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Bills running back Marshawn Lynch will be suspended three games

Bills running back Marshawn Lynch will be suspended three games by the NFL, according to a Buffalo News report on Thursday.

The official announcement could come as early as today.

Lynch was arrested near Los Angeles on Feb. 11. In searching a parked car carrying Lynch, Culver City police found a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun inside a backpack in the trunk. Police also found four marijuana cigarettes in the car, but no drug charges were filed.
He pleaded guilty to having a concealed firearm and was sentenced to 80 hours community service and three years' probation.

It was Lynch's second run-in with the law in less than a year.

In June, he pleaded guilty to a traffic violation and admitted he was behind the wheel of his SUV when it sped off from a downtown Buffalo intersection after striking a pedestrian, who sustained minor injuries. Lynch wasn't disciplined by the league for the accident.

With Lynch suspended, the Bills will be minus the player who's led them in rushing and touchdowns over the past two seasons. Last year, he had eight touchdowns and 1,036 yards on the ground, enough to make his first Pro Bowl appearance as an injury replacement.

The Bills have a solid backup in Fred Jackson, though the team has interviewed several veteran free agent running backs over the past three weeks.


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Bills running back Marshawn Lynch will be suspended three games

Bayern Munich coach Juergen Klinsmann is under increased pressure

(CNN) -- Bayern Munich coach Juergen Klinsmann is under increased pressure after their 4-0 Champions League defeat to Barcelona -- described by club legend Franz Beckenbauer as a "catastrophe". The defeat leaves Bayern's hopes of advancing to the semifinals of the competition in tatters and comes hard on the heels of a 5-1 thrashing by VfL Wolsburg in the Bundesliga. Reigning champions Bayern slipped to fourth, four points adrift of new leaders Wolfsburg and Saturday's match against Eintracht Frankfurt is now considered a must-win game for the Munich giants. Beckenbauer, who is now the club president, was scathing in his criticism of the current Bayern team under Klinsmann's charge. "This is a catastrophe," Beckenbauer told Premiere Television after the 4-0 defeat against Barcelona. "This is schoolboy stuff. The first half was the worst I have ever seen Bayern play," he was quoted on Reuters.com. Klinsmann, who enhanced his reputation by taking Germany to the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup on home soil, has found club management more of a struggle after assuming the Bayern hot seat last summer. Strong performances in the Champions League have helped gloss over indifferent Bundesliga displays, but Wednesday's humiliating defeat to the Spanish league leaders underlined defensive frailties again. Club chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was also publicly critical of the performance but said they would not be making a rushed decision. "One should not take any decisions today," Rummenigge told Reuters.com. "It was a disgrace but it is best if you sleep and then deal with these issues rationally." Former German international striker Klinsmann took charge of the Munich giants in succession to Otmar Hitzfeld and promised an improvement in the club's level of performance.


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Bayern Munich coach Juergen Klinsmann is under increased pressure

Rays get their first win of the season

Tampa Bay 7, at Boston 2: Scott Kazmir pitched six solid innings and the bullpen preserved the lead, giving the American League-champion Rays their first win of the season.

Detroit 5, at Toronto 1: Miguel Cabrera homered twice and Brandon Inge connected for the third consecutive game.
Kansas City 2, at Chicago White Sox 0: Zack Greinke pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Royals' bullpen was perfect in the team's first victory of the season.

at Minnesota 6, Seattle 5: Justin Morneau homered and drove in three runs and Jason Kubel hit the go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning for the Twins.

at Texas 8, Cleveland 5: Nelson Cruz hit two solo homers and drove in three runs and 20-year-old rookie Elvis Andrus had his first homer for the Rangers.

Oakland 6, at Angels 4: The A's trailed 4-0 before scoring three runs in the eighth and three more in the ninth.


Source: www.latimes.com

Rays get their first win of the season

North Carolina tarred and feathered Spartans back in December

'Hometown' team takes down another top-seeded Big East opponent, providing a lift to fans in the economically beleaguered Final Four host city.

Reporting from Detroit -- Before Saturday's Final Four game at Ford Field, Kalin Lucas decided to become a Detroit native.

The Michigan State point guard asked to have his hometown on the official game roster changed from nearby Sterling Heights, Mich., to the city hosting the Final Four.

After Lucas' steady play Saturday in an 82-73 victory over Connecticut, the Spartans can set up residency for another couple of days in the hardscrabble city that has embraced them, until Monday's NCAA title-game showdown against North Carolina.

"It is hard times in Detroit," Lucas said. "So we just came out tonight, played hard, played aggressive for the whole 40 minutes."

As they had in the Midwest Regional final against another top-seeded team from the Big East, Louisville, the Spartans refused to back down. They stood toe to toe with bigger, stronger, longer UConn, proving their grit is equal to any opponent's muscle.

"We are the blue-collar team and this is the blue-collar city," said Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo, whose team was seeded second in its regional.

The Spartans set the tone at tipoff, using all of the themes that delivered them to the doorstep of their first national championship since 2000.

When the Spartans briefly tussled with the Huskies under the basket -- sparked when hulking Connecticut forward Jeff Adrien and slightly built Michigan State guard Travis Walton tangled -- they proved that nobody was going to bully them in Ford Field.

"I knew we weren't going to back down from anybody," Izzo said.

Going 10 players deep, the Spartans rotate stars quicker than reality shows. Four players scored at least 10 points for the Spartans, perhaps none more timely than Raymar Morgan's 18.

While center Goran Suton, who was the Midwest Regional's most outstanding player, was quiet with only four points, the Spartans' depth was vital as their bench outscored Connecticut's, 33-7.

Morgan's confidence appeared shaky in three previous tournament games, as he scored no more than four points. Wearing a mask to protect a broken nose Saturday, he looked indestructible, making seven of 13 shots.

"I said if they were going to have an X factor it was going to be Raymar Morgan," Adrien said. "He could've waited a couple of days."

The Spartans played in front of a Final Four-record crowd of 72,456, the majority of whom were dressed green enough for St. Patrick's Day. The hometown following electrified them from the jump, when Michigan State grabbed a quick 9-2 lead.

Connecticut took a five-point lead midway through the first half, but the Spartans came back to lead, 38-36, at halftime -- before the Huskies stormed out of the locker room with a 6-0 run to start the second half.

Durrell Summers, who came off the Michigan State bench to score all 10 of his points in the second half, made a one-handed dunk over Stanley Robinson to provide the Spartans with a 66-56 lead with less than six minutes to play. Two first-half three-pointers by reserve Korie Lucious were valuable as well.

Nobody was more important than Detroit's newest resident Lucas, who used to live at times with his grandmother in the city. He scored 21 points with five assists.

"I thought he controlled the game," Izzo said.

The Spartans also shook the characterization that Big Ten teams can't run by setting the pace against the Huskies, outscoring them, 22-10, on fastbreak points.

"We thought we had depth over them and that's why we wanted to run," Izzo said. "Our league is physical and our league is tough. That helped prepare us as much as anything in this tournament."

The Spartans' defense helped keep UConn's Sequoia lineup from taking over, holding 7-foot-3 center Hasheem Thabeet to a quiet 17 points and six rebounds. Travis Walton held Huskies guard A.J. Price to five-for-20 shooting.

Before exiting the court, the Spartans stood looking and pointing up into the stands. Many players said they thought about family members or friends who were struggling in the city's slumping economy.

"I think they kind of forget about the hard times," Walton said. "That's one thing we talked about is bringing hope to the city for a whole weekend. For the moment we were on that court and we won that game, people didn't think about what they were going through outside of this. They were just happy that we won and they can continue to cheer for us on Monday."

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North Carolina tarred and feathered Spartans back in December

Sister has been beaten by Serena

Serena Williams retained the No. 1 world ranking by being the best player in her family Thursday night. Williams defeated older sister Venus 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla.

It was their 20th showdown, and each has won 10. Serena needed to reach the final to retain the top ranking she has held since Feb. 2.

"I was thinking I'd love to remain No. 1," Serena said. "I think I was more happy about that than winning the match."

If Venus had won, Serena would have been supplanted by No. 2 Dinara Safina.

No. 1 Rafael Nadal lost in the men's quarterfinals to Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3). The upset delighted a partisan crowd that included many transplants from Argentina.

"Wonderful for the crowd," Nadal said. "Terrible for me."

-- The Swedish tennis federation was fined $25,000 and the city of Malmo banned from hosting Davis Cup matches for five years because of the decision to play Israel behind closed doors.

Sweden hosted Israel last month in the Davis Cup, losing 3-2. The series was played behind closed doors because city officials said they couldn't guarantee security at the venue. Critics said Malmo was caving in to threats of violence from anti-Israel groups.

Sister has been beaten by Serena

Backes Scored 4

The 6-foot-3-inch, 220-pound winger scored a career-high four goals, including the go-ahead score with 4:07 left, and the surging St. Louis Blues edged the Red Wings, 5-4, last night in Detroit.

"I don't know what happened," said Backes, who also had his first hat trick. "One of those games where you kind of black out and then they're patting you on the back."

Andy McDonald also scored, and Chris Mason made 34 saves to help the Blues jump from ninth to eighth in the Western Conference playoff race. The Blues are a point ahead of Nashville and a point behind Anaheim.

"We just battled in the third period," Mason said.

St. Louis rebounded from a 3-1 loss in Chicago on Wednesday night that snapped its winning streak at five games.

Nicklas Lidstrom and Niklas Kronwall each had a goal and two assists and Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen each had a goal and an assist for Detroit, which lost its third straight.

Backes broke a 4-4 tie with his 30th goal of the season, scoring on a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle just 36 seconds after Kronwall had tied it on a slap shot from the point.

Ducks 6, Canucks 5 - Corey Perry scored the only shootout goal and visiting Anaheim overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to beat Vancouver for its eighth win in nine games.

Jonas Hiller made 25 saves in regulation and overtime, then stopped Pavol Demitra, Kyle Wellwood, and Alex Burrows in the shootout as Anaheim moved into seventh place in the Western Conference.

Rookie Bobby Ryan and veteran Teemu Selanne each had two goals for Anaheim, and Perry also scored as for the Ducks.

Hurricanes 4, Rangers 2 - Chad LaRose and Rod Brind'Amour scored 28 seconds apart late in the third period, and Carolina beat New York for its club-record 10th straight home victory.

LaRose finished with two goals, and Eric Staal had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes. They extended their season-best winning streak to seven while surpassing the nine consecutive home-ice wins they had in 2005-06, when they went on to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup.

They haven't been to the postseason since, but they took another step toward wrapping up a playoff berth, jumping past idle Pittsburgh and Philadelphia into fourth place in the East with 93 points.

Corey Potter and Dan Girardi scored for the Rangers, who have lost four of six.

But just when this game seemed headed to overtime, LaRose and Brind'Amour turned a 2-2 game into a comfortable win for Carolina.

Canadiens 5, Islanders 1 - Saku Koivu scored the first of Montreal's three power-play goals, and Alex Kovalev had three assists as the Canadiens opened a season-ending road stretch with an easy win in Uniondale, N.Y.

The Canadiens (40-27-10), who vaulted over the Rangers into seventh place in the Eastern Conference, netted two goals in each of the first two periods and cruised to a critical win over the last-place team in the NHL.

Mathieu Schneider and fellow defenseman Andrei Markov also scored power-play goals for the Canadiens.

Flames 2, Stars 1 - Miikka Kiprusoff made 29 saves, Craig Conroy scored the go-ahead goal, and visiting Calgary clinched a playoff spot.

With a spot in the postseason assured, the Flames can focus on gaining home ice in the first round of the playoffs.

Jarome Iginla scored his 33d goal for Calgary.

Sharks 2, Oilers 1 - Evgeni Nabokov made 25 saves for his 40th victory of the season, and Jonathan Cheechoo and Dan Boyle scored in NHL-leading San Jose's win in Edmonton.

At 51-15-11, San Jose matched the franchise victory record set in 2006-07. Nabokov improved to 40-9-8 and helped the Sharks push their points total to 113 - 3 more than Eastern Conference leader Boston.

Coyotes 2, Kings 1 - Scottie Upshall scored with 5:54 left and Al Montoya made 31 saves in his second career start to help Phoenix beat Los Angeles for its fourth straight home win.

Backes Scored 4

New Yankee Stadium roars

The Yankees' new $1.5 billion show palace opened Thursday with a team workout, and while players were marveling at the computer screens at their lockers, the banquet hall-sized clubhouse and other amenities, they were also working hard to learn Stadium quirks such as how the ball will carom off the outfield walls.

Knowing Yankee Stadium's eccentricities could mean the difference in a late-season game against the Red Sox, so it was serious business. Pitchers tested the mound, Jorge Posada checked the sightlines for both hitting and catching and Johnny Damon explored the left-field corner.

But yesterday's workout also afforded plenty of time for fun, both for the Yankees and the crowd of about 20,000 made up of ticket-holders and neighborhood community groups who showed up for their first look at the new ballpark.

Music blared during batting practice as fans pointed cameras toward the field. The Stadium's huge video screen flashed pictures of players enjoying their new home. Derek Jeter slugged a BP homer on his third swing, eliciting big cheers.

"There was a lot of energy out there, which was great to see," Damon said. "It seems like everyone is excited and we're thrilled.

"This is by far the best new stadium out there and it's supposed to be - it belongs to the New York Yankees. Now it's our job to christen it the right way."

"The Stadium is better than even any of us expected," added Jeter. "If you were going to design a stadium as a player, there's nothing you'd add to this."

The team worked out for about two hours, including a session of infield, and will play exhibitions against the Cubs Friday night and Saturday. Several players said the field felt quite similar to the old Stadium, in part because the outfield fences are the same distances from the plate.

A night game and a day game will give the team a chance to see how the lights affect play and how to handle the sun - if there is any on Saturday. Still, as manager Joe Girardi noted, "a park will play differently in April than it will in July."

Damon noted that there is extra room - "maybe a foot or two feet from the line to the wall" - in left field and he was eager to see how more space would change the way he tries to cut off a ball in the corner.

"It's amazing how similar it is to the old Stadium, as far as playing surface," third-base coach Rob Thomson said. "We'll find out how quick the grass is, how quickly balls get into the gaps in the outfield. We'll find all that out."

Bench coach Tony Pena threw some balls to Posada crouched behind the plate and the catcher said the ball came out of the video screen. It's supposed to be dark during play, Posada said, but it might take some getting used to. The "batter's eye," located above the new Monument Park beyond the 408-foot mark in center, was "great," Posada said, giving hitters a good view of a pitch.

There is more room in foul territory near the dugouts, which is good for pitchers who might get an extra out on a foul pop that would have fallen into the stands. But it also might mean a runner can take an extra base after a throwing error in the infield. The backstop is 20 feet closer to home plate than the old Stadium, meaning "I won't have to run as far if a ball gets behind me," Posada said.

Beyond the field, players were gushing over the clubhouse, which CC Sabathia said was the coolest thing he'd seen all day. Girardi said his first visit to the completed park after the team's plane landed Wednesday was "like Christmas morning." Andy Pettitte was delighted by the hot tub, saying, "I'm a whirlpool guy."

Jeter noted it was "a little weird" to not be in the only home park he's ever known. "It hasn't really sunk in yet," he said.

Still, at least one thing hasn't changed at the new park - the expectations are enormous. Asked to assess his team, Girardi said the Yankees were more athletic, better defensively and had a deeper rotation.

"We have a chance," Girardi said, "to be very, very good."

New Yankee Stadium roars

LeBron James scored 25 points

LeBron James scored 25 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a team-record 13th consecutive win on Wednesday with a 79-73 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

James tallied eight of his total in a 10-0 fourth-quarter run that enabled the Cavaliers to pull away from the visitors and increase their NBA-best record to 61-13. The Eastern Conference leaders are 36-1 at home this season.

The come-from-behind win netted the Cavaliers their first season-series triumph over their heated rivals in 11 years after capturing three of this season's four games.

"That was a good, ugly, physical, grind-it-out type game," Cleveland coach Mike Brown told reporters. "We used to have a lot of those in the past, and it's fun to get back to that."

James also had 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals.

"Every win is not going to be pretty but we found a way to win," he said.

The All-Star forward helped ensure the victory when he poked the ball away from Pistons guard Will Bynum in the fourth quarter.

Cleveland's Mo Williams grabbed the loose ball and tossed it to James for a layup, despite being fouled, to tie the score at 69-69 with 4:37 to play.

James's free throw on the play put Cleveland ahead to stay.

Delonte West had 12 points, while Anderson Varejao and Williams each scored 11 for the Cavaliers.

Richard Hamilton (13) and Allen Iverson (11) were the only Detroit players to reach double figures.

Rasheed Wallace added nine points and nine rebounds in his first game back after missing 11 contests with a calf injury.

LeBron James scored 25 points

John Calipari accepts Kentucky offer

John Calipari agreed yesterday to leave Memphis and the dominant program he built and take on the challenge - and riches - of returning Kentucky to college basketball glory.

Calipari will receive an eight-year, $31.65 million deal plus incentives, according to the university, making him the highest-paid coach in college basketball. The school also will pay Memphis a $200,000 buyout.

The 50-year-old Calipari has a career record of 445-140 in 17 seasons. He chose to leave Memphis after nine seasons of success, including a record of 137-14 over the past four years.

Calipari spent the day considering the Wildcats' lucrative offer and calling former Kentucky coaches, including Joe B. Hall.

Hall said the informal chat centered on what it takes to survive one of college basketball's most prestigious, most scrutinized, and most lucrative jobs. Kentucky fired Billy Gillispie Friday after two disappointing seasons.

The Commercial Appeal of Memphis first reported the hiring.

Tigers walk-on Preston Laird said Calipari met with the team yesterday afternoon, first as a group and then with individual players, including Laird. The freshman guard described the meeting as very quiet, "Nobody really said anything."

"He started off by telling us it was the hardest day of his life," Laird said.

But the guard said Calipari wasn't very specific.

"He can't say that he's taking it, but he said he was probably going to sign the contract," Laird told a reporter.

Kentucky spokesman DeWayne Peevy would not confirm a deal had been reached.

"I'm waiting on my boss to tell me it's a done deal," he said.

Memphis spokesman Bob Winn confirmed athletic director R.C. Johnson had spoken with Calipari. Asked if Calipari had told Johnson he was taking the Kentucky job, Winn declined to comment.

Memphis has scheduled a news conference for noon today, when Johnson will discuss the future of the basketball program.

BU continues search

The search for a men's basketball coach for Boston University will move to the Final Four in Detroit, where athletic director Mike Lynch hopes to wrap up the interview process and name a coach in the next few days. Tennessee associate head coach Tony Jones appears to be the leading candidate after Cornell coach Steve Donahue told BU officials he was not interested in leaving the school.

Jones, who interviewed for the job last week, said he had not heard from BU officials. "I think it's a great job," said Jones. "Great city, great pro town, and a great college town."

Rob Burke, an associate coach at Georgetown, was in Boston last week for an interview, said a source at Georgetown. BU officials also met with Villanova assistant Pat Chambers last weekend.

Lynch and other BU officials will be in Detroit finalizing the hiring process, which could include interviews with Louisville assistant Richard Pitino, Pittsburgh assistant Tom Herrion, Boston College assistant Pat Duquette, Texas A&M assistant and BU graduate Scott Spinelli, and Bentley coach Jay Lawson.

A late entry to the list could be Navy coach Billy Lange. Lange, who has Big East ties from his time on Jay Wright's staff at Villanova, has spent four seasons at Navy.

Lynch and his staff also have spent the last few days attempting to persuade members of the basketball team, who expressed a loyalty to former BU coach Dennis Wolff, not to transfer. Having a new coach in place could help ease the situation.

Paris earns honors

Courtney Paris of Oklahoma became the first four-time All-American in women's college basketball, and sophomore Maya Moore of Connecticut was a unanimous selection in her second appearance on the AP's All-America team.

Moore is joined on the first team by teammate Renee Montgomery and seniors Angel McCoughtry of Louisville and Kristi Toliver of Maryland. Auburn forward DeWanna Bonner leads the second team and is joined by Jayne Appel of Stanford, Marissa Coleman of Maryland, Tina Charles of UConn, and Jantel Lavender of Ohio State.

Penn St., Baylor win

In men's NIT semifinal action last night at New York, Talor Battle scored 17 points, Andrew Jones had career highs of 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Penn State hung on for dear life after squandering a big lead for a 67-59 victory over Notre Dame. Jamelle Cornley added 15 points and Stanley Pringle had 10 for the Nittany Lions (26-11), who set a school record for wins in a season and will play Baylor for the championship tomorrow night. In the earlier semifinal, Curtis Jerrells scored 25 points and LaceDarius Dunn had 23, leading Baylor into the championship game with a 76-62 victory over San Diego State . . . Purdue center JaJuan Johnson has decided to return for his junior year after having a breakout season. The All-Big Ten selection says he's not ready for the NBA, and he will focus on getting stronger and improving his shot . . . The University of Virginia says new men's coach Tony Bennett has agreed to "a memorandum of understanding" that will pay him $1.7 million annually for five years. Virginia also said Bennett will receive a $500,000 signing bonus and another $500,000 if he stays five years. Bennett, 39, was hired Monday after three years at Washington State. He had a 68-30 record with the Cougars and twice took Washington State to the NCAA Tournament . . . A Virginia Commonwealth official says the school has picked Florida assistant Shaka Smart to be its men's basketball coach. The official said Smart has not signed a contract, but an announcement is planned for tomorrow . . . Missouri men's coach Mike Anderson passed up a sizable raise offered by Georgia to instead sign a new seven-year contract with the school he helped lead to the brink of the Final Four. The university said financial details of the deal will be announced later.

News Source: boston.com

John Calipari accepts Kentucky offer

World Track Cycling Chamionships,Two silvers for GB on opening day

Venue: Pruszkow, Poland Dates: 25-29 March Coverage: Live on BBC Two

Great Britain won two silver and two bronze medals but could not secure a victory on day one at track cycling's World Championships in Poland.

Wendy Houvenaghel was overhauled by New Zealander Alison Shanks in the individual pursuit final.

With Chris Hoy out injured, GB's Olympic champion team sprint trio were 0.3 seconds behind France.

And there were bronze medals for Chris Newton in the points race and Victoria Pendleton in the 500m time trial.

Matthew Crampton stood in for Hoy to join Jamie Staff and Jason Kenny in the team sprint, seeking to win Britain's first world title in the event since 2005.

But they were slower than defending champions France in qualifying and struggled to stay together as a trio in the final.

Crampton, 22, dropped off the pace in the opening lap and said: "It was a tough ride. I just lost a load of momentum.

"The first round was really good but the final didn't happen. But a silver medal is awesome - I've got to be happy."

Veteran Staff added: "We're a bit disappointed but we gave it our best.

"It's been such a hard time since the Games. We've been really busy and the intensity in training has been nothing compared to before the Olympics.

"We're just here to enjoy it. I'm sure by the end of the week we'll have at least four or five golds but we're a bit disappointed we didn't bring one of them home."

Houvenaghel, from County Londonderry in Northern Ireland, won an Olympic silver medal in the individual pursuit in Beijing behind Rebecca Romero, who is taking a year off.

The 34-year-old was fastest in qualifying and led the early part of the 4km final but she began to flag at the half-way mark and finished 2.7 sec behind her qualifying mark, 2.3 sec behind Shanks.

"Having the two races quite close to each other took a bit more out of me than it did for Alison," said Houvenaghel.

Her GB team-mate Joanna Rowsell, 20, was pleased to finish fourth in her first individual event at a world championships.

Lithuania's Simona Krupeckaite set a new 500m time trial world record of 33.296 seconds but Pendleton, 28, was delighted to finish third in 34.102 sec.

She will compete in four events in all at these championships, adding the time trial and keirin to the events she won last year - the individual sprint and the team sprint, with Shanaze Reade.

"I was thinking at best I might podium so I'm absolutely delighted," said Pendleton.

Newton, who won the World Cup Series title in the points race this season, was left with too much to do as Australian Cameron Meyer was among a group of attacking riders in the final laps.

"It was a tough one but they always are. There were a lot of people watching me but some other riders who were strong favourites," he said.

News Source : news.bbc.co.uk

World Track Cycling Chamionships,Two silvers for GB on opening day

Lewis Hamilton Has Hinted He May Have To Look Elsewhere.............

Lewis Hamilton has hinted he may have to look elsewhere if McLaren continue to struggle and not live up to his expectations.

McLaren have been working 24/7 to correct the issues, and they have made significant progress from just a few weeks ago when it quickly became apparent they were miles off the pace.

Hamilton knows there is now little he can do at Melbourne's Albert Park on Sunday, other than give it his all.

"It's been a long, long break since the last grand prix, and we've come here not knowing what to expect," said the 24-year-old.

"I feel very proud to be here as world champion, to have realised a dream I had long held.

"I have reset my targets, and the goal now is to be world champion again.

"You can improve and you can always try to be better. Now we will just try and do the best job we can."

Hamilton, though, will not have enamoured team bosses by claiming he would listen to other offers if approached.

It goes against the grain of comments made at the end of last year when he stated he would love to see out his career with McLaren.

Now, with McLaren clearly struggling, he has opened the door for a potential escape should the team fail to resolve their concerns.

"I haven't had offers from other teams, and I am not talking to anyone," insisted Hamilton.

"But I would listen to an offer if someone asked. It would be a compliment, and it would be silly if I did not."

News source :espnstar.com

Lewis Hamilton Has Hinted He May Have To Look Elsewhere.............