in February where he bettered the Olympic qualifying standard with a personal best of 10.15 seconds.Although he has recovered from the injury, the Sydne

Australian sprinter Josh Clarke has withdrawn from the 100m at the Rio Olympics, having run out of time to return to peak form following a hamstring injury early this year.Clarke, 21, hurt his hamstring tendon in the race in Canberra in February where he bettered the Olympic qualifying standard with a personal best of 10.15 seconds.Although he has recovered from the injury, the Sydneysider and his coach Nancy Atterton decided he was not in the sort of shape to perform at his peak at the Rio Games against the likes of two-time defending champion Usain Bolt.This is devastating for Josh, his coaches and family, said Australian athletics head coach Craig Hilliard.Josh has worked tremendously hard to recover from a hamstring injury he sustained earlier this year, but unfortunately time has not been his friend and in the best interests of his long-term career he has decided to withdraw.This is a courageous decision, he has chosen to look to his future rather than focusing on an immediate outcome which is never easy.Australian Olympic team chef de mission Kitty Chiller said she would soon reach out to Clark to offer support.Its a strong and its a brave decision from a young guy with a big future, Chiller told reporters in Rio de Janeiro.Very disappointing for Australia that we wont now have a 100 metre (runner). Australia has not had a representative in the Olympic blue-riband mens sprint since Josh Ross made it through to the quarter-finals at the 2004 Athens Games.But Australia still has an interest in the other three flat sprints in Rio with Alex Hartman entered in the mens 200m and Melissa Breen (100m) and Ella Nelson (200m) qualified in the womens races.Clarkes 100m PB of 10.15 has him ranked fifth on the Australian alltime list headed by the retired Patrick Johnson (9.93).Clarkes withdrawal means Australia will send a 60-strong athletics team to Rio.The track and field squad is currently preparing for the Games at a camp in Bradenton, Florida. Authentic Ray-Ray McCloud Jersey .Y. -- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo had little trouble picking up his first shutout of the season against a Buffalo Sabres team thats having trouble scoring goals. Cheap Bills Jerseys Authentic . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. http://www.cheapbillsjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-harrison-phillips-jersey . Hazard cut in from the left and scored with a swerving right-footed shot for ninth goal of the season, which proved to be enough for the victory despite Chelseas forwards again lacking a cutting edge up front. Cheap Bills Jerseys China . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. Authentic Wyatt Teller Jersey . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Geelong coach Chris Scott has acknowledged that Cats key forward Mitch Clark overstepped the mark with an on-field sledge regarding the girlfriend of teammate Mitch Duncan.But Scott insists Clarks indiscretion was a minor one and as such did not warrant any punitive action from the club or the AFL.The incident occurred in a VFL match four weeks ago when Clark made disparaging remarks to Hawthorn-listed player Teia Miles about his sister, who is also Duncans partner.Scott only became aware of the incident when it became public on Monday.I understand its topical now but as far as were concerned its very much old news, Scott said on Wednesday.It was a small issue that was dealt with in the appropriate way but unfortunately it has come to light a month after the fact.It is a non-issue.I understand that part of the story is that theres a division among the players at Geelong (but) I can categorically say that is not true and thats comingg from the horses mouth.ddddddddddddThe talented Clark, 28, has battled a string of injuries and mental health issues during an AFL career spanning 106 games and three clubs.After finally overcoming a serious calf complaint, he returned to senior action for the first time in a year in last Friday nights home loss to Sydney.It was only his ninth senior game since being drafted by the Cats in 2014.Lets be clear, in this situation here Mitch thinks he overstepped the mark, said Clark of the sledging incident.It wasnt a huge step over, its certainly not something that the AFL or the footy club would think serious enough to impose punitive action.So its at the minor end of the scale, but it did overstep the mark and hes clear on that.He was clear on that an hour after the game and he took steps to rectify it. ' ' '