I am very thankful to this football club for everything. A general view of the main show court during the semi finals on day six of the 2017 BWF World Badminton Championships at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday Aug. He statement comes after India’s horrendous show at the World Championships in France where the team could not win a single medal. ” 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. 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. Oltmans is credited with bringing stability to the team that looked disjointed. The team finished sixth out of 10 teams in the tournament but the defeats to minnows Malaysia and Canada dented the confidence Hockey India had in him. The players alleged that Oltmans ‘favoured a couple of players’ despite their poor form, which affected the morale of the team. ’The Netherlands coach Dick Advocaat has told his players and Dutch supporters to forget Thursday. “It gives me great happiness because I was welcomed here with open arms by everyone at the club and the supporters right from my first day.