and encourage anyone else to do so. 1. What are the most important qualities you want in the next POTUS? Three things: someone willing to address the problem of black-market nuclear materials, someone to provide a brave vision of America powered solely on alternative energy, and someone willing to sharply reduce the influence of "corporate personhood". 2. What do you think of the passing of Jesse Hel...