” That’s how Gerhard Rach described the Indian hockey establishment when he parted company in 2005. Normal service had resumed as Nadal won his seventh successive game to open up a 3-0 lead in the third set. ICELAND’S SETBACKFinland handed an upset 1-0 defeat to Iceland to win its first match in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. On Sunday, in Colombo, he will get an opportunity to enjoy his batting against a listless Sri Lankan bowling attack. ys’ grand slam title at US OpenUS Open 2017: This has been one of the best seasons of my career, says Rafael NadalAs if her third-round defeat against Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi was not heartbreaking enough, Naomi Osaka suffered more pain during her post-match news conference at the US Open on Saturday. Related NewsRoelant Oltmans appointed new Pakistan hockey team coachRoelant Oltmans appointed c. Between Rach and Oltmans came Ric Charlesworth, Jose Brasa, Michael Nobbs, Terry Walsh and Paul van Ass. ’Serbia relied on Mijat Gacinovic and Aleksandar Kolarov to beat Moldova 3-0 Saturday and take control of Group D in World Cup European qualifying. “I played a very clean match,” Federer told the crowd. In what is the tightest European group, Ukraine is heading to Iceland on Tuesday, while Turkey hosts Croatia.