He had joined as India coach in May 2009 and was given a contract till 2010 Asian Games. are coaxed into answering in English with the Koreans making a real effort to start communicating with the rest of the world. Oltmans is the 23nd coach to be sacked by India’s hockey federation in the last 23 years. Shivani Naik answers these questions as she captures the sights and sounds from the badminton fandom at Glasgow. Both India sub-continental and world media rights are in offer and it is the former that is the most coveted due to the massive interest that the tournament generates. rld number one Karolina Pliskova out of US OpenResetting was key after second set loss, says Kevin Anderson after quarterfinal win at US OpenKarolina Pliskova showed the steel of a world number one as she fought off a match point to claim a riveting 3-6 7-5 6-4 comeback win over Zhang Shuai in the U. 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. Hockey India, the sport’s governing body, decided to sack him following a three-day meeting of its 24-member High Performance and Development Committee. d in the driving seat to reach their first major tournament since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. 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.