RIP Punch Gunalan
UPDATE 11.10am : Punch loses battle to liver cancer - as reported by Free Malaysia Today . ---- Former national shuttler Punch Gunalan passed away earlier this morning after being seriously ill for the past week. He was 68. Born as Panchacharan Gunalan, the right-hander from Sepang, display on court earned him the nickname "Punch" by the local journos and he later embraced the new name. He competed in the 1970 Thomas Cup and the All-England title in 1971. Punch, who stayed in a lovely house in PJ, later turned into the national coach (Thomas Cup team 1992) before playing BA of Malaysia secretary from 1985-1997. He was also enjoyed interesting stints with the Asian Badminton Confederation and the International Badminton Federation. I remember meeting him sometime ago when we sat down and he described how it was like playing badminton with a wooden racquet and not having millions to come back to after winning a tournament. "We had no money then so we so...