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Malaysia's Faiz Jali is dejected after losing to India in the quarter-final of the World Hockey League Semi-Finals in Belgium on Wednesday. - FIH ANTWERP: Malaysia’s Olympic dream was dealt a bitter blow when they lost to India in the quarter-finals of the World Hockey League Semi-Finals at the KHC Dragons Stadium. Poor defending in the last quarter put paid to Malaysia's hopes of victory on Wednesday despite holding a 2-1 lead. The Malaysians only have themselves to blame. They played well in the first three quarters but failed to stem a late fight back from the Indians - who already qualify for Rio as Asian champions. Now it depends on how the Malaysians regain their composure in the remaining two matches to try and salvage the tournament. Malaysia could still qualify if they secure fifth placing in the classifications matches. It didn’t take long for the Indians to take the lead. A quick counter attack saw them getting into the D and Satbir Sin

I'm delighted to be World No.1 for 9 years.Thanks @CIMBMalaysia #Prince for their support throughout. Pics@SquashSite pic.twitter.com/PoFcf4iMA2 — Nicol Ann David (@NicolDavid) July 1, 2015 KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysian squash queen Datuk Nicol David has maintained her spot as the world number one women's player for a remarkable 108 months based on the latest Women's International Squash Player Association (WISPA) ranking for July, issued today. The achievement saw the 31-year old Penangite celebrate a nine-year unbroken reign as the number one player since January 2006, with a plethora of high-profile titles including eight World Championships under her belt. She was in the top spot from January until March 2006 before Vanessa Atkinson of the Netherlands took over for four months until July, before Nicol reclaimed the crown from August 2006 until now. Nicol, who accumulated a total of 3,241 points based on the latest rankings, said