Oltmans said that those taking the job from the outside are well aware of the challenges that come with it and he was no different. Was it really Lin Dan who whisked away in a car after his loss. NAME AND FAME The Japanese media is as meticulous in its preparation as Nozomi Okuhara was in winning her title. The Red Bulls looked tough to beat but Hamilton saved the best for the last, managing a superb lap and securing pole. The radios are buzzing with the Glasgow club’s demolition of Kazakh side Astana and the World Championships week straddles the away leg which doesn’t end too bad at all. The contest was 25-year-old Zhang’s best showing against the tournament’s top seed but she is now winless in five matches against Pliskova. “I wasn’t surprised with the way she came out and competed. “My plans from day one was to set long-term goals for India hockey to put the house in order and achieve a level a consistency. 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. I’m expected to pass on a message to her that she’s missed on the tour.