Pirate Galaxy » n a herniated disk in his lower back, left a

Imads Wasim impressionImad Wasim was preparing to study medicine, but switched to cricket with a desire to emulate his hero - Wasim Akram. He didnt have enough pace, so he took up spin. Still, on Friday night in Dubai, Imad emulated his hero, tearing the oppositions top order into shreds with the new ball. He struck in the first over when he had Evin Lewis top-edging a slog-sweep to deep midwicket. In his next over, Imad nipped out Andre Fletcher and Marlon Samuels to leave West Indies 15 for 3 in 2.4 overs. Imad swerved one into Fletcher and beat his slog, before pinning Samuels lbw with an arm-ball. You have to play Imad like you play an inswing bowler, Waqar Younis, Akrams former new-ball partner, said on TV commentary. West Indies batsmen, clearly, werent listening.The six from No. 10 In their previous completed T20 fixture against India in Lauderhill, West Indies immediately set to work piling on the runs with opener Johnson Charles muscling Mohammed Shami down the ground for six in the first over. On Friday, the first six of West Indies innings came from the unlikeliest of quarters: No. 10 Jerome Taylor. In the 13th over, with his team 50 for 8, Taylor danced down the track and hoisted Mohammad Nawaz over his head.The four from No. 10 Taylor wasnt done yet. On a surface where his team-mates lurched from one bad shot to another, Taylor pulled off an outrageous scoop. Seeing Taylor walk across the off stump for a fine scoop over the leg side, Hasan Ali delivered a wide full-toss on the off side. Taylor rearranged his shot and managed to smartly scoop the ball over short third man instead for four.Latifs bullet Pakistans coach Mickey Arthur did not mince any words on the fitness and fielding of the team following the trip to the UK. Every player who arrived on this ODI and T20 tour has been below standard in fitness, which is not a good place to be, he had said. Khalid Latif showed glimpses of improvement when he speared a direct hit from mid-off to run Sunil Narine out for 1. After Narine had tapped Wahab to mid-off, Latif swooped in, picked the ball up and splattered the stumps, all in one swift motion. Narine was caught short by a handsome margin. Toby Alderweireld Jersey . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. Custom Belgium Soccer Jerseys . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second. http://www.belgiumsoccerpro.com/Nacer-Chadli-Belgium-Jersey/ . One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Simon Mignolet Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. Michy Batshuayi Belgium Jersey . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. HOUSTON -- The Texas Rangers talked before their game Saturday about how they didnt need new right fielder Alex Rios to be their saviour as he takes over for suspended slugger Nelson Cruz. Rios ended saving his new team anyway in his debut. Rios tied the game with an RBI triple in the eighth inning and scored the go-ahead run to help the Rangers to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Houston Astros. "I came here to try to contribute in any way possible and take advantage of everything that Im given," said Rios, who fills the hole left when Cruz was suspended for 50 games in the Biogenesis investigation. "Tonight was a good game. We came up with some big hits." One of the biggest was a two-run homer by Elvis Andrus as the Rangers extended their winning streak to a season-high six games. Rios, who was acquired from the Chicago White Sox on Friday, tripled off reliever Lucas Harrell (5-13) in the eighth inning to tie it after a double by A.J. Pierzynski. Rios then slid feet first into home on a ball hit by Mitch Moreland, scoring when catcher Jason Castro dropped the ball in the collision for an error to put Texas up 5-4. "We had a contact play on and he ran down the line like a train," manager Ron Washington said. "Castro caught that ball and when he came around he knocked it out of his glove and that was the winning run. He can do some things out there on the ball field and thats all we want him to do, is just play the game the way he can play." The Rangers trailed by two in the seventh before the Astros bullpen failed them again, with Kevin Chapman allowing Andrus first home run this season to tie it at 3. The Astros regained the lead when Brandon Barnes scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of that inning. Pierzynski hit a solo home run in the sixth inning. Texas starter Derek Holland allowed six hits and three runs in six innings. Jason Frasor (3-2) allowed one run in the seventh for the win and Joe Nathan threw a scoreless ninth for his 34th save. Chris Carter had two hits, including his 20th homer, and Castro added a pair of hits to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. Carter is the first Astros player to hit 20 homers since 2010, when both Carlos Lee and Hunter Pence reached the mark. It was the first multihit game since July 3 for Carter, who has been in a monthlong slump. Jurickson Profar reached on an error by Jake Elmore to start the seventh inning. Chapman retired the next two batters before Andrus sent an 82 mph slider into the Crawford Boxes in left field and flipped his bat as he left the plate. "I always say if a guy hits 30 or 40, it doesntt look good," Andrus said of the bat flip.dddddddddddd. "I dont really hit too many. I have to enjoy it because I dont know when Ill hit my next one." Andrus was greeted by his enthusiastic teammates who jumped up and down, patted his head and gave him high-fives as he entered the dugout. The shot ended a 557 at-bat homerless streak for Andrus. He shook off a tough night where he struck out on his first three at-bats with his first homer since Sept. 4. Houston manager Bo Porter was more upset with the error by Elmore than the homer Chapman gave up to Andrus. "When you give a team extra outs, especially a team that has a good offensive team like the Texas Rangers, you put yourself at more risk to give up runs," Porter said. Barnes was at third in the seventh inning when a pitch by Frasor bounced in the dirt, off Pierzynskis arm and toward the Rangers dugout, allowing Barnes to easily trot home to make it 4-3. Houston took a 1-0 lead on an RBI double by Jose Altuve in the third inning. Carters no-doubter, which landed on the train tracks atop left field, pushed Houstons lead to 2-0 in the fourth inning. Leonys Martin walked to start the fifth before Andrus struck out for the third time. He had a few angry words with home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi before Cuzzi finally lifted his mask and told Andrus to get off the field. Pierzynski launched his homer into the second deck in right field with one out in the sixth inning to get Texas within 2-1. Houston got the run back in the bottom of that inning when Matt Dominguez hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to make it 3-1. Starter Brad Peacock yielded three hits and a run in six innings for the Astros. NOTES: Texas LHP Matt Harrison, the teams opening day starter before two operations on a herniated disk in his lower back, left a rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Round Rock with numbness in his throwing hand. Harrison is returning to Arlington to visit a doctor about the problem and Washington said he didnt have a report on his condition yet. Washington wasnt sure how to respond to the setback. "I dont know," he said. "Many things have happened to us this year, and its another one we have to get past."... Houston LHP Travis Blackley, who was designated for assignment on Thursday, has been outrighted to Triple A Oklahoma City. He has three days to accept the assignment or become a free agent. ... Houston SS Jonathan Villar was out of the lineup for a third straight game with a sprained left thumb. He pinch-ran in the eighth inning. ... The series continues on Sunday when Texas left-hander Martin Perez opposes Dallas Keuchel. ' ' '