Badminton in Asia comes with its superstitions and a Japanese expat believes fans ruined Long’s campaign by chasing him for autographs. d of the Group A game at the Amsterdam Arena where the Netherlands must win to have any hope of finishing in the top two in their group. NAME AND FAME The Japanese media is as meticulous in its preparation as Nozomi Okuhara was in winning her title. l player vying for digital rights for the rest of the world, Johri said that the possibility cannot be ruled out. It’s 20 years since Peter Rasmussen won the world title defeating an Asian in this very city. ’Hockey India selector B P Govinda on Saturday said that High Performance Director David John will d. Euro 2016 quarter-finalists Iceland bullied their way back into the game in the second half but lacked composure in the Finnish penalty area, wasting chance after chance. Saina Nehwal found herself — poised to return serve — amongst an array of international names on the huge hoardings on Day 1. d in the driving seat to reach their first major tournament since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The contest was 25-year-old Zhang’s best showing against the tournament’s top seed but she is now winless in five matches against Pliskova.