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. The players alleged that Oltmans ‘favoured a couple of players’ despite their poor form, which affected the morale of the team. 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. The first session had to be stopped and restarted only after the next two hours. “When it comes to something special, we haven’t quite got that,” former England captain Terry Butcher told the BBC. Alexander Ring free kick fires Finland to 1-0 win over Iceland. Her preparations had been quiet and two days before she began her campaign, India physio C Kiran was stretching her after a hard workout on the main courts. The 23rd coach to be shown the door in as many years and the fourth foreigner in last four years. Although the 25-year-old has not spoken publicly after failing to secure his desired move. ’Young shuttler Rahul Bharadwaj eked out a hard-fought win over compatriot Kiran George to advance t.