I am 100 per cent confident we will win the Asia Cup and I absolutely feel we can finish on the podi. Hockey India’s high performance director David John, primarily a fitness coach, has been handed over the reins till a new coach is identified. Badminton in Asia comes with its superstitions and a Japanese expat believes fans ruined Long’s campaign by chasing him for autographs. No 1 Son Wan Ho, the non-Chinese ones offer their commiserations: “Lin Dan and Chen Long would’ve been worried about him. The Spaniard said officials in India lack knowledge of the game. Iceland will try to get back on track on Tuesday when they host Ukraine, who play third-placed Turkey later on Saturday, while the Finns travel to fellow strugglers Kosovo. “I don’t think it was the right moment to take this decision. In 2008, Sony Pictures Network won the IPL media rights for a period of 10 years with a bid of Rs 8200 crore. He is the sixth Indian coach to be sacked in the last 10 years. Both India sub-continental and world media rights are in offer and it is the former that is the most coveted due to the massive interest that the tournament generates.