And a Prince without ostentatious pomp … there was more to last week’s badminton World Championship than the action on court. George also had beaten China’s Li Shifeng 21-17 21-14 to set up a semifinal clash with Bharadwaj at the PE Society’s Modern PDMBA Sports Complex. The players alleged that Oltmans ‘favoured a couple of players’ despite their poor form, which affected the morale of the team. But Bangladesh are a more formidable opponent now and the biggest challenge facing Australia’s players is to find a way to combat the home team’s spinners. t year’s World Cup in Russia with a 3-0 home over Moldova in a Group D qualifier on Saturday. Barcelona were equally keen to make a statement of intent after Neymar’s rancorous departure, and identified Coutinho as the player most likely to fill that void. PTI reports that BCCI is expected to be richer by more than Rs 20,000 crore through their earnings from the rights. Dick Advocaat has told his players and Dutch supporters to forget Thursday’s 4-0 thrashing in France. “I hope itwill remain the same because we are expecting another win,” he said. ’“Historic” revenue is expected to be generated from the upcoming IPL media rights auction, according to BCCI Chief Executive Officer Rahul Johri.