“David will definitely deliver goods better than Oltmans in shaping the team during the transitional period. SLAMS FOR SMASHES Badminton is keen on getting its circuit jazzed up, and though everything’s going quite smooth if you ask us, the sport wants to create tennis like Grand Slams. ee decades while he also played a crucial role in India winning the junior World Cup last year. Players remain the focus through the week, even as Okuhara is declared the queen of shuttle. on Wednesday after being scheduled on Court 5 before getting bumped up to Court 10. England were flattered by a late flurry of goals in Friday’s 4-0 win in Malta. But one thing is sure, you cannot change the system,” he said. Retirement talk follows Dan and Lee Chong Wei routinely and it even struck Lilyana Natsir — the Indonesian doubles great. Pliskova needed an injury time out to attend to a sore arm between the second and third sets, which . s, with large numbers taking to social media to express their unhappiness about a player who earlier this year signed a new five-year deal with the words: “I signed this new contract to stay here for a few more years because it’s a great honour for me.