“I can only say that at least the area where I come from, not too many people are keen. To an extent, Coutinho was caught up in a wider game that involved Liverpool making a public stand t. Kiran said before the Worlds that Nehwal remains a contender for 2020, and slowly but surely and a y. In 2015, he was made the chief coach after Van Ass was sacked following a tiff with then Hockey India president Narinder Batra. But she will need to cut out the errors that plagued her against 18-year-old Kenin, a fellow America-based player who was born in Russia. ear after her bruised knee gave her immense pain, the 27-year-old got going after promising to play ‘smart badminton. V FOR VIKTOR Viktor Axelson was never home-sick at Glasgow, for traveling with him were his family members, friends and fans. t year’s World Cup in Russia with a 3-0 home over Moldova in a Group D qualifier on Saturday. Players remain the focus through the week, even as Okuhara is declared the queen of shuttle. In fact, three coaches – Australians Michael Nobbs and Terry Walsh, and Holland’s Paul van Ass – were all shown the door during Oltmans’ term as the high performance director.