or’s finish after captain Branislav Ivanovic and substitute Adem Ljajic had gone close. According to sources, John became heavily involved in team selections and added six players to the squad for India’s Europe tour last month against Oltmans’ wishes. Bharadwaj had defeated Thailand’s Ruttanapak Oupthong, seeded second, 15-21 21-14 21-12 in the quarterfinals early in the day. 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. he home side was also hoping for a turning pitch in Chittagong as they try to sweep the series. Bharadwaj had to work hard to outmanoeuvre George 21-16, 20-22, 24-22 in a match that lasted an hour and three minutes here. It was earlier reported that the Indian wrestlers had trained with 14, 15 year-old French wrestlers . “With regards to scheduling, as you know, I don’t make the schedule,” said Sharapo. eep Narwal shines as Patna Pirates thrash Gujarat Fortunegiants to win third consecutive Pro Kabaddi titlePardeep Narwal’s heroics power Patna Pirates to third consecutive Pro Kabaddi titleGujarat Fortunegiants’ seven-match unbeaten run in Pro Kabaddi 2017 was snapped by Haryana Steelers on Saturday. To an extent, Coutinho was caught up in a wider game that involved Liverpool making a public stand t.