“The second to last lap was OK at the beginning, but then I backed out of it, hoping that I’d get one more lap,” said the 32-year-old. The brief news conference went on but Osaka, who admitted she had been ’emotionally unstable’, teared up after the third question. Without its best player, Algeria lost 3-1 in Zambia in World Cup qualifying on Saturday to stay last in its group. In short, the quality of the foreign coaches/technical/directors/advisors is not to blame. Can the coach alone be held responsible for inconsistent performances. That they all departed with unfinished business, and more than a few complaints, shows that the problem with Indian hockey may be organic in nature. The result ended a run of five successive draws and left them on 11 points, two behind Ireland, who they will play in their final qualifier in Cardiff, and four off leaders Serbia. ncia when he was in the academy and he’d train with the big players,” Villa said. n him all the way to the last 16 here, where he plays American Sam Querrey for a place in a grand slam quarter-final for the first time. Charlesworth did wonders with the Australian men’s and women’s teams.