Pliskova needed an injury time out to attend to a sore arm between the second and third sets, which . He’s expected to bother Lin Dan with slow courts as well as his strong-shouldered smash giving him the edge. However, Hockey India termed these achievements ‘more incidental than deliberate. A busful of supporters have crossed the Channel to cheer for big Dane Viktor Axelsen. ’ Like each of his predecessors, Oltmans too leaves the country disillusioned and miffed with the fe. It’s 20 years since Peter Rasmussen won the world title defeating an Asian in this very city. Stewart also said that despite the sport’s push into Asia, it would take at least a generation before drivers from the continent would be challenging for the championship. There could be a possibility that some of the major players may get into a consortiumto place bid for the global rights. Alexander Ring gave Finland a good start when he struck home a beautiful free kick in the eighth minute. He was cited by the tournament for three violations, including one incident in which he insulted a female chair umpire.