TORONTO - Canadian assistant referee Joe Fletcher will work the France versus Nigeria round-of-16 knockout game at the World Cup in Brasilia on Monday. The 37-year-old chartered accountant from St. Catharines, Ont., works with American referee Mark Geiger and fellow assistant Sean Hurd. Its the third match at the tournament for the trio after Colombia-Greece and Spain-Chile. Officials deemed to perform well get more work at the World Cup as the competition unfolds. Their performance has won good reviews so far, including complimentary tweets from MLS players Dax McCarty and Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit. Geiger, a 39-year-old former math teacher, becomes the first American to referee a knockout stage match at the World Cup. The Canadian-American trio has already officiated at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup, the 2012 Olympics and the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, among other tournaments. . PAUL, Minn. . 1. Did the Senators trade the wrong goalie? Lets make one thing clear: The Ottawa Senators acquired Ben Bishop from the St. Louis Blues for one reason and one reason alone.
http://www.fcbarcelonapro.com/Kids-Lionel-Messi-Jersey/. Mike Ribeiro had a goal and an assist as Phoenix held on to snap a two-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. . The star receiver certainly isnt celebrating it with the Texans mired in a franchise-record 13-game skid. . Rodriguez, who has steadfastly denied using banned substances while with the New York Yankees, made the decision nearly four weeks after arbitrator Fredric Horowitz largely upheld the discipline issued last summer by baseball Commissioner Bud Selig. "I think its a good move for him," former Commissioner Fay Vincent said.England could turn to Mark Wood if Ben Stokes calf injury rules him out of the third Test against Pakistan, says Sir Ian Botham. Stokes is set for an MRI scan after pulling up while bowling shortly before England wrapped up an emphatic 330-run victory over Pakistan in the second Test at Emirates Old Trafford on Monday.Wood, a member of the Ashes-winning attack last summer, has recently returned from an ankle injury, impressing for the England Lions in their one-day series against Pakistan A and Sri Lanka A. Ben Stokes picked up a calf strain at Emirates Old Trafford There isnt another all-rounder, so England will have to pick another bowler for Stokes, Botham told Sky Sports after England levelled the four-Test series at 1-1.How about Mark Wood? He is on his way back and could leapfrog his way back into the side. There is also the possibility of Adil Rashid if it is going to turn, while England also have other people that can step up.Joe Root was named Man of the Match as England hammered Pakistan by 330 runs in Manchester, the Yorkshireman hitting a career-best 254 in the first innings and a brisk 71 in the second. Watch Joe Roots double century against Pakistan during the second Test at Old Trafford However, Beefy also praised England skipper Alastair Cook - the opener recording scores of 105 and 76 not out - and all-rounder Chris Woakes, who backed up his 11-wicket haul in the 75-run defeat at Lords with seven scalps at Old Trafford.dddddddddddd.On Cook, Botham said: When he plays at his best its because he is leaving the ball well and not playing at balls outside the off-stump and bringing the slips and wicketkeeper into play. England captain Alastair Cook now has 29 Test tons and 50 half-centuries The bowlers then bowl straighter and thats right in his slot - I thought he played really well, controlling the innings and eliminating the risk.On Woakes, the Sky Cricket expert added: He has an action that repeats well and doesnt bowl many bad deliveries. His run-up is sorted, he doesnt bowl no-balls and seems to have an injury-free, uncomplicated style, while he has also added a yard of pace.Watch Englands third Investec Test against Pakistan at Edgbaston from 10am on Wednesday, August 3 on Sky Sports 2. Also See: Stokes set for scan England fixtures/results Get Sky Sports WATCH: Nassers catching demo ' ' '
