Algeria are virtually out of the race after having qualified for the 2010 and 2014 finals, where they reached the round of 16. Shivani NaikLouis Ross is in his 80s and part amused, part mortified that people nowadays take pictu. Australia eventually lost the series 2-1 but Lehmann hinted that O’Keefe could be rushed back into the playingside. THE FANTOM CHAMPS Tai Tzu Ying is missed at the World Championships — when she chose to play the World Universiade. Zhang ended the contest with 46 unforced errors to Pliskova’s 38. Why the Malaysians love Kidambi Srikanth, and other sights and sounds from World Badminton Championships. I had always said that India need 6 years to to be in the top 3,” he said, “But it seems it’s different in India. The Emirates Arena was sold out for quarters, semis and finals — which the organisers knew wouldn’t star a Scottish name. “The way the wicket was you are not going to have too many overs bowled by the quicks as the game goes on and we expect the same sort of pitch,” he said. He recalls Prakash Padukone winning the All England as a “completely composed sportsman and a joy to watch.