With or without playmakers Josh Hodgson and Blake Austin, Canberra are backing themselves to beat Penrith in Saturdays sudden death NRL semi-final.Coach Ricky Stuart will name the pair on Tuesday to take on the Panthers at GIO Stadium.But whether they will be fit in time for the do-or-die clash wont be known until later in the week.The club is giving Hodgson every chance to recover from an ankle injury, suffered early in the second half of the Raiders qualifying final loss to Cronulla.Austin, meanwhile, is returning from a broken hand sustained at training more than a fortnight ago.Hodgson left the ground on Saturday wearing a moon boot but was walking freely around the Green Machines training base on Monday.Its a good sign, said winger Edrick Lee.Weve just got to see how he goes through the week and if he pulls through.If hes unfortunate enough not to make it, the coach has got an option in Adam Clydsdale or we could be reshuffled.Hodgson has missed just one match this season, through suspension against Parramatta in round 24. It handed former Newcastle rake Clydsdale his first start of the year following three appearances off the bench.The Raiders still won that game comfortably and prop Joseph Tapine reckons they could do it again if Hodgson is sidelined.Definitely, he said.Weve got depth through the whole squad.The Dally M Medal hope is the NRLs leading hooker in terms of linebreaks and try assists.Prop Junior Paulo has benefited immensely from the Hodgsons stellar form this season and said the Englishman was working hard on his rehab to be available.For now, were training as if Hodgo will be there and is packing in at hooker, Paulo said.If both Hodgson and Austin do play, it will be a boon for the Raiders who are preparing for a high-tempo clash with the Panthers following their win over Canterbury on Sunday.The loss to Cronulla was Canberras first after 10 straight victories but hasnt diminished their confidence.If anything, the experience has them primed for Saturday - especially those 11 who made their finals debut against the Sharks.We all enjoyed the moment and itll help us against the Panthers, Lee said.We know that theyve got a lot of youth and they like to throw the ball around, so Im sure this week well be working to stop their offloads and stay up as a line.Itll be another big game but anything can happen. Vapormax Saldi . After a replay, the winner will meet Sunderland in the quarterfinals. Sagbo did well to control Sone Alukos right cross and fire past Brighton goalkeeper Peter Brezovan. Aluko was making his first start in four months after recovering from an Achilles injury. Vapormax 97 Donna .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. http://www.scarpevapormaxscontate.it/ . Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals. Vapormax Flyknit 3 Nere . Ryan Garbutt had a goal and two assists as Dallas snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. Vapormax Flyknit 3 Bianche . Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak. Warwickshire have appointed Jim Troughton in a newly-created role of first team coach - but they are still waiting on the future of Ashley Giles.Troughton, who led Warwickshire to the County Championship title as captain in 2012, was previously assistant coach and has been associated with the club since he was 11. He will oversee all first team issues and work with the clubs existing coaches Alan Richardson (bowling) and Tony Frost (batting and second team). He is well thought of by the players.While Warwickshire still hope to appoint Giles as their new director of cricket - he is very much their first choice - Lancashire remain reluctant to release him from the final year of his contract. Giles is currently contracted to Lancashire until the end of 2017, with the club insisting they had a verbal agreement for a longer deal. Conversations between the clubs continue.It was originally hoped by Warwickshire that Giles would be party to the appointment of the new first team coach but, with players now back in training, the club felt it was necessary to provide some stability.Injury forced Troughton to retire from playing prematurely in 2014, and he has since worked ass assistant coach and recently completed his ECB Level 4 coaching qualification.ddddddddddddJim is widely recognised as one of the finest leaders in the clubs history and the team made outstanding progress during his time as captain, Neil Snowball, the Warwickshire CEO, said. He has been a Bear since the age of 11 and so understands the unique culture of the club and has worked closely with our captain Ian Bell for many years as a player and coach. We are very confident that they will form a strong partnership to take the team forward.Jim has continued to demonstrate his leadership qualities since moving into coaching and, in accepting this new role, he will take control of all matters relating to the senior mens squad including preparations for the new season and our pre-season tour to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. This is a key appointment for the club that has been made both with a focus on the 2017 season but also with an eye to the future and we look forward to Jim working closely with our new director of cricket once he has been appointed. ' ' '
