“If he was here Lin Dan would’ve not won,” fans say. Euro 2016 quarter-finalists Iceland bullied their way back into the game in the second half but lacked composure in the Finnish penalty area, wasting chance after chance. “He hasn’t got the blend of his team right, he hasn’t got the shape of his team right to what he wants, but that requires work,” said Butcher. It’s the first final he’s lost since 2005 — to Taufik Hidayat, something that most have forgotten about. “I’d take 80 frames of a single rally and teach my students,” says the former club level coach of 60. Why the Malaysians love Kidambi Srikanth, and other sights and sounds from World Badminton Championships. ”TIRING OPPONENTSOxlade-Chamberlain might have relished that role after stating last week that he was leaving Arsenal for Liverpool in order to play in central midfield. Oltmans’ future was thrown into doubt in July after India’s dismal performance at the Hockey World League. she been beaten on Arthur Ashe Stadium but instead moved another step closer to a first career grand slam title. THE FANTOM CHAMPS Tai Tzu Ying is missed at the World Championships — when she chose to play the World Universiade.