THE FANTOM CHAMPS Tai Tzu Ying is missed at the World Championships — when she chose to play the World Universiade. “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. Of course, there is a concern about the future after 2018. But I feel the team is heading in the right direction,” he signed off. rld number one Karolina Pliskova out of US OpenResetting was key after second set loss, says Kevin Anderson after quarterfinal win at US OpenKarolina Pliskova showed the steel of a world number one as she fought off a match point to claim a riveting 3-6 7-5 6-4 comeback win over Zhang Shuai in the U. David John will deliver much better than Roelant Oltmans, says BP Govinda. With McLaren’s Honda engine, Alonso has only finished three of the 10 races he started this season. India’s BMKJ brigade just don’t strike the right chord in Sindhu’s final, and are not particularly creative with a short-running “Blah blah blah blah, Sindhu is a Superstar”. d in the driving seat to reach their first major tournament since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. ’Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, on Saturday, posted a statement on Twitter in which she appealed for a “good system” that takes care of athletes.