Zambia claimed their first victory of the group phase of Africa’s World Cup qualifiers. NAME AND FAME The Japanese media is as meticulous in its preparation as Nozomi Okuhara was in winning her title. The players alleged that Oltmans ‘favoured a couple of players’ despite their poor form, which affected the morale of the team. eliver better results than Roelant Oltmans as interim coach after the Dutchman was sacked as chief coach of the men’s national team following a string of unimpressive showings. Although the 25-year-old has not spoken publicly after failing to secure his desired move. in which the 22-year-old Gacinovic stood out, having scored on his full debut as a substitute in a 3-1 win at Georgia in March. Among others, Kartikey Gulshan Kumar suffered a 16-21, 21-19, 16-21 semifinal loss to Kunlavut. They’ll be happy today,” they say accusingly, adding that at the next Worlds in Nanjing, China, they’ll root for the Indian. A busful of supporters have crossed the Channel to cheer for big Dane Viktor Axelsen. In women’s singles, top seed Pattarasuda Chaiwan of Thailand ended eighth seed Purva BarveR.