Badminton in Asia comes with its superstitions and a Japanese expat believes fans ruined Long’s campaign by chasing him for autographs. Maria Sharapova returned from a 15-month doping ban in April but was refused a wildcard for the French Open. Although the 25-year-old has not spoken publicly after failing to secure his desired move, Neymar said his Brazilian team mate was feeling “disappointment and sadness”. Renault, which has its own team, powers Red Bull’s cars and it may become engine supplier to M. Other players are valued even higher, with Harry Kane and Dele Alli expected to command fees approaching 200 million pounds should they leave Tottenham Hotspur. THE FANTOM CHAMPS Tai Tzu Ying is missed at the World Championships — when she chose to play the World Universiade. ’ She ended with a surprise bronze — though neither the city, nor Kiran are particularly surprised. were given a further window of opportunity when debutant Sakala, 20, was dismissed for a second cautionable foul a minute later. hase of Africa’s World Cup qualifiers and effectively ended Algeria’s hopes with a 3-1 triumph on Saturday. England look to take major step towards 2018 FIFA World Cup.