Pentala Harikrishna to face Cuban Yuri Gonzalez Vidal in first round. “It’s a sign of the new era of football, one which isn’t led by clubs. The semifinals concluded with Cuba being the dominant?force yet again and looked well on course to repeating the?feat of the 2015 edition, in which the country won seven?medals. Bengaluru lad Udayan, who shifted his base to the Kalhaar Blues & Greens golf course here just t. The skipper has been joined on the absentee list by Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa. Talking about batting in the middle order, the left-handed batsman suggested that the player needs to trust his strengths and know his own game for success. This was their first match in almost two weeks and they have got ample time to leave behind their disastrous home leg. The 25-year-old eased past his young Goan opponent Yash Fadte in straight games at 11-7, 11-5, 11-2 in another quarter final. ack when he slipped on the stairs and had to withdraw from the first major of the year. In two interesting encounters, which were an all-Indian affair, Udit Sharma and Kunal Singh, both worked hard to win their respective first round matches.