Algeria’s preparations were disrupted by a decision to allow African Footballer of the Year Ri. The strategy paid off as she broke Pliskova in her first two service games to take a 3-1 lead and captured the first set with an emphatic overhead smash. After spending four years in India, the Dutchman was informed via a brief email on Saturday that his services as chief coach were no longer required. Serbia will head confidently to Dublin for Tuesday’s clash with the Irish after a fine display. ear after her bruised knee gave her immense pain, the 27-year-old got going after promising to play ‘smart badminton. Chittagong does at least hold some fond memories for the Australians as they try to salvage a drawn series. Semifinals coincide with their league game against St Johnstone, and there’s much talk about an annual race for every club’s mascots. No 1 Son Wan Ho, the non-Chinese ones offer their commiserations: “Lin Dan and Chen Long would’ve been worried about him. But she will need to cut out the errors that plagued her against 18-year-old Kenin, a fellow America-based player who was born in Russia. When he took over as the chief coach in August 2015, Oltmans insisted he could succeed where none of his predecessors had.