NAME AND FAME The Japanese media is as meticulous in its preparation as Nozomi Okuhara was in winning her title. John will take charge of the men’s team as interim coach after Hockey India today sacked Oltmans despite a largely successful four-and-half-years stint in India. o stop the player drain that has previously seen Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso and Luis Suarez depart for Spain. ’Young shuttler Rahul Bharadwaj eked out a hard-fought win over compatriot Kiran George to advance t. the rest of the season and is expected back, probably on Thursday, after Brazil’s World Cup qualifier in Colombia. He statement comes after India’s horrendous show at the World Championships in France where the team could not win a single medal. Tell him to gain strength but not at the cost of his footwork,” says Chris Pang of Malaysia. o the men’s singles finals of the India Junior International Grand Prix in Pune on Saturday. THE FANTOM CHAMPS Tai Tzu Ying is missed at the World Championships — when she chose to play the World Universiade. He’s even fascinated by Sai Praneeth, whose footwork and fluid movement again he gushes about.