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Northampton expect George North to be cleared by specialists to return to action in Fridays Aviva Premiership clash with Sale Sharks.Wales wing North has been stood down since appearing to lie motionless following a dangerous tackle from Adam Thompstone in Saints 19-11 defeat to Leicester on Dec. 3.A Concussion Management Review Group (CMRG), drawn up to investigate the handling of Norths potential head injury, is now expected to reveal its findings Wednesday.Northampton rugby director Jim Mallinder remains confident, however, that North will be free to face Sale at Franklins Gardens on Friday.Hes back in training and he should be available to play against Sale, said Mallinder.As I said hes been training [on Tuesday], hes had a bit of time off and hes feeling really good about himself, hes looking really sharp out there and hes looking forward to playing.George is actually going back to the specialists, just to check again that everythings okay. Im not making decisions on whether he plays or not, thats out of my hands.Thats down to the trained professionals to make the right judgements. And surely theres no better people to make those correct decisions.North was allowed to return to action after his heavy fall against Leicester, with Northampton since admitting the 24-year-old could have suffered a head injury despite him passing pitch-side checks.The concussion management panel that should release its findings on Wednesday has comprised of the RFU professional rugby director Nigel Melville, Premiership Rugbys rugby director Phil Winstanley and independent chairman Dr Julian Morris.The first-ever such panel that was convened on Dec. 5 will have now taken 16 days to finalise its conclusions should those be released Wednesday.North had a six-month spell out of the game in 2015 after a clutch of high-profile head injuries. Now though, Mallinder believes the British and Irish Lions star is back in rude health.Its something that happened a few weeks ago, and thankfully George is fine, said Mallinder. Physically hes been fine since the incident.So were just waiting to hear from the report, and then well make our comment after that. I dont want to comment on the investigation any more, I spoke at length last week.Whats important now is that it comes out and we can comment on it then. Weve said it right from the beginning: player welfare is the most important thing.If theres any doubts the medics will come and talk to me and we will stand players down. So player welfare is number one.Northampton will head into Fridays league clash with Sale fresh from the humiliating 60-13 European Champions Cup defeat to Leinster in Dublin.The Saints rotated their resources for the Aviva Stadium rout, leading to criticism of that selection.Tournament organisers European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) could yet launch an investigation to determine whether Saints fielded a strong enough XV.EPCR reviews all selections as a matter of course, and is yet to determine whether to launch any investigation into Northampton.We stick by our decision, in that weve got a squad we register at the beginning of the season that we think are good enough to play in Europe, said Mallinder.And we played that squad. 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This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Custom Hockey Jerseys China . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout.Kerala coach P Balachandran has been sacked midway through the 2016-17 Ranji Trophy season after the state association felt the teams performances had fallen short of expectations. Former India seamer and Kerala bowling coach Tinu Yohannan has been given the teams charge, and M Rajagopal, the coach of the states Under-23 side, has been named assistant coach.There has also been a major overhaul in the team, with four players - senior batsman Robert Fernandez, wicket-keeper Nikhilesh Surendran, seamers U Manukrishnan and MD Nidheesh - being axed from the squad. Instead, five players from the Under-23 team - Fabid Farooq, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Salman Nizar, Akshay Chandran and KC Akshay - have been picked for Keralas remaining matches against Goa, Andhra, Tripura and Services.Kerala are one of two teams in Group C that have not yet registered a win after five rounds of the tournament, despite securing a first-innings lead in four of their five games. With 12 points, they are fifth in the standings and still in contention for a place in the knockouts, but the Kerala Cricket Association felt the time was apt for a change.It isnt [a kneejerk reaction]. For the last six or seven seasons, we are coming close but still missing out a place in the knockouts, a KCA official told ESPNcricinfo. We cannot spoil one more year.According to the official, the associations cricket development committee - which includes the chairman of the senior selection committee, K Jayaraman, and former cricketers KN Ananthapadmanabhan and Sunil Oasis - was not on the same page with BBalachandran when it came to team selection.dddddddddddd Balachandran is a good human being, but we need results, the official said. When the junior teams are performing creditably, senior teams are not living up to their expectations. We want to reward good performances. Thats why we have brought in five youngsters.Balachandran, who took over from Sairaj Bahutule as coach, said he was surprised by the decision. I am not disappointed or upset though, Balachandran said. After the Haryana match, I got a message from the secretary [TN Ananthanarayanan] saying that my services were no longer required. I said fine. I did not ask for the reason.Last year, our team did well in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and the association gave good support. I dont have any grievance, because I have done my work. The association expected more from me which I couldnt deliver; I keep it as simple as that.Balachandran also admitted the signing of three professionals - Iqbal Abdulla and Bhavin Thakkar from Mumbai, and Jalaj Saxena from Madhya Pradesh - at the start of the season had possibly raised KCAs expectations of the team.The KCA official said the decision to rope in professionals indicated the associations desperation for a better showing this season.We wanted an aggressive approach, thats why we brought in some guest players, the official said. But, if they are going to be on the losing side all the time, it will affect their morale as well. ' ' '