John’s appointment as the high performance director earlier this year created two power centres. “He hasn’t got the blend of his team right, he hasn’t got the shape of his team right to what he wants, but that requires work,” said Butcher. Badminton in Asia comes with its superstitions and a Japanese expat believes fans ruined Long’s campaign by chasing him for autographs. um in the HWL Finals, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games provided we have the systems in place,” he said, “But you never know because a new coach will come and he will have his own style of play. “I have no regrets because I know I have left certain legacy for India hockey in the last four-and-a-half-years. ft after picking up two cards and the Finns hung on to record their first win of the campaign. returning to the international circuit later this year, after the Japanese enforced a strict ban on him when he was found gambling in a casino. All but one of Australia’s 20 wickets in the series opener fell to spin, and the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadiumpitch in Chittagong is expected to favour slow bowling. ce grid penalty for gearbox changeLewis Hamilton waits on F1’s future plans before new Mercedes dealLewis Hamilton secured a 69th pole position in Italian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday. They do not have knowledge of hockey and are from business or political background.