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Lancashire 176 for 3 (Livingstone 43, Petersen 42, Brown 41) beat Durham 172 for 5 (MacLeod 45, Mahmood 3-31) by seven wickets Scorecard Lancashires two England Lions men took the honours as the NatWest T20 Blast holders finally showed some of last seasons prowess in a four-run win against Durham at Chester-le-Street.Liam Livingstone made an unbeaten 43 off 24 balls to lift Lancashires total to 176 for 3 and Durham were on target until Saqib Mahmood struck timber three times in four balls.They were revived by an unbroken stand of 48 in 3.5 overs between Paul Coughlin and Keaton Jennings, but when Coughlin needed to hit the last ball from Nathan Buck for six it landed ten yards short at long-on.Durham finished on 172 for 5, virtually ending their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals, a target already looking beyond Lancashire when they arrived in bottom place in the North Group.After being put in, Lancashire worked the ball into spaces as they ticked along to 88 for 1 after 12 overs before doubling the score in the remaining eight. The only six was a powerful straight drive by Livingstone, who used the ramp shot to hit four fours.Chris Rushworths first 11 balls cost one one run, plus four byes, which proved costly in the end. Alviro Petersen guided his first two fours deftly to third man before left-hander Luis Reece was struck on the helmet, prompting a delay while a new one was sent for. But in the next over Reece drove at Coughlin and edged behind. With only two runs coming off that over, Lancashire were 36 at the end of the Powerplay.Karl Brown opened up on the return of Usman Arshad for the 13th over, taking 15 off the first four balls before Petersen drove well wide of off stump and edged behind for 42.Brown departed in the next over for 41, lbw trying to sweep Scott Borthwick, but Livingstone and Croft upped the momentum.Durhams top T20 scorer, Phil Mustard, made only 8 before skying Jordan Clark to wicketkeeper Tom Moores.Mark Stoneman smashed Clark for two big sixes wide of long-on in the sixth over but when Croft, the third of Lancashires three spinners, brought himself on for the tenth over Stoneman was bowled for 36 when trying to hit a straight ball over midwicket.Calum MacLeod offered Durhams best chance of victory as he made 45 off 31 balls. But when stepped back to hit Mahmood through the off side he was yorked and the same fate befell Ryan Pringle and Gordon Muchall.Coughlin hit Mahmood for a big six as the 19th over brought 16 runs, but the youngster still finished with 3 for 31 and Durham had left themselves too much to do.Stitched NBA Jerseys . Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that locals say can knock your socks off. Clearance NBA Jerseys . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. https://www.nbachinajerseys.us/ . After a first half in which he thought "the lid was on the basket," the Toronto Raptors coach watched his squad mount a second half surge to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-91. NBA Jerseys Store . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Nike NBA Jerseys China . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night.New York Liberty forward Tina Charles is having a better season than she did when she won the WNBAs MVP award in 2012.Charles is averaging career bests for points (a league-leading 22.8) and assists (4.3). The seventh-year pro leads the league in rebounding (9.8 per game) and is shooting 46.5 percent from the field, her highest mark since making 49.9 percent in her MVP season.My teammates put me in the position to be successful, Charles said told SBNation.com after Sundays 77-67 loss at the Los Angeles Sparks. It gives me the confidence I need, knowing my team has confidence in me.The Liberty (12-6) lost all three regular-season meetings to WNBA-leading Los Angeles, but they will try to get back on the winning track Wednesday when they play host to the Seattle Storm in Madison Square Garden.Seattle, which was 6-10 entering Tuesday nights game at Atlanta, will be playing on back-to-back nights for the only time this season.Charles has scored at least 21 points in nine consecutive games, twice topping 30. She and Los Angeles center Candace Parker are the only players in the league to rank in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and aassists.ddddddddddddSeattle has emerging star power, thanks to having the top pick in each of the past two drafts. Guard Jewell Loyd, the No. 1 pick in 2015, is averaging 17.1 points per game. This years top pick, forward Breanna Stewart, is averaging team highs with 18.8 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.Veteran guard Sue Bird averages 13.5 points per game.New York won the first meeting this season, 86-78 on June 5 in Seattle. The Liberty had a plus-nine edge on the glass and shot 49.3 percent from the field to Seattles 40.3 percent. New York leads the WNBA in rebounding and Seattle is last.Loyd missed all eight shots from the field and had a season-low three points in the first meeting. Stewart, like Loyd, missed all five of her 3-point attempts but did have a career-high 17 rebounds.Charles had a double-double (19 points, 13 rebounds), while getting the usual scoring help from guard Sugar Rodgers, who scored 18. Rodgers is averaging 16.2 points per game and has made 43.5 percent of her 3-pointers. ' ' '