GROUP FEngland did not impress before finally seeing off 190th-ranked Malta on a warm evening on the Mediterranean island. asija Sevastova, opened up a 3-0 lead and ended the contest on the first match point when the American sent a backhand wide. et when Kenin could not retrieve a powerful flat forehand and then raced through the second set. So shoddy was WFI’s planning that two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar compared it to preparation for a state tournament. and Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho, and is just a few kilometres from the PSG training centre in the nearby town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. They have been in touch with Japanese and Iranian federations but even after a year, the WFI is yet to identify his successor. “I was close to a medal in Rio and I had beaten the medal winners earlier. We try hard everywhere, but probably the emotions would be bigger here. ost successful team celebrating the 70th anniversary of founder Enzo’s first car with their most competitive season in years. The selectors, however, will have to decide whether to have him as a captain or purely as an opening batsman.