ALL eyes will be on two badminton tournaments at home - the Under-18 National Championships in Penang from April 23-27 and the Malaysian International Challenge in Ipoh from Aug 12-17.

YOU know those good morning greetings that clog up your phone’s memory? I get plenty of them from friends, relatives or contacts – some every day.

HOME fans were expecting top players to blow the roof off at Axiata Arena with some explosive performances on the opening day of the Malaysian Open.

IT has not been a year to cherish.

CHINESE footballer Li Tie is a well known figure, a celebrity in fact.

SO, professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia is set to be without a coach again.

SO many foreign and local badminton coaches have come and gone – but that Olympics gold medal still remains elusive.

THEY are called the men in black. They call the shots. But sometimes, they shoot themselves in the foot.

IN a conversation with a top sports administrator recently, we somehow ended up talking about investment losses.

IT’S autumn in Denmark and the weather is truly lovely. The leaves are in different shades of colours – golden brown, bright yellow, red, and orange – and I feel like I’m in a fairyland.

Just imagine. China’s Lin Dan and our own Lee Chong Wei coaching our men’s singles badminton players, with Indonesia’s Taufik Hidayat or Denmark’s Peter Gade also in the equation.

THE Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) is just a week away and I’m already sweating. And it’s cold sweat.