Why the Malaysians love Kidambi Srikanth, and other sights and sounds from World Badminton Championships. I am very thankful to this football club for everything. ’Alexander Ring scored a stunning early free kick for Finland as they beat Iceland 1-0 in Tampere on. 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. ”The qualifying was hampered by rains at Monza. England were flattered by a late flurry of goals in Friday’s 4-0 win in Malta. The first session had to be stopped and restarted only after the next two hours. The German never publicly criticised Coutinho — or questioned the legitimacy of his injury . I am 100 per cent confident we will win the Asia Cup and I absolutely feel we can finish on the podi. Tell him to gain strength but not at the cost of his footwork,” says Chris Pang of Malaysia.