Red Bull are a distant third in the standings, while Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel is seven points ahead of Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton on top of the drivers’ standings. So from next year, four Super Series will be elevated to Slam status. o the men’s singles finals of the India Junior International Grand Prix in Pune on Saturday. 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. The auction is set to take place in Mumbai and the winner will be awarded media rights for five years between 2018 and 2022. ear after her bruised knee gave her immense pain, the 27-year-old got going after promising to play ‘smart badminton. Bangladesh came agonisingly close to beating England in Chittagong last year when they needed 33 runs on the fifth day with two wickets in hand. ’Mijat Gacinovic scored his second international goal in two games to help Serbia edge closer to nex. World number one Karolina Pliskova survives scare to advance at US Open. According to John, the process may take up to three months but it is believed current women’s team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne is being considered as a replacement.