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. The Emirates Arena was sold out for quarters, semis and finals — which the organisers knew wouldn’t star a Scottish name. Was it really Lin Dan who whisked away in a car after his loss. Pliskova, runner-up at Flushing Meadows last year, would have lost her world number one ranking had . s, with large numbers taking to social media to express their unhappiness about a player who earlier this year signed a new five-year deal with the words: “I signed this new contract to stay here for a few more years because it’s a great honour for me. ans to have dinner one evening, and how the crowd-friendly Olympic champion has promised to have dinner with them. ed if he committed a “major offense” during his first-round singles loss. Oltmans came to India in 2013 following the team’s 12th-place finish at the London Olympics. Jackie Steward said it would take at least a generation before drivers from Asia would be challenging for the championship. onsultant by Madhya Pradesh governmentHockey India sack Roelant Oltmans in search of ‘result-oriented’ coach“If you come to India as a foreign coach, there is one thing for sure – before you finish your contract, you will be fired.