He had joined as India coach in May 2009 and was given a contract till 2010 Asian Games. It’s not a particularly adored venue by badminton fans owing to its inaccessibility, and inability of the capital to fill up the stadium. Zhang did not roll over, however, and broke Pliskova to take an early 2-0 lead in the third but Zhang’s mistakes soon started piling up. Under him, India won a silver medal at the Champions Trophy last year for the first time in over thr. “It’s great to break this record at such a historic circuit and in such a beautiful coun. It is welcome victory for UP Yoddha who were playing their second match since a disastrous home leg. Renault should break Mercedes-Ferrari stranglehold, says Jackie Stewart. The transfer-that-never-was has evoked echoes of two years ago when Manchester United and Real Madrid fell out over the sale of David De Gea to the Spanish club. A request is made to enunciate pronunciations of every Indian shuttler in Glasgow into a dictaphone,. Hockey India selection committee chairman Harbinder Singh too vouched for John and said the Australian has everything in him to produce results.