i've never seen millions of people watching BADMINTON... There is no parade after a badminton tournament win, BADMINTON players are not highly played athletes,,

Why would ESPN make April fool of people in July.... Trust me man Badminton can never ever be second most popular sports in the world...

Check this wiki.. let me see if you can find badminton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports_by_popularity_by_country