Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts as Mannarino took early control at 5-3. makes surprise return to Spain squadDavid Villa leaves Atletico Madrid after ‘irresistible’ offer by MLS sideIsco underlined the embarrassment of riches in Spain’s midfield with an irresistible performance in his side’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Italy on Saturday which even had opposing coach Gian Piero Ventura eating out of his hand. The left-hander will not be part of the Indian team for the final ODI and a one-off T20 international, as per the BCCI release. What about players Sardar, the recent Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, has been a fading force for the past few years while Sreejesh has been out injured. Does he put himself under extra pressure when he plays limited-overs cricket for India. The match was dragging along and while the 23,000 day session spectators enjoyed the match, there were 23,000 waiting outside in the rain for the night session to start. But no player worth his salt and professional pride would like to be a serial bench-warmer. 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. his season but he seized his moment spectacularly, collecting the ball outside the area, taking one touch and sending a low curling right-foot shot just inside the post after 74 minutes. Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly was sent off for Senegal near the end after his second yellow card.