“We allknow India is not the easiest of countries to work – especially in the sporting sector because of a host of issues. Saturday, dealing a severe blow to the visitors’ hopes of direct qualification for next year’s World Cup finals in Russia. The team finished sixth out of 10 teams in the tournament but the defeats to minnows Malaysia and Canada dented the confidence Hockey India had in him. Despite the loss, Gujarat Fortune Giants remain top of the Zone A table. 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. fallout from Barcelona’s failed bid to sign the midfielder threatens to further destabilise his position at Anfield. This chopping and changing will not be good for the consistency of the team. The contest was 25-year-old Zhang’s best showing against the tournament’s top seed but she is now winless in five matches against Pliskova. India had won a silver medal at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and a bronze at Guangzhou Asian Games under Brasa. all by-hearted sentences in English as well — the effort, much like Rafa Nadal’s, appreciated by all.