Players remain the focus through the week, even as Okuhara is declared the queen of shuttle. I had always said that India need 6 years to to be in the top 3,” he said, “But it seems it’s different in India. The only previous time they played a Test there, in 2006, the visitors won by an innings and 80 runs with nightwatchman Jason Gillespie scoring an unbeaten double century. Bharadwaj had defeated Thailand’s Ruttanapak Oupthong, seeded second, 15-21 21-14 21-12 in the quarterfinals early in the day. Open on Saturday and faces a possible permanent ban from Grand Slam tournaments while it is determin. Zhang did not roll over, however, and broke Pliskova to take an early 2-0 lead in the third but Zhang’s mistakes soon started piling up. So from next year, four Super Series will be elevated to Slam status. eep Narwal shines as Patna Pirates thrash Gujarat Fortunegiants to win third consecutive Pro Kabaddi titlePardeep Narwal’s heroics power Patna Pirates to third consecutive Pro Kabaddi titleGujarat Fortunegiants’ seven-match unbeaten run in Pro Kabaddi 2017 was snapped by Haryana Steelers on Saturday. The Emirates Arena was sold out for quarters, semis and finals — which the organisers knew wouldn’t star a Scottish name. “We allknow India is not the easiest of countries to work – especially in the sporting sector because of a host of issues.