Monday at Wembley would almost certainly secure at least a play-off spot for next year’s finals in Russia. There’s consensus that she’d have given even Carolina Marin and Sindhu a run for their money. Bangladesh came agonisingly close to beating England in Chittagong last year when they needed 33 runs on the fifth day with two wickets in hand. At the badminton, Lin Dan ain’t that eloquent, but he wonders why they keep telling him he’s 34 years old even if he’s making the finals. 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. Semifinals coincide with their league game against St Johnstone, and there’s much talk about an annual race for every club’s mascots. According to sources, John became heavily involved in team selections and added six players to the squad for India’s Europe tour last month against Oltmans’ wishes. Her world ranking of 146 meant she needed a wild card to get into the main draw at the US Open. ”Wozniacki, who has never won a Grand Slam, lost her second-round match to Ekaterina Makarova . “We have good attacking players but we need someone in the middle of the park who can spray the passes, switch the play quickly and play at a tempo that Gareth likes.