Why the Malaysians love Kidambi Srikanth, and other sights and sounds from World Badminton Championships. Neutrals are won over by her cerebral game and whizzing easy darts on court, and she attempts to rec. It’s not a particularly adored venue by badminton fans owing to its inaccessibility, and inability of the capital to fill up the stadium. 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. Pliskova needed an injury time out to attend to a sore arm between the second and third sets, which . On Sunday, she will face Latvian 16th seed Anatasija Sevastova for a spot in the quarter-finals. In seven years, the Indian men’s hockey team has seen as many as five foreign coaches – Brasa,. Players remain the focus through the week, even as Okuhara is declared the queen of shuttle. Algeria are virtually out of the race after having qualified for the 2010 and 2014 finals, where they reached the round of 16. Oltmans is the 23nd coach to be sacked by India’s hockey federation in the last 23 years.