On Sunday, she will face Latvian 16th seed Anatasija Sevastova for a spot in the quarter-finals. Rurik Gislasson made Iceland’s task even harder by getting himself sent off with 15 minutes le. “It gives me great happiness because I was welcomed here with open arms by everyone at the club and the supporters right from my first day. It is welcome victory for UP Yoddha who were playing their second match since a disastrous home leg. I am not sure about others but of course there will always be someone like me who think they can change the system. Oltmans came to India in 2013 following the team’s 12th-place finish at the London Olympics. 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. Shivani Naik answers these questions as she captures the sights and sounds from the badminton fandom at Glasgow. The rights have been seggregated in two categories — broadcast and digitalrights. There’s much mangling of pronunciations and names, before the Japanese hack spells out J W A L A and enquires about where she’s disappeared.