It was the second time India had lost to Malaysia this year while the team was unable to beat Canada at last year’s Olympics as well. ’ She ended with a surprise bronze — though neither the city, nor Kiran are particularly surprised. Bharadwaj had defeated Thailand’s Ruttanapak Oupthong, seeded second, 15-21 21-14 21-12 in the quarterfinals early in the day. But they could not seal the issue for a third tie, extending their unbeaten run to six matches, two points clear of UPat the top of Zone B table. World number one Karolina Pliskova survives scare to advance at US Open. He is the sixth Indian coach to be sacked in the last 10 years. To an extent, Coutinho was caught up in a wider game that involved Liverpool making a public stand t. ’Brian Mwila scored two first-half goals as 10-man Zambia claimed their first victory of the group p. Mwila hit the upright in the fifth minute before finding the net within 60 seconds, rising between two Algerian defenders to head home a cross from Augustine Mulenga. “She had really nice words for me in the locker room,which was really nice,” said Sharapova, older than her opponent by 12 years and regarded as an idol by Kenin.