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TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2016 SPORTS England’s all-rounder Stokes out of 2nd Test LEEDS: England all-rounder Ben Stokes is “The 24-year-old will be reviewed by a facing several weeks on the sidelines after consultant (on Tuesday), to decide on a being ruled out of the second Test against management plan.” Sri Lanka with a knee injury. Stokes has Woakes is now in the hunt for a seventh been replaced in England’s 12-man squad Test cap. His last appearance came against by Warwickshire all-rounder Chris Woakes. South Africa at Centurion in January, a Durham star Stokes jarred his left knee match where England lost but won the during England’s crushing innings and 88- series. He will compete for a place in run win in the first Test at Headingley. He England’s X1 against uncapped will now miss the second of the three- Nottinghamshire quick Jake Ball, in the match series, which starts at his Chester- squad at Headingley. Both players will join le-Street home ground on Friday. The 24- up with the England squad in Durham after year-old, who is due to see a specialist on leaving their ongoing matches in the Tuesday, could be out of action for as County Championship on Monday. long as six weeks. That would see him miss Meanwhile, Sri Lanka have confirmed that both the final two Tests against Sri Lanka Kusal Perera will be joining their squad. and the subsequent five-match one-day Perera was cleared to play again two international series with the islanders start- weeks ago after the International Cricket ing on June 21. Council lifted a provisional doping ban and And with England also facing Pakistan in all associated charges against him follow- a four-Test series that gets underway at ing concerns over the reliability of the drug Lord’s in July, team management will be test carried out by a World Anti-Doping wary of rushing key player Stokes back Agency accredited laboratory in Qatar. The into the side. An England and Wales wicket-keeper/batsman’s arrival, possibly in Cricket Board statement issued Monday time for the second Test, will change the said: “England all-rounder Ben Stokes will balance of Sri Lanka’s squad as he is replac- miss the second Investec Test at Emirates ing injured paceman Dhammika Prasad, Riverside after sustaining a left knee who has returned home with a shoulder injury during England’s first Test victory injury. “Kusal will join the team as soon as PITTSBURGH: Chris Kunitz #14 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates after scoring a goal against Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay at Headingley. “Following a scan (on possible and acclimatize, so he can do Lightning during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Consol Energy Center on May 22, 2016. — AFP Sunday) and review by the medical team, some serious work with the bat,” Sri Lanka it was advised that Stokes would be chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya told unavailable for the match in Durham. Cricinfo.— AFP Johnson’s OT deflection lifts Gayle says sexism row Lightning over Penguins 4-3 was just a ‘little fun’ PITTSBURGH: Tampa Bay’s Jason Garrison saw Marc-Andre Fleury and tied the game 3-3 with chances around the Pittsburgh net, though his shot deflect off a teammate’s back and into just 3:16 left in regulation. Alex Killorn picked up Garrison’s flick toward Johnson might not exact- LONDON: West Indies star Chris Gayle has chop Freddie (Flintoff) knows is when he used the net in the first minute of overtime to give his fifth of the playoffs as the Lightning handed ly qualify. “No shot’s a bad shot in overtime,” insisted controversial comments he made to a to bowl short to me and I would chop him past the Lightning a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh on the Penguins consecutive losses for the first time Garrison said with a laugh. The Penguins female television reporter earlier this year were backward point for four.” Sunday and a 3-2 lead in their NHL Eastern since January. blocked 22 shots before they even made it to “just a little fun” as he turned on critics includ- As for Chappell, Gayle said: “Ian Chappell, Conference finals series. A year after falling to Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy the goal crease and continued their series-long ing Andrew Flintoff and Ian Chappell. Gayle, calling for me to banned worldwide, a man Chicago in the Stanley Cup finals, Tampa Bay can stopped 31 shots while Fleury, who returned to dominance in creating pressure at the other end. 36, came under fire for asking Australian who was once convicted of unlawful assault in head back to the championship round with a the lineup for the first time in more than seven Dumoulin’s first goal in 17 months in the final broadcaster Mel McLaughlin out on a date in a the West Indies for punching a cricket official. win in Game 6 at home on Tuesday. Tyler weeks after a concussion and the good form of second of the first period put Pittsburgh in front. live television interview during a Big Bash “Ian Chappell, how can you ban the Universe Johnson, who received stitches and lost teeth his rookie replacement Matt Murray, finished Hornqvist’s tap-in off Carl Hagelin’s feed Twenty20 game in January. Boss? You’d have to ban cricket itself.” Saturday when hit in the face by the puck during the with 21 saves, but couldn’t protect leads of 2-0 made it 2-0 just 90 seconds into the second. “I wanted to see your eyes for the first time, saw Gayle facing fresh accusations of sexism warmup before Game 4, was again in the firing and 3-2. “It wasn’t the best I have felt in a game,” Killorn drew Tampa Bay within a goal 13:15 into hopefully we can win this game and then we following the publication of an interview with line of Garrison’s game-winning shot 53 seconds Fleury said after his 100th playoff game. “Still, I the second on a wrist shot from the left circle can have a drink after as well,” said star bats- female journalist Charlotte Edwardes in The into overtime. “I was just battling in front,” have been practicing a lot, so I should have been that went in and out of the goal so quickly play man Gayle, before adding: “Don’t blush, baby.” Times magazine. In the article, the Jamaican Johnson said. “I saw Garry starting to shoot it, better.” Brian Dumoulin, Chris Kunitz and Patric continued for a few seconds before referees Chappell and Flintoff, former captains of opener boasted of his “very, very big bat”. He thought he was going for my head again, so I Hornqvist scored for the Penguins, who pointed to the red goal light. Kucherov tied it Australia and England respectively, were also asked Edwardes if she had ever “had” a turned around.” appeared to be in firm control at certain points 70 seconds later on an easy one-timer. Kunitz’s among those to criticize Gayle’s conduct. But black man and been in a threesome. The inter- The goal was credited to Johnson for his sev- but now find themselves on the brink of elimina- rebound with 1:30 left in the second gave the Gayle, in an extract from his autobiography view also saw Gayle say women did have enth goal of the playoffs. The Lightning are 12-1 tion. “This is the first time we’ve been in this Penguins the lead again. Tampa Bay’s Ryan published in The Times yesterday, said of his equality. “Women can do what they want. in the past 13 postseason games in which position,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “I know our Callahan saw a shot ring off the far post and remarks during the Melbourne Renegades’ Jamaican women are very vocal. They will let Johnson has scored. Tampa Bay came from 2-0 guys will respond the right way. They have for along the goal line - but not across it - with match against Hobart Hurricanes: “I meant it as you know what time is it, for sure,” he said. down and still trailed 3-2 in the third period but four months, five months now.” 3:50 remaining in what appeared to have been a joke. I meant it as a little fun. “I didn’t mean to Gayle added: “Women should please their pulled off a vital road victory. Nikita Kucherov While the Penguins have peppered the visitors’ last chance. But barely 30 seconds be disrespectful and I didn’t mean it to be tak- man,” explaining: “When he comes home, food scored twice to boost his postseason total to an Vasilevskiy for the better part of five games, the later, Kucherov was flying behind the en serious.” is on the table. Serious,” although if she also NHL-best 11 - including a wraparound that beat Lightning keep finding ways to create quality Pittsburgh net to tie it.— AP works, “they share” and it is down to the “first ‘International incident’ person home”. Gayle is currently playing for “Channel 10’s commentary team could be the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian heard laughing in the background... but Premier League Twenty20 competition. He is Fearless Hinchcliffe grabs someone above them clearly decided to step also due to play for Somerset in English crick- in, and a throwaway comment in a fun format et’s domestic T20 Blast event, having enjoyed a escalates and blows up and within hours it has successful spell with the south-west county in 100th Indianapolis 500 pole turned into a major international incident.” 2015.