Canadian suspended

The draw, which the sport8217;s ruling body FIH investigated but found it to be perfectly above board, meant that Malaysia took the fifth and final qualifying position with Canada in sixth.

quot;F8230; You for Barcelona,quot; Bramhst screamed at Anil Aldrin, one of those who had played in Barcelona. Brahmst, who preferred to vent his spleen at the Indians rather than join his teammates in a deserved lap of honour, carried on his tirade making obscene gestures and mouthing further obscenities at a bemused and depressed Indian bench, whohad just been consigned to playing off for the 9th-12th places.

Brahmst, the 32-year-old marketing executive, who has played over 120 times for his country, was eventually quietened down when one of the Indians raised a hockey stick at him and their captain Dhanraj Pillay intervened. quot;Why don8217;t you stop it. Look at the score, you won, isn8217;t that enough?quot; Pillay said.

Brahmst8217;s behaviour, which has cost him the chance to take on England tomorrow, removed the gloss from what has been a superb tournament for the Canadians, who have only lost one match and came back from 4-2 down to draw 4-4 with semifinalists Germany, and contradicted totally the words of their coach Shiaz Virjee after the Indian match.

quot;Field hockey is a small family and we all have to stick together so you can8217;t hold grudges,quot; he said.

Pakistan8217;s Naveed Alam has also been given a one-match suspension as a result of a red card he received during their 1-3 defeat against Australia yesterday. He will be suspended for Pakistan8217;s gameagainst Korea slated for tomorrow, a statement by FIH communications manager, Mary Coyle, said.