At 30, Mischa Zverev has enjoyed a superb year, putting the gloss on a stunning rise up the rankings, from outside the top 1000 in 2015 to the verge of a place in the top 20. We can all enjoy him and thank God that he’s Spanish. A transfer didn’t happen for Mahrez and, with the winger unable to get to Zambia in time, Saturday’s qualifier didn’t go to plan for Algeria. Well, the same 13-15 players were always selected for the tours after the Olympics. Unfortunately, we either need to change the whole playing group, or as often is the case, the chief coach is the one who suffers. Where do you see the sport heading in this country. “Just look at the nutmeg in the second half, he’s in the middle of two players and he does that, it shows he is a truly great player. What we do know is that high performance director David John, who started in India as an exercise physiologist and scientific advisor to Nobbs, will be the interim coach. A year that began with a shock win over world number one Andy Murray at the Australian Open has take. Gareth Bale also went close with a left-foot shot to ignite a crowd desperate to see a rerun of Wales’ Euro 2016 heroics.