NAME AND FAME The Japanese media is as meticulous in its preparation as Nozomi Okuhara was in winning her title. No 1 Son Wan Ho, the non-Chinese ones offer their commiserations: “Lin Dan and Chen Long would’ve been worried about him. ans to have dinner one evening, and how the crowd-friendly Olympic champion has promised to have dinner with them. Barcelona were equally keen to make a statement of intent after Neymar’s rancorous departure, and identified Coutinho as the player most likely to fill that void. I am not sure about others but of course there will always be someone like me who think they can change the system. John’s appointment as the high performance director earlier this year created two power centres. ft after picking up two cards and the Finns hung on to record their first win of the campaign. ear after her bruised knee gave her immense pain, the 27-year-old got going after promising to play ‘smart badminton. On Thursday, they were overrun by the group leaders French at the Stade de France in their heaviest defeat for more than half a century. PTI reports that BCCI is expected to be richer by more than Rs 20,000 crore through their earnings from the rights.