o stop the player drain that has previously seen Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso and Luis Suarez depart for Spain. the rest of the season and is expected back, probably on Thursday, after Brazil’s World Cup qualifier in Colombia. Sindhu adds another painful memory to the stadium where she couldn’t win the Commonwealth Games gold. “From our point of view, we have to focus on sticking to the plan, staying calm. Mwila hit the upright in the fifth minute before finding the net within 60 seconds, rising between two Algerian defenders to head home a cross from Augustine Mulenga. Players remain the focus through the week, even as Okuhara is declared the queen of shuttle. The player informed the committee during the meeting that there was a disquiet within the team. “We have good attacking players but we need someone in the middle of the park who can spray the passes, switch the play quickly and play at a tempo that Gareth likes. He’s even fascinated by Sai Praneeth, whose footwork and fluid movement again he gushes about. Hockey India sacked Roelant Oltmans despite a largely successful four-and-half-years stint in India.