History of Badminton The history of badminton can be traced back many to the games of battledore and shuttlecock which were played in ancient Greece over 2000 years ago. The game we all know as badminton began in the 19th century (1870) and was named by the Duke of Beaufort after Badminton House in Gloucestershire1. The International Badminton Federation now has its base in Gloucestershire. In England there had long been a children’s game known as "battledore and shuttlecock". Players used
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conclusion of the anthem. This marked the start of the handshakes between the players to show their sportsman’s spirit. The players already warmed up by the crowd’s cheering took some pre-match strides to loosen up their muscles. The home team‚ winning the toss‚ chose to start of the proceedings of the match. As the referee’s whistle sounded‚ the game started with a light touch to the ball by the striker to the player close-in and then the long pass to the defender at the back started the battle
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Badminton is not for the faint of heart with shuttlecocks reaching speeds of up to 206 mph‚ players must employ courage‚ speed‚ and amazing eye-hand coordination to be successful in this game. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players known as singles or an opposing pair which is known as doubles. Players aim to serve over the net so that it lands within the marked boundaries of the court in such a way as to not allow the opposing player to return the shuttlecock back over
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This article is about the sport. For the insect‚ see Cricket (insect). For other uses‚ see Cricket (disambiguation). "Cricketer" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Cricketer (disambiguation). Cricket A bowler bowling to a batsman. The paler strip is the cricket pitch. The two sets of three wooden stumps on the pitch are the wickets. The two white lines are the creases. Highest governing body International Cricket Council First played 18th century (modern) Characteristics Team members
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MATCH FIXING GOOD AFTER NOON EVERY ONE INTRO: NAME AND SCHOOL NAME TODAY I M GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT MATCH FIXING WHAT IS MATCH FIXING? MATCH FIXING IS ACT WHERE THE RESULTS OF MATCH IS DECIDED BEFORE THE MATCH FOR EX’PLE: IF A BOWLER IS BOOKED FOR FIXING HE WILL BOWL MANY WIDES AND NOBE BALL IN THE PARTICULAR DECIDED OVER MATCH FIXING IS NOT ONLY IN CRICKET BUT ALSO IN OTHER SOPTS MATCH FIXING IS BECAME A DISEASE TO SPORTS NOW A DAYS. ACTUALLY‚ WHEN WAS
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Descriptive Writing Cricket Match It had been long and successful cricket season for the U12 Oxfordshire cricket team and the final game of the season was approaching fast. It was a cup final against Middlesex and the ground that had been selected was Lords. How fantastic was that! The coach journey seemed to take forever but we finally arrived in readiness for what we knew was going to be an extremely tense and competitive game. The coach atmosphere had been electric; we were all excited‚
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be a member were set at 10 cents a person‚ and a National Officer team was elected. 7. Before the Act was passed only 14 states had Ag classes in their schools. 4. Through the FFA a member can participate in a Supervised Agricultural Experience also known as a SAE . 8. A SAE project helps a student learn by doing hands on activities. 9. The catigories for a SAE project are‚ Entrepreneurship‚ placement‚ research
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Essay on cricket Match fixing in Pakistan Match fixing has been a curse to the game of cricket since the time the game was invented. Pakistan is one of those countries‚ which has been accused of match fixing more than any other country has ever been accused of. The first major accusation came under the Justice Qayum report according to which various Pakistani cricketing stars were involved in fixing matches‚ these included Wasim Akram‚ Waqaq Younis‚ Inzimam-ul-Haq‚ Mushtaq Ahmed and various
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Anne Bishop bases her story‚ “Match Girl‚ off of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Little Match Girl”‚ but she adds a disturbing twist. Bishop uses so much torture and violence that as a reader you want no more. “Little Match Girl” was a story based on an innocent little girl having to face the cold heart of society. On the other hand‚ “Match Girl” was a story based on a young girl that has to face a disgusting and cruel world. The misery and cruelty that Bishop adds to her story is too much for this
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Badminton vs. Tennis Sports are considered to be an extremely important part of our lives today‚ they are essential to our health‚ entertainment and relaxation. Even though some sports are alike in ways‚ many people still prefer to choose one over the other. This is because even though there are some similarities between them‚ they are still completely different when compared properly‚ like in the case of racquet-based sports. Two racket sports that are played worldwide are badminton and tennis
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