Dick Advocaat tells Dutch to forget French hammering. Bharadwaj had to work hard to outmanoeuvre George 21-16, 20-22, 24-22 in a match that lasted an hour and three minutes here. Karolina Pliskova said that while she may appear stone-faced on the court there are plenty of emotions running through her veins. Monday at Wembley would almost certainly secure at least a play-off spot for next year’s finals in Russia. “Any combination as far as consortium is concerned is possible. onsultant by Madhya Pradesh governmentHockey India sack Roelant Oltmans in search of ‘result-oriented’ coach“If you come to India as a foreign coach, there is one thing for sure – before you finish your contract, you will be fired. 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. Jose Brasa expressed surprise at the removal of Roelant Oltmans. But 19-year-old Enock Mwepu, also making his international debut, came on to score on the counter in the final minute to make sure of home success. 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.