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88 Madagascar athletes to train for five months in China

Eighty-eight Malagasy athletes will be sent to China for five months of training this year, Malagasy sports minister said on Friday. “Eighty-eight Malagasy athletes in five disciplines will be selected by Chinese experts and Malagasy technicians and will leave this year for five months of training in China,” Madagascar’s minister of sports Anicet Andriamosarisoa said during the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese ambassador to Madagascar Yang Xiaorong.

Let down for soccer

ALTHOUGH I am really pleased about having new modern facilities at Andover Leisure Centre I feel very let down by the way myself and others have been treated over not being consulted and given alternatives. I have run two five-a-side football teams for almost 25 years and now find out after using my own initiative that this will all end on March 31 without any offer of providing alternative facilities.

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The Patriots sent their 2017 first-round selection and a third-round pick to New Orleans for Cooks while the Saints will send back a fourth-round pick, said the person who spoke Friday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the teams have not announced the deal. In the 23-year-old Cooks the Patriots add another speedy and productive young receiver to a group that already includes Chris Hogan, Malcolm Mitchell and veterans Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola.T Cooks has appeared in all 16 regular-season games for New Orleans the past two years and is coming off back-to-back 1,100-yard receiving seasons, in which he also had 17 touchdowns.

Saints take out Southern Blitz

The big men meet as Saints player Tai Wesley holds the ball up, despite the attentions of Rams forward William Neighbour. The Wellington Saints have laid down a pre-season marker, beating both their National Basketball League rivals at the Hunter’s Wines Southern Blitz tournament in Blenheim.

Cummins called in Starc’s replacement for remaining India Tests

Ranchi , Mar. 11 : Right-arm Australian pacer Pat Cummins have been called in as replacement for injured Mitchell Starc for the remaining two Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy. “In selecting Pat, we were looking for a strike bowling replacement option,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Cricket Australia chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns as saying.

Award recipient epitomizes service, caring

The list of organizations the 52-year-old Beacon Falls resident volunteers with includes the International Institute of Connecticut, the Beacon Falls Lioness Club and the Beacon Falls Rotary Club. About seven years ago, Longo started volunteering with the United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls by helping out with the organization’s annual Festival of Trees.

Academy column: High expectations and learning from Adam Lallana

In our latest Academy column, we speak to Liverpool U23s’ head of development and assistant coach Tim Jenkins about supporting Mike Garrity and why the club’s hopeful youngsters can learn from watching Adam Lallana. We have some very talented young players here at the Academy and we want to give them the best chance they can possibly have of making a career in the game, with the number one target being to play for Liverpool’s first team.

Anderson ton sinks Eagles

An unbeaten century to Westbury’s Dane Anderson has helped the Shamrocks to a first innings victory over Mowbray in their final round Cricket North clash. An unbeaten century to Westbury’s Dane Anderson has helped the Shamrocks to a first innings victory over Mowbray in their final round Cricket North clash at Ingamells Oval on Saturday.

The perfect country homes to get hitched for a song

Have you ever been a guest at a wedding in a glorious venue and wondered what it might be like to live there full time? Well, you need to have a bit of cash – potential venues don’t come cheap – but weddings can bring in money. Major upgrade: Will and Rebecca Dobson have given Hill Place, a six-bedroom Georgian country house in Hampshire a complete refurbishment and let it out as a wedding venue Venue fees vary between A 3,000 and A 6,000 per day, though large stately homes can command significantly more.

NCAA Tournament

The journey ended on the side of a desert highway, standing next to the car, blinking in the bright sun, wiping sand from their eyes, waiting for the tow truck, out of gas. San Diego State needed to win four games in four days but never got to the fourth, losing 71-63 to second-seeded Colorado State in the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament late Friday night and likely ending its season without 20 wins or a postseason berth for the first time in 12 years.

Bulls charge to flag three-peat

TRICK: The Bridgewater team that won the Bulls’ third-consecutive Upper Loddon flag by beating Kingower on Saturday. Picture: CONTRIBUTED BRIDGEWATER is celebrating a third-straight Upper Loddon Cricket Association premiership following a 150-run win over Kingower on Saturday.

Rumour Mill: 5 clubs to scout Dembele | Sumaila to Rangers? | Lennon hails ‘big-game’ Cummings

Chelsea and PSG among clubs set to watch Dembele in Old Firm clash; Pedro Caixinha eyes first Gers signing and Lennon hails Cummings but chides him for ‘stupid’ red card Jason Cummings scored a sublime goal to give Hibernian an eventual win at Tannadice last night – but copped two yellow cards in three minutes, including one for this deliberate handball. Chelsea and PSG will be joined by representatives from Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City to run the rule over Moussa Dembele in this weekend’s Old Firm clash.

Tim Tebow upbeat despite harsh reality check

And on the second day a of spring training games for Tim Tebow, he struck out with two runners on base in the eighth inning of the Mets’ 7-6 loss to the Astros on Friday at First Data Field. “You want to push the envelope and fall down as many times as you can,” Tebow said of this two-game learning experience.

Alan Pardew in frame to become Norwich’s new manager

The former Crystal Palace boss could replace Alex Neil at Carrow Road after the Scot was sacked on Friday, Press Association Sport understands. They won six of their 36 games under Pardew in 2016 but the former West Ham chief has promotion pedigree in the Sky Bet Championship having guided the Hammers to the Premier League via the play-offs in 2005.

Gossip: Man United ‘plot Sanchez move’, West Brom ‘target Terry’, Everton ‘want Sigurdsson’

On the one hand today’s Hot Football Transfer Gossip is eye-opening, but on the other hand it’s so blindingly obvious that we can’t believe it hasn’t been suggested sooner. Manchester United are being linked with a move for Alexis Sanchez – because of course they are In a move the Express says will be both “sensational” and “stunning”, Jose Mourinho has begun “plotting” a summer swoop for the unhappy Arsenal forward who, as you well know, has less than 18 months to run on his Gunners contract and hasn’t shown much inclination to sign a new one.

Preview: Andrade v Culcay

Your one stop preview of the WBA super-welterweight showdown between Demetrius Andrade and Jack Culcay this Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Andrade can put a frustrating few years firmly behind him by taking the WBA ‘regular’ belt from Culcay in Germany.

Listen live as Estrada, Sanchez duel Phils

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Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Rugby Tournament off to a rousing start

Glen Maricelli of the Palmer Chiropractic Rugby from Davenport, IA, falls across the try line during their game against the Detroit Tradesman Saturday morning at the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Rugby Tournament held at Daffin Park. Patrick Pfantz of Palmer Chiropractic from Davenport, IA, runs the ball down the pitch during their game against the Detroit Tradesman Saturday morning on the first day of the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Rugby Tournament.

Edmundson scores with 20 seconds left, Blues top Ducks

Joel Edmundson scored with 20 seconds left and Jake Allen made 23 saves in the St. Louis Blues’ 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks Edmundson scores with 20 seconds left, Blues top Ducks Joel Edmundson scored with 20 seconds left and Jake Allen made 23 saves in the St. Louis Blues’ 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2mcv2ob St. Louis Blues’ Ryan Reaves celebrates after scoring as Anaheim Ducks’ Kevin Bieksa skates in the background during the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 10, 2017, in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS – Joel Edmundson scored with 20 seconds left and Jake Allen made 23 saves in the St. Louis Blues’ 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.

NHL Capsules

Boone Jenner broke a tie with 5:07 left and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night. Nick Foligno and Sam Gagner had power-play goals, and David Savard also scored for the Blue Jackets.

Saint Marya s tops Alberta 98-93 in OT in university consolation semifinal

Marquis Clayton had 24 points to lead the Saint Mary’s Huskies to a 98-93 overtime victory against the Alberta Golden Bears on Friday in the consolation semifinal of the Canadian university men’s basketball tournament. After being held to just three first-half points, Clayton came alive in the final 23 minutes, including sinking the game-tying shot in regulation as well as six in the extra session.

Hats off: Fischer, Bradley both net hat tricks in landslide win over Oil Kings

NEWS PHOTO RYAN MCCRACKEN Medicine Hat Tigers forward Matt Bradley prepares to fire a goal past Edmonton Oil Kings netminder Josh Dechaine and into the net during the first period of Friday’s WHL game at the Canalta Centre. Matt Bradley and Zach Fischer both netted hat tricks in a 9-3 landslide over the Edmonton Oil Kings – staking their lead on the Central Division to four points with just four games left on the docket.