4-4 Pakistans win-loss record in Tests against England at Lords; only Australia, with a 15-7 record, have done better here against England. Allen Robinson Youth Jersey . This win, though, was Pakistans first at Lords since 1996; in four Tests here between 2001 and 2010, they lost three times - twice to England and once to Australia.10 Wickets for Yasir Shah, his first ten-wicket haul in Tests; his previous best was 9 for 155, against Sri Lanka in Galle last year.8 The previous record for most wickets by a Pakistan bowler in a Lords Test: Waqar Younis took 8 for 154 in 1996, which was also the last time Pakistan won a Test here. Yasirs haul is also the second best by an overseas spinner at Lords, and only the seventh instance of a ten-for by any spinner here. The previous such instance was way back in 1974, when Derek Underwood took 13 for 71 against Pakistan.3 Tests England have lost, out of their last five at Lords: in 2014 they lost to India, while Australia beat them last year. In 24 previous Tests here between 2002 and 2013, England had a 13-3 win-loss record, losing twice to South Africa and once to Australia.86 Wickets for Yasir after 13 Tests, the most by any bowler at this stage of his career. The next best is Australias Charlie Turner, a right-arm fast bowler who played in the 1880s and 1890s, who had 81 wickets after 13.21 Instances of two bowlers taking a ten-for in the same Test - Yasir and Chris Woakes both achieved the feat here. The last such instance was in 2008, in a Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle.204 Balls faced by Woakes in this Test - 96 in the first innings and 108 in the second. Add his match haul of 11 for 102, and it makes him only the fourth player to take a ten-for and face 200-plus deliveries in a Test (in matches where balls-faced data is available). The others who have achieved it are Michael Bevan (1997, v West Indies), Chaminda Vaas (1995, v New Zealand) and Allan Border (1989, v West Indies). Woakes match figures of 11 for 102 are the fifth best for England in a defeat.7 Number of dismissals in the 40s in this Test: Joe Root, James Vince, Gary Ballance and Jonny Bairstow for England; and Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed for Pakistan. Only once in Test history have more batsmen been dismissed between 40 and 49: in an Ashes Test at Edgbaston in 1989, when eight batsmen fell in the 40s. There have only been three other Tests with seven dismissals in the 40s. Englands Nos. 4, 5 and 6 all fell in the 40s in their second innings, the third such instance for any team in Test history. T.J. Yeldon Jaguars Jersey. But the quarterback hopes to stay involved in football after officially calling it quits Tuesday. "Id love to look at those opportunities as they arise," Pierce said in an interview from his Winnipeg eatery. Marqise Lee Jersey . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at .http://www.authenticjaguarslockroom.com/Youth-Chris-Ivory-Elite-Jersey/ . JOHNS, N. Once again, the people who run the Olympics just cant say no to Vladimir Putin.Not when he spends more than $50 billion to host a winter Olympics to show off a resurgent Russia. Not when he talks darkly about returning to the days of Olympic boycotts in 1980 and 1984.Certainly not when he suggests that doping officials of one powerful country -- can you guess which one? -- are behind efforts to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics.When Putin talks, Olympic officials listen. And thats the biggest reason why Russian athletes -- at least some of them -- will march in opening ceremonies less than two weeks from now in Brazil.With Russian prestige on the line, the executive board of the International Olympic Committee caved in. Instead of banning Russia from Rio for running a state-sanctioned doping operation, the IOC members decided instead Sunday to allow individual sports federations to decide which Russians can compete.Spineless, yes, but thats to be expected. No reason to let a little doping scandal get in the way of a cozy relationship that serves both sides so well.It was just a little more than two years ago that Putin was the face of a winter Olympics that he saw as far more than just a sporting event. He cheered Russian athletes in arenas and in the mountains, and celebrated with them as they added to the host countrys medal haul.Meanwhile, his agents were working late into the night at the Sochi doping lab, exchanging urine samples taken from the countrys athletes for clean ones in an elaborate scheme to escape detection.It paid off with 33 medals for Russia, 11 of them gold. The country led the medal standings, and Russian pride surged with every big win.That much of it was a scam wouldnt be uncovered until many months later. When it was, it was clear the scope of the cheating effort was so great that it couldnt have been pulled off without cooperation and approval from the highest levels of the Russian government.Yet Russian athletes will still compete in Rio. The official explanation for just why came from IOC President Thomas Bach, who said it would be unfair to ban all Russians when it has not been proven that all of them cheat.At the ennd of the day we have to be able to look in the eye of the individual athletes concerned by this decision, Bach said. Jaguars Jerseys. The unofficial explanation was more telling.The IOC decision was to be expected. You cant behave improperly toward a power like Russia, said Gennady Alyoshin, a Russian Olympic Committee official, in comments to the Tass news agency.Apparently you cant, since the IOC -- for all its bluster about operating drug-free Olympics -- seems more worried about offending Russia than protecting clean athletes. The inexplicable decision to allow Russians to compete in Rio is a slap in the face to both clean athletes and those around the world who work hard to try and ensure the playing field is level.As an added insult, the IOC did Russias bidding by refusing to allow Yulia Stepanovas entry into the games as a neutral competitor, a decision a top U.S. Anti-Doping Agency official called incomprehensible. Stepanova is a runner who left Russia fearing for her safety after blowing the whistle on Russian doping and is considered a traitor by some in her home country.Its enough to make even the true believers wonder. Just what are these Olympic ideals we hear so much about anyway?Surely there are some Russian athletes who dont cheat and would be banned unfairly from the games. Hard to figure out who they are, though, with doping so widespread that Russian labs covered up more than 600 positive drug tests in 29 Olympic sports from 2011 until last August.So now you have swimmers who will have to wonder in Rio how they can beat a Russian in the next lane. You have boxers who worry about getting hit in the face by a Russian opponent who just may be on the latest doping cocktail.And you have incompetent Olympic leaders who talk grandly about cleaning up the games, then bow to Putin when given a chance to make the biggest statement ever about the evils of doping in sports.----Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg(at)ap.org or http://twitter.com/timdahlberg Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '

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