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Getting Tony Parker healthy and back into the fold over the weekend was an important piece to the puzzle thats been the first 10 games of the San Antonio Spurs season. Andreas Pereira Manchester Jersey . Having Danny Green, his backcourt running mate, alongside him is pretty important as well.The Spurs will have their starting backcourt intact for just the second time this season on Monday, when they host the Miami Heat at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. Green was out with a left quad injury when the two teams squared off earlier this season in Miami, while Parker scored four points in San Antonios 106-99 win.Parker missed two of the Spurs three losses with a right knee injury suffered in San Antonios season-opening win at Golden State and played his second straight game on Saturday, when the Spurs went east down I-10 and beat Houston 106-100.We have to improve our defense for sure, Spurs veteran guard Manu Ginobili said after the win over Houston. Everything starts there. We have the potential, and the personnel and the talent. Tony knows exactly whats going on -- hes still coming back but today he gave us some solutions.The Spurs (7-3) have struggled at home, snapping a three-game losing streak at home on Friday against Detroit and then avenging an earlier home loss to Houston by beating the Rockets on Saturday.San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said Parker helps to get the Spurs organized. Parker produced 16 points in 27 minutes against the Rockets.Tony hasnt been with us much so far this season, so having him for the stretch he played is a stability factor out on the perimeter, Popovich said after the Houston game. That was a big help.The Heat (2-6) are struggling this season, losing four straight games including Saturdays 102-91 defeat at home to Utah. Miami trailed by just five points entering the third quarter but missed its first 10 shots and scored a season-low 12 points in the period.I definitely wasnt expecting it, and thats not who we are and who weve been for the last month, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said after the Utah game. It is disappointing. This league doesnt feel sorry for you, so we gather ourselves, get on a plane and head to San Antonio.Were not feeling great about the result right now, but we had been building each game and you felt that. Each game we had been building better habits, getting closer, making a step or two forward, and this is a half-step back.Miami continues to be without point guard Goran Dragic′, whos missed the game against the Jazz after spraining his ankle the previous contest versus Chicago.Dragic′ scored 25 points against the Spurs when the two teams played on Oct. 30.Miami center Hassan Whiteside, who had 15 points and 14 rebounds against the Jazz, grabbed double-figure rebounds in each of the first eight games to start this season, marking the longest double-figure rebound streak to begin a season in team history. He is also the only player in the NBA this year to start the season grabbing double-digit rebounds in every game.We just got to keep working, Whiteside said. Its not easy to win in this league. I see effort and we have the talent and we just got to keep working. Its all about attention to details. We all are continuing to learn.Spoelstra said guard Wayne Ellington is also out for Mondays game but continues to improve from a right thigh contusion that has sidelined him since the last game of the preseason.The Heat and Spurs meet for the second and final time this regular season. San Antonio currently owns a three-game win streak against the Heat in the Alamo City.This will mark as the earliest the two teams will complete their season series in franchise history. The previous earliest was during the 2003-04 season, when they played their final matchup on Dec. 6. The Sours are 40-18 all-time against the Heat and owns a 25-3 edge on Miami in games played in San Antonio. Wayne Rooney Manchester Jersey . Brad Jacobs and his Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early. 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Cricket South Africa CEO Haroon Lorgat said the body had asked du Plessis to reserve his rights until receiving Pycrofts judgement.CSA hoped to engage with the ICC to seek clarity over what constitutes an artificial substance in relation to the rules regarding polishing the ball. Marcus Rashford Manchester Jersey. They may yet do that but du Plessis remains determined to clear his name.In his mind Faf is clear that he did not alter the condition of the ball nor did he intend to do so and that the match referee was not correct to find him guilty, Lorgat said in confirming the appeal. He is understandably feeling aggrieved.CSA will support him to appeal the decision before an independent judicial commissioner as there are issues relating to fair and just process, interpretation of the rules, science and performance that needs to be considered. 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St Kilda coach Alan Richardson admits he was frustrated by parts of his sides scrappy win over Richmond, which was soured by another serious injury to luckless spearhead Paddy McCartin. Park Joo-ho Dortmund Jersey .The Tigers overcame a diabolical first half to outscore the Saints in the second, but Richardsons side clawed their way to a 7.13 (55) to 6.10 (46) win on Saturday afternoon at the MCG.McCartins troubled season, that has included three concussions, is over after he suffered a broken collarbone in the first quarter.The 20-year-old received a free kick after crashing into the legs of Tigers defender Nick Vlastuin, then left the ground clutching his right shoulder after kicking his second goal.The former No.1 draft pick has managed just 17 games in his first two seasons.Hes had a luckless run on the back of putting his in the hole for his team and his teammates, Richardson said.Hes a courageous kid, hes a tough kid, so that earns respect ... (but) its bloody disappointing for him.In perfect conditions, the listless Tigers managed just two goals in the first half.The Saints went inside their forward 50 28 times to 12, but spurned several scoring opportunities and should have led by more than 21 points at halftime.There were moments in the game that were frustrating ... probably more so in the first half, Richardson said.To be so dominant in terms of field position, entries and opportunities to score and whilst we had a reasonable break (at halftime), it didnt quite reflect the dominance in our performance.Richardson took comfort from his sides hard work defensively, restricting the Tigers to just four goals until the last minute of the match.Richmond attacked the contest with greater vigour after the restart, but still trailed by 13 points at the last change.St Kilda didnt manage a goal in the third term, but majors to Nick Riewoldt and Jack Billings were enough to seal the Saints 11th win of the season.Not one of the better games of footy weve seen, it would be fair to say, Tigers coach Damien Hardwick said as he sat down to his post-match media conference.We thought our intensity and effort was off ... to come out and start like we did was disappointing.But we spoke to them at halftime and were pretty firm in that we needed to respond and get our game going.Seb Ross and Leigh Montagna were the main ball winners for St Kilda, with 34 and 33 possessions, respectively, and Tim Membrey and McCartin kicked two goals each.Dustin Martin and Trent Cotchin led the way for the Tigers, whose only multiple goal-scorer was Daniel Rioli with two. 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The Melbourne Storm-backed side entering the new eight-team all-Australian netball league next year will be known as Sunshine Coast Lightning.The teams name, logo and colour scheme were unveiled on Wednesday at a ceremony in front of about 300 people at the University of Sunshine Coast in Sippy Downs, where they will play their home games.The Lightning - a joint venture between the Storm and the university - has adopted the NRL teams colours of yellow and purple but will wear a predominantly yellow playing strip, ensuring there is no clash with new arch-rivals the Queensland Firebirds.Right from the outset, we said this team and region needed its own identity, Storm CEO Dave Donaghy said.The risk if you call a team Storm is its not as big as the rugby league vehicle.We obviously wanted to keep links, we think thats a nice connection.The Lightning name is already used by WNBL team Adelaide Lightning but Donaghy said it would not be an issue as there is a cllear delineation between the two teams. 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INDIANAPOLIS -- Donte Moncrief and Phillip Dorsett have a clear mission this season: Become consistent, quality receivers. Thomas Meunier Belgium Jersey .The Colts playoff hopes may depend on it.Weve got to step up and make plays, Moncrief said. We have to help out T.Y. (Hilton).Moncrief is perfectly positioned to make the jump.After being taken in the third-round of the 2014 draft, the 6-foot-2, 222-pounder from Mississippi started flashing play-making ability late in his rookie season. The expectations increased last season when he entered training camp as the No. 3 receiver and again when he was pressed into more action because of Andre Johnsons struggles.Moncrief wound up doubling his rookie totals, finishing with 64 receptions and six touchdowns despite playing with a bad toe. Indy released Johnson in March and essentially handed the starting job opposite Hilton, a two-time Pro Bowler, to Moncrief, who was recovering from toe surgery.I got into the playbook and learned every position because you never know where youre going to be lining up on the field, the 23-year-old Moncrief said. I know the game better now.Dorsett faces a different kind of challenge. The Colts gambled by using last years first-round pick on the 5-foot-10, 185-pound speedster from Miami, expecting Dorsett to stretch the field and create a spark in the return game.Instead, Dorsett spent the first part of 2015 getting acclimated to the NFL and broke his lower left leg just when it appeared he might break through. The injury cost him five games and eliminated his chance of making the kind of impact Indy projected.Hes healthy now and with a full offseason to work with quarterback Andrew Luck and the rest of his teammates, Dorsett intends to improve on the 18 catches, 225 yards and one TD he had last season.Ive focused a lot on the strength, endurance and going out and being able to run full speed for the whole game, Dorsett said. I did a lot of route running.Offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski noted that Dorsett seemed more precise running pass patterns when he arrived at training camp last month. And Hilton said that Indys new No. 3 receiver is catching better and blocking more effectively, too -- traits Indy desperately needs given the lack of proven talent behind Dorsett.The eight other receivers on Indys current roster have zero catches in the NFL. And though one of them, Chester Rogers, came up with the winning score last weekend at Buffalo, the other eight finished with six combined catches. Its an area the team is looking to shore up quickly.Indy hosts Baltimore on Saturday with Luck expected to make his first start in more than nine months.Weve got some young guys that we want to focus on a little bit, and there are some guys out there that were looking at as well, coach Chuck Pagano said Tuesday after veteran Josh Boyce was released.While Pagano didnt cite any specific receivers, the NFL landscape is littered with experienced veterans such as Marques Colston, Brian Hartline and Roddy White. Indy has tried that route before with results ranging from modest success to outright failure.So the Colts best hope appears to be the emergence of two young, promising receivers who insist they are ready to get the job done.Weve got to basically help everybody, Dorsett said. 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Arroyo pitched five-hit ball over 7 2-3 innings, Joey Votto was 4 for 4 with a homer, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Phillies 10-0 Saturday. Arroyo (4-4) struck out six and allowed one runner to reach third in winning his third straight start against Philadelphia. He was 1-7 in his first 10 games against the Phillies, but is 3-0 with a 1.52 ERA in three starts against them since last Aug. 22. "This game is so funny," Arroyo said. "One pitch can surely change things. Ive been able to keep their power guys quiet so thats helped." Votto had a two-run shot and walked twice to reach safely six times. Ryan Hanigan hit a three-run homer. "Im trying to see the ball as long as possible and direct it where I want it," Votto said. Kyle Kendrick (4-2) gave up four runs and eight hits with a season-high four walks in six innings. Kendrick hadnt allowed more than two runs in his previous seven starts. Cincinnati won for the seventh time in its past eight games and improved to 4-1 against the Phillies this year. Arroyo entered with a 6.00 career ERA against the Phillies, including a 9.60 ERA in three starts at Citizens Bank Park. "We used to hit him good," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "The last three times, hes pitched us the same. Hes pitched us backwards, slow hooks and change-ups. Hes given us fits." Todd Frazier led off the second with an infield single, snapping an 0-for-19 slump. Donald Lutz followed with a single. Then Hanigan connected for his first extra-base hit of the season, giving the Reds a 3-0 lead. Hanigan had eight singles in 54 at-bats before taking Kendrick deep to left. Hanigan was hit by a pitch leading off the sixth. He advanced on a sacrifice and scored on Zack Cozarts two-out double to right to make it 4-0. The Reds added four runs off three rrelievers in the eighth.Jan Vertonghen Jersey. Votto hit one out in the ninth. Arroyo didnt need all that support. He baffled hitters with his assortment of slow stuff, occasionally mixing a fastball with his mid-70s off-speed pitches. "Arroyo pitched masterfully," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "It was still close before our offence exploded at the end." The Phillies have been shut out six times in 43 games, matching their total from all of last season. "They say the game builds character," Manuel said. "I dont know about building, but it definitely reveals it." For Kendrick, it was his worst outing since allowing five runs in Philadelphias home opener. Kendrick has been Philadelphias most consistent starter this season, posting a 2.82 ERA and outperforming Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee and Roy Halladay. Since returning to the rotation last August, Kendrick is 11-6 with a 3.02 ERA in 21 starts. "My command wasnt good and I fell behind a lot," Kendrick said. "It was a tough day all around." NOTES: Carlos Zambrano had five strikeouts in two innings in his first appearance in an extended spring training game since the three-time All-Star signed a minor league deal with the Phillies. ... Injured Phillies LHP John Lannan threw a bullpen session and is expected to throw again Monday. ... Reds RF Jay Bruce extended his hitting streak to nine games. ... The Reds optioned LHP Tony Cingrani to Triple-A Louisville and recalled INF Neftali Soto. ... Phillies CF John Mayberry Jr. struck out swinging four times. ... Reds third base coach Chris Speier got cheers for planting a kiss on the Phillie Phanatic while the furry green mascot was pretending to be Alicia Keys singing "Girl on Fire" before the sixth inning. ... Homer Bailey (2-3, 3.51 ERA) opposes Philadelphias Jonathan Pettibone (3-0, 3.41 ERA) in the series finale Sunday afternoon. 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My mom will have it ready for me when I walk in the door.Why Im eating it: A nutritionist once told me that after a workout, you need to restore the protein back in your body, which is why Im having peanut butter and chocolate milk. The smoothie helps me avoid running on an empty stomach since Im not really hungry first thing in the morning.The smoothie recipe:Ingredients:1/4 cup strawberries 1 banana 1/3 cup mixed berries 2/3 cup honey 1 cup orange juice 1/2 cup Greek yogurt 1/4 cup blueberries 5-6 ice cubes Water as neededMix everything together in a blender for about three minutes until it is smooth. Serve and drink it right away.The PB&J:Slather a thin layer of peanut butter on one slice of bread, and a thin layer of jelly on the other slice. Drizzle with honey, put both pieces together, and cut the square down the middle. Enjoy with a tall glass of whole milk chocolate milk. 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CHICAGO -- Cubs manager Joe Maddons decision to lift a dominant Jason Hammel for a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning looked dubious when Miguel Montero struck out and Pedro Strop got into trouble in the seventh.All it took was a big play in the outfield and some 104 mph heat from Aroldis Chapman to give Maddon and the Cubs another win.Hammel threw six scoreless innings, Dexter Fowler had three hits and Chicago beat Miami ace Jose Fernandez and the Marlins 3-2 on Tuesday night for its third straight victory.Today I was a one-pitch pitcher, said Hammel, who allowed four hits and set a career high for wins in a season. I didnt really have a feel for any of the breaking pitches, curveball and the slider, and I didnt throw any changeups. The fastball played well today.Hammel (11-5) extended Chicagos scoreless streak to 24 innings before Strops shaky seventh. Aroldis Chapman hit 104.4 mph on the radar gun in a perfect ninth as the Cubs won for the sixth time in seven games and opened a nine-game lead over St. Louis in the NL Central.Were playing really good baseball, Maddon said.Hammel threw 80 pitches before being lifted for a pinch-hitter with the Cubs up 3-0, a move Maddon calls a National League moment. But Montero struck out with two on.We took a shot, it didnt play, Maddon said.Fernandez (12-6) allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings, losing consecutive starts for the first time since his 2013 rookie season.This may sound funny, but I felt strong today, Fernandez said. I was making good pitches. This is a good team.Fowler was his nemesis. He led off the first with a triple and scored on catcher Willson Contreras single. Batting Contreras second worked for Maddon, as Fowler and Contreras had consecutive hits again in the third to produce another run.He was involved in almost everything tonight, Maddon said of Fowler.The center fielder added an RBI single in the fifth off Fernandez, who fanned eight and took over the major league lead with 192 strikeouts.Adeiny Hechavarria and J.T. Realmuto each hit an RBI single in the seventh off Strop, who also committed a throwing error. Travis Wood rreplaced him and Chris Coghlans diving catch of Christian Yelichs looping liner to left field with two on ended the threat. Roy Miller Red Bulls Jersey. ormer Cubs closer Hector Rondon picked off pinch-runner Dee Gordon from first in a scoreless eighth.Then Chapman entered and used his blazing fastball to strike out one and earn his second save in three tries since being acquired from the Yankees.Its coming out hot, but its easy when you have that kind of guy throwing a fastball straight, Contreras said. 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During the 1950s, unarguably the grounds most glamorous years, it hosted three official Tests, against India, New Zealand and West Indies, the first is said to have drawn crowds of 25,000. It was founded on May 1, 1878, for a slightly different purpose: it was then a launching site for hot-air balloons.I visited the ground on a muggy April afternoon to keep an appointment with Najum Latif, its honorary curator and founder of the Gymkhanas cricket museum. Its understated beauty struck me as I entered the premises. Manicured lawns and lush green trees flanked a gravelled walking trail. The fact that the place is as well maintained as it is owes no doubt to its expansive presence in an area surrounded by the residences of bureaucrats and politicians.In the distance was the grounds iconic pavilion, a 19th-century structure with red clay tiles lining its sloping roof. But for the sun beating down and the absence of grey, I might have been in an English village. The ground was empty, and as I made my way to the pavilion, I saw on a blackboard the warning, Unauthorised persons not allowed past this point, a wistful remnant of the time when there would have been enough traffic coming through to warrant the sign. I walked past, introduced myself to a receptionist and asked for Latif.The grounds story cannot begin to be understood - indeed, cannot begin at all - without its curator. Latif, now in his early 70s, has devoted an extraordinary portion of his life to the development and promotion of this ground. His views about the modern cricketer, love for tradition, and disdain for the direction cricket is heading in come across as so old-school English, it must have been an oversight on Gods part that he was born in Pakistan. He has many acquaintances among Pakistan cricketers from previous generations, and told me he was Fazal Mahmoods only friend in his last years.We were seated in the pavilion when Latif told me about the origins of the ground. The Lahore Gymkhana bought the land in 1880 on a 100-year lease, which was extended for 30 years in 1980 and then another 30 in 2010. The ground raises money by subletting every so often, but it isnt nearly enough. All outstanding expenses for its development and upkeep are borne by the Gymkhana, which can comfortably do so through member contributions.This transformed very quickly into a cricket ground for English officers stationed here, Latif told me. It had the first turf wickets in Pakistan, with a shipload of clay imported from Worcestershire in 1882. It is now maintained by clay from Nandipur [a town in Punjab].Most people dont appreciate the extent to which this ground, this very pavilion, is steeped in cricket history. There are obviously many Pakistani greats who played here but this place has witnessed Maurice Tate, Bert Sutcliffe, Learie Constantine and Garry Sobers play. And he could go on: Walcott, Weekes and Worrell, Keith Miller, Douglas Jardine, Roy Gilchrist, Tom Graveney, Ian Botham, and more recently Jacques Kallis, Kevin Pietersen and Sachin Tendulkar have all been guests.The pavilion was built using oak imported from England in the 19th century, and here Latif has a bone to pick with modern cricket. I love Gymkhanas pavilion. The teams dressing rooms were right next to each other, and as soon as you stepped out, you entered the main hall, where both sides would have lunch and tea together. They were not segregated. Now, when the Pakistan team plays international opposition, they are pariahs to each other. This isnt what cricket is supposed to be.These views might seem quixotic today, but one can understand how someone who has genuinely held them could have such deep affection for a place most people have long forgotten has anything to do with cricket. This is a venue that hasnt hosted an international match in 57 years.We in Pakistan are great at decimating our own culture, Latif lamented, genuine anger creeping into his voice. Why has the PCB never seriously contemplated the idea of hosting international cricket here simply because Gaddafi Stadium was built?It is hard to know whether the Gymkhana could be viable as an international venue today, but it is clear that, as opposed to the Gaddafi, which is a sports stadium, the Gymkhana is a cricket ground. In this, the situation is not too dissimilar to that in Wellington, where the Basin Reserve is perhaps the most picturesque cricket ground in world cricket, but the modern Cake Tin is undoubtedly better equipped for the 21st century. As a compromise, the Basin Reserve hosts Wellingtons Tests (though this year it did host its first ODI in nearly 11 years), while the Cake Tin stages the other formats. The comparison might be flawed, but has anyone at the PCB even entertained the idea?We returned to Gymkhanas wickets again, and I could not help point out, tongue slightly in cheek, that as a turf wicket it could not have ranked among his late friend Fazal Mahmoods favourites. Latif laughed graciously - Fazal, goes the famous theory, was not fond of bowling on turf wickets.It wasnt. Fazal used to insist matting be laid out here as well, but to be honest, he was quite flustered by the perception that he was only a matting bowler. In any case, this ground has always had a reputation for being a batting paradise. Batsmen who had been struggling often came to play here to feel the middle of the bat again.Fazal had great affection for this ground, and used to say it was the most prestigious in the province. He once told me a story from the late 1940s. He used to come over to watch the English play, hoping to get a game if either side was a man short. On one occasion he happened to be wearing black socks with his white cricket shoes, and as soon as he was about to place a foot inside the boundary rope, he heard a stern English accent roar, Dont you dare! Fazal froze right there, one foot suspended in mid-air, as the gentleman, Mr Bustin, who was the editor of the Civil and Military Gazette, went over to Fazal, put an arm around his shoulder, and said, This is a breach of crickets sanctity, and there is no greater sin.I visited Latif again a few days later, much more excited this time and looking forward to the museum, which is, remarkably, the only one of its kind in the country. It is Latifs pride and joy and its almost entirely down to him that it exists at all. He told me how he visited Lahore Gymkhana in 2001, after a decades-long absence, and asked to see the main hall, where the players used to dine. He saw with horror that the hall had effectively become a storage area: a large roller sat in the middle of a cobwebbed room, and practice nets were strewn on the floor. The memories of the glory days of the room, and the cricketers within it, moved him and he decided he needed to dedicate it to those memories.But the Gymkhana can be overbearingly bureaucratic and the process of starting up the museum wasnt smooth. Two years of proposals were ignored before Zia Haider Rizvi, a lawyer by profession, was appointed Convener of Sports in the Gymkhanas then-annual elections. More importantly he was a friend of Latifs, and though unconvinced about the idea, gave him the green light nonetheless.Even those werent the end of the troubles, said Latif. After I had put up some pictures of former players to start, a few members said only Gymkhana members pictures deserved a place in the museum. I flatly refused, asking why on earth anyone would care about the members, or even know who they were. This place is historic because of the historical figures who played here.And then there was the issue of how to start collecting memorabilia. People dont just part with souvenirs so easily, especially for a new project as low-profile as this one. I started off by donating most of the stuff I owned, and asking friends of mine who were former cricketers to donate whatever artefacts they thought would be worthy of a cricket museum.We sat on the porch outside the pavilion this time. It was a cool, windy day with clouds sweeping overhead. An Under-16 T20 game between two sides from Aitchison College was in progress. The quality of cricket was poor, with the batting side struggling to last their full allotment. The sports dean of Aitchison, the elite college founded around the same time as the Gymkhana, sat beside me and explained that the batting side was missing their star batsman, a left-hander so good he thought he would make it all the way to the Pakistan side: Ihtesham-ul-Haq was taking his O-level exams, but he had ambitions of matching the achievements of his father, Inzamam.I followed Latif to two large wooden doors and he showed me inside the museum. A large, windowless room housing memorabilia from the 19th century gave off the musty smell that adds legitimacy and character to some museums. In this case it was perhaps telling of the indifference with which almost everyone except Latif himself treated the place. The cabinets and picture frames were slightly dusty, and as we entered, a lizard shot across the wall and hid itself behind a glass frame carrying the museums piece de resistance, an autographed cricket ball presented by Sir Donald Bradman to the touring Pakistanis in 1995-96.There was a photograph of Muhammad Ali Jinnah meeting Nazar Mohammad (the first Pakistani Test centurion), the only picture of Pakistans founder with a cricketer; a piece of turf from Lords; a pair of Imran Khans trousers from his victorious 1992 World Cup campaign; and a Test cap and blazer worn by Dr Jahangir Khan; as well as the usual autographed bats and handwritten scoreboards from many of the grounds matches.I wondered how thankless the task had been for Latif, creating such a space, decorating it with history, and realising almost no one in Pakistan seemed to care for it. Was everything about this place destined to be desolate, forgotten and neglected?The scorecard of the grounds first unofficial Test, against West Indies in November 1948, caught my eye. When I first saw the entry G.A. Headley, coming in at eight wickets down, I couldnt be sure it was the George Headley. He had come in so low for starters, and well, this was unfashionable little Lahore Gymkhana. Had it really played host to that Jamaican giant?Latif confirmed it had. The reason he came in so late was, he had back trouble, and wasnt supposed to bat. But then, as West Indian wickets starting tumbling, he was rushed to the ground to help them secure a draw. The match did end in a draw and Headley scored an unbeaten 57.Towards the exit, Latif stopped by a picture of Vinoo Mankad leading the Indian team onto the field during the grounds first official Test. A young boy can be seen keeping pace with the Indian captain, autograph book in hand. Mankad looks straight ahead, pointedly ignoring the young fan. I am that young boy, revealed Latif. I had run onto the field, and I really wanted Mankads autograph. Moments after this picture was taken, Mankad turned to me and said, in a chastising tone Ill never forget, This is not the time for autographs, young man. Get lost!As we stepped out of the pavilion back onto the porch, my mind swirling with images of Sobers playing exquisite late cuts and Fazal running in, the U-16 game was still on. A bulky teenager cleared his front leg and swung his bat so hard it flew out of his hand. He missed the ball, a half-volley, and his off stump was knocked clean out of the ground. Sobers and Fazal instantly melted from my mind; for this ground, it appeared such cricketers would now exist only in memories and archives.The Gymkhana continued to host warm-up games for international sides once the Gaddafi was completed in 1959. In the 2000s, visiting sides, including India, West Indies, England and South Africa, played side games here, but its lack of exposure to top-flight cricket has left it unseen, unappreciated and undermined. It has, for reasons unclear to anyone, not hosted a domestic first-class game since 1995, with all elite-level cricketing action in Lahore moved over to the Gaddafi. The only action it gets is when it is rented out for weekend games, or to institutions like Aitchison. But it still retains a hold over those familiar with more bountiful days.Gymkhana is superior, Majid Khan told me when we met in Lahore recently. Gaddafi is a concrete jungle. But unfortunately Gymkhana simply doesnt have the facilities for modern international cricket. Take Lords and The Oval, for example. They were built in the 18th century [and 19th]. When international cricket began, they were small pavilions, and it was easy for those larger stadiums to be built around them. But with Pakistans situation, youd have to spoil the grounds beauty, erect fences, ramp up security. When this venue last hosted international cricket, the crowds were more peaceful, more disciplined. I dont see how you can get that today. Perhaps Majid is right in context of the current age, but a lot of his concerns werent an issue in pre-9/11 Pakistan, by which time Gymkhanas exclusion from the international stage was already 42 years old. As someone whose relationship with this ground stretches back to before it ever hosted an international match, Latif believes it boils down simply to not enough people caring about heritage.If people, and the administration, really cared, they would demonstrate it with some gestures to acknowledge the prestige of this ground. If they were to host an annual match of some sort here, in memory of all this ground has borne witness to, people would come, learn more about this place, its history, the museum, and they might wish to see it get more cricket.I sat looking quietly across the countrys oldest cricket ground, inwardly bowing to its silent majesty and wondering how acute Latifs distress might be, having seen its golden age. Gymkhanas story is typically Pakistani. It is a story of outstanding beauty and rich culture, followed rapidly by profligacy and dereliction. Many today might not even be aware that Bagh-e-Jinnah used to be a cricket ground, and think only of the Gaddafi Stadium when pondering international crickets history in Lahore - large, spacious, modern, glamorous Gaddafi. 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They all touched in 51.14.---10:15 p.m.UPSET ALERT: Michael Phelps has been beaten in the 100-meter butterfly at the Rio Olympics. Joseph Schooling of Singapore takes the gold, while Phelps ties for the silver with Laszlo Cseh of Hungary and Chad le Clos of South Africa.---10:10 p.m.MEDAL ALERT: Maya DiRado of the United States has won gold in the womens 200-meter backstroke at the Rio Olympics. Hungarys Katinka Hosszu takes the silver, while Canadas Hilary Caldwell claims bronze.---10 p.m.Belgiums Nafissatou Thiam swept into the lead of the heptathlon after three events, winning the shot put on top of the high jump earlier Friday.With a throw of 14.91 meters, Thiam reach 3,107 points for an edge of 80 points over defending champion Jessica Ennis-Hill.Ennis-Hill was again well below her best with a shot put mark of 13.86.Brianne Theisen-Eaton is surprisingly 199 points of the lead, and her shot put result of 13.45 was only 17th best.The 200 meters concludes the program on Friday before the hepathletes have long jump, javelin throw and the concluding 800 meters on Saturday.---9:45 p.m.MEDAL ALERT: Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez of Spain won the first tennis gold medal of the Rio Olympics tennis competition, beating Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau of Romania 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the mens doubles final.Nadal and Lopez won the last three games Friday night after trailing 4-3 in the third set.Its the second Olympic gold of Nadals career. 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Its the first medal for Lopez.Steve Johnson and Jack Sock won the bronze for the United States.---9:40 p.m.Venus Williams is one victory away from her record-tying fifth Olympic tennis medal -- and she got there by beating the woman who halted her sisters bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam.The 36-year-old American and Rajeev Ram reached the Rio Games mixed doubles semifinals with a 6-3, 7-5 victory Friday against Roberta Vinci and Fabio Fognini of Italy.It was Vinci who pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tennis history by defeating Serena Williams in the 2015 U.S. Open semifinals.Venus Williams owns one singles gold and three doubles golds.Kathleen McKane won five Olympic tennis medals -- one gold -- in the 1920s.Williams and Ram face Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna of India on Saturday for a berth in the mixed doubles final.---9:25 p.m.Kyrie Irving scored 15 points and the U.S. mens basketball team survived its second straight strong challenge in the Rio Games, edging Serbia 94-91.The Americans won their 48th consecutive international tournament game, but it was anything but easy.Serbias Bogdan Bogdanovic missed a 3-pointer from the left wing with 2 seconds left that would have tied it, and Kevin Durant grabbed the rebound to keep the Americans unbeaten. They barely escaped against Australia on Wednesday.Seeking their third straight gold medal, the Americans built an early 18-point lead on Friday but couldnt put away the Serbians, who lost by 29 to the U.S. in the 2014 Basketball World Cup final.DeAndre Jordan scored 13 and Carmelo Anthony 12 for the U.S., which will close pool play on Sunday against France.Nikola Jokic scored 25 and Miroslav Raduljica 18 before fouling out for Serbia.---9:25 p.m.Sophie Schmidt scored in the 56th minute and Canada advanced to the womens soccer semifinals at the Rio Games with a 1-0 upset France on Friday night.The tenth-ranked Canadians, who won the bronze medal at the London Olympics, had not dropped a match in Brazil but faced a tough quarterfinal against No. 3 France.Canada will play Germany on Tuesday in Belo Horizonte.Canada also defeated France in the bronze medal match in London.---9:25 p.m.The Netherlands has one team through to the quarterfinals in the mens bracket at the Copacabana beach volleyball venue.Reinder Nummerdor and Christiaan Varenhorst beat Mexico 21-18, 21-15 in the opening round of the knockout stage on Friday. Nummerdor is at his third Olympics, and hes never finished worse than fifth.The other Dutch mens team will play on Saturday. If it beats Canada, there will be an all-Dutch matchup for a spot in the semifinals.Italy is already going head-to-head later on Friday with the two mens teams meeting in the round of 16.Nummerdor said: Its not nice in the Olympics that you compete with your own country.---9:20 p.m.MEDAL ALERT-WORLD RECORD: Iran opened its account in Rio with a gold medal and a world record as Kianoush Rostami outmuscled his rivals to win the mens 85-kilogram weightlifting class.Rostami knelt and kissed the platform before adopting a position of prayer after his lift of 217 kilograms in the clean and jerk, which when added to his 179 from the snatch gave him a winning total of 396 -- one kilo above the world record he had set in May.The silver went to Chinas Tian Tao on 395. Tian had a high-risk strategy of attempting 217 on his last lift after twice failing at 210, thus risking finishing last if he didnt make the lift.Bronze went to Romanias Gabriel Sincraian on 390. Sincraian only returned last year from a two-year ban for doping.---9:05 p.m.Tirunesh Dibaba already clinched a track and field bronze in the 10,000 meters early Friday. Now it is time for younger sister Genzebe to step forward in the 1,500.World champion Genzebe easily qualified for the semifinals of the 1,500 late Friday, distancing opposition with a kick a lap from home and coasting from then on.But she was so relaxed that she swerved closely to the inside rail and had to take a corrective step to get back in line. It was her only problem toward a time of 4 minutes 10.61 seconds, more than 20 seconds off her world record.The semifinal is Sunday and the final on Tuesday.---8:05 p.m.MEDAL ALERT: Russia won the mens team foil event Friday for its sixth fencing medal of the Rio Games.Russia rallied from five points down to beat France 45-41, capturing its third gold medal in fencing so far. 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