ear after her bruised knee gave her immense pain, the 27-year-old got going after promising to play ‘smart badminton. “David will definitely deliver goods better than Oltmans in shaping the team during the transitional period. SHE WAS NEVER GONE Sindhu ended up being India’s star at the World Championships and Glaswegians applauded her on Finals Day. Hockey India selection committee chairman Harbinder Singh too vouched for John and said the Australian has everything in him to produce results. ’Alexander Ring scored a stunning early free kick for Finland as they beat Iceland 1-0 in Tampere on. “Indian players are naturally talented but they needmodern training. Saina Nehwal found herself — poised to return serve — amongst an array of international names on the huge hoardings on Day 1. Jackie Steward said it would take at least a generation before drivers from Asia would be challenging for the championship. ” By the time Gopichand came along, he’d retired but recalls being gladdened by the fact that someone with elegant strokeplay and not “crash-bang” had won the All England. Super Dan, whose played at a loopy dull pace all week to make it to his 7th finals, doesn’t win after all.