Those results, coupled with the team’s inability to beat the top nations, made Oltmans’ position untenable, according to Hockey India. All but one of Australia’s 20 wickets in the series opener fell to spin, and the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadiumpitch in Chittagong is expected to favour slow bowling. Renault, which has its own team, powers Red Bull’s cars and it may become engine supplier to M. Prince Edward is in attendance for the finals, and after a very brief wave and smile, the patron of Scottish badminton settles to watch the sport, amongst the other fans. Tell him to gain strength but not at the cost of his footwork,” says Chris Pang of Malaysia. ne who comes back from a drugs sentence — performance enhancing drugs — and all of a sudden gets to play every single match on Center Court, I think that’s a questionable thing to do,” fumed the Danish former world number one. Hockey India, the sport’s governing body, decided to sack him following a three-day meeting of its 24-member High Performance and Development Committee. 17;s run in the tournament with a 21-14 21-17 win over the Indian in the quarterfinal. Badminton in Asia comes with its superstitions and a Japanese expat believes fans ruined Long’s campaign by chasing him for autographs. Neutrals are won over by her cerebral game and whizzing easy darts on court, and she attempts to rec.