Australia eventually lost the series 2-1 but Lehmann hinted that O’Keefe could be rushed back into the playingside. On Thursday, they were overrun by the group leaders French at the Stade de France in their heaviest defeat for more than half a century. World number one Karolina Pliskova survives scare to advance at US Open. When I took up the offer, I knew someday I will be sacked but I was ready for that,” he said. He did not share a cordial relationship with Oltmans. Semifinals coincide with their league game against St Johnstone, and there’s much talk about an annual race for every club’s mascots. Renault should break Mercedes-Ferrari stranglehold, says Jackie Stewart. The board said there would be no further comment until the process is completed. 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. Hockey India, the sport’s governing body, decided to sack him following a three-day meeting of its 24-member High Performance and Development Committee.