Roelant Oltmans was, surprisingly, sacked as India coach on Saturday. But the Austrian flicked a switch to reel off seven straight games, taking the opener and a 3-0 lead in the second. The former Malaga man put Spain in charge with two ferocious strikes in the first half, one from a f. Burkina Faso still leads Group D and holds the qualifying place but just one point separates the top three teams. ’Holes-in-one are not rare on the PGA Tour, but it is not every day that there are two in just over a minute. Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts. During an interview with this paper on Friday, Shastri called Rahane’s situation a “happy headache”. Schumacher, the seven-times world champion and former Ferrari great whose tally Hamilton had equalled in Belgium last weekend, ended his career with 68 from 307 races. ’Algeria may regret the decision to allow Riyad Mahrez to leave the team camp to sort out his club future. In one nifty move, he rolled the ball between the legs of an opponent.