Alexander Ring gave Finland a good start when he struck home a beautiful free kick in the eighth minute. 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. But Bangladesh are a more formidable opponent now and the biggest challenge facing Australia’s players is to find a way to combat the home team’s spinners. who were the trainees of a local wrestling club in the border town of Lorraine in preparation for the tournament. Sharapova, the champion in New York in 2006, returned from a 15-month doping ban in April but was refused a wildcard for the French Open while injury ruled her out of Wimbledon. George also had beaten China’s Li Shifeng 21-17 21-14 to set up a semifinal clash with Bharadwaj at the PE Society’s Modern PDMBA Sports Complex. into the court to attack Pliskova’s second serve on an unseasonably cool day in New York. “I’d take 80 frames of a single rally and teach my students,” says the former club level coach of 60. ce that was accompanied by expletive-sprinkled jeers from their watching supporters. ans to have dinner one evening, and how the crowd-friendly Olympic champion has promised to have dinner with them.