FAR BEHINDIsrael missed a chance to move within four points of Italy after a 1-0 home loss to Macedonia. “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. “I’m sure there’s always pressure on every player that plays, but more so, on someone like Jinks, when he goes out to bat in the shorter formats. “He had a magnificent game, just like the rest of his team mates,” Spain coach Julen Lopetegui said. Mexico clinched one of the three berths from North and Central America and the Caribbean on Friday night, and Costa Rica is close to securing another. , Honduras closes at Costa Rica and at home against Mexico, while Panama hosts Mexico in its finale next month. “I think,” Lopez said, “he’s OK. ” That’s how Gerhard Rach described the Indian hockey establishment when he parted company in 2005. But while Alexander, who has won five titles in 2017, went out in round two, it is his older brother Mischa who has been doing the family name proud. Without its best player, Algeria lost 3-1 in Zambia in World Cup qualifying on Saturday to stay last in its group.