Sharapova, the champion in New York in 2006, returned from a 15-month doping ban in April but was refused a wildcard for the French Open while injury ruled her out of Wimbledon. There’s much mangling of pronunciations and names, before the Japanese hack spells out J W A L A and enquires about where she’s disappeared. Wazir Singh then earned a Super Raid and curtailed the deficit before he earned four more and forced an all out. Monday at Wembley would almost certainly secure at least a play-off spot for next year’s finals in Russia. Lewis Hamilton beats Michael Schumacher’s record with 69th pole position. “I hope itwill remain the same because we are expecting another win,” he said. Hockey India’s high performance director David John, primarily a fitness coach, has been handed over the reins till a new coach is identified. With McLaren’s Honda engine, Alonso has only finished three of the 10 races he started this season. Red Bull’s max Vestappen came second and he was 1. But they must show themselves and the fans something tomorrow and that means winning.