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Australia Women 79 for 6 (Lanning 27, Ranaweera 3-20) beat Sri Lanka Women 76 (Ranaweera 32*, Beams 3-16, Ferling 3-4) by four wicketsScorecard Australia Womens bowlers set up the sides crushing win in the first ODI in Dambulla by bowling out Sri Lanka Women for 76 in 24.5 overs. Australia chased the target in 15.4 overs, before the scheduled innings break, but stuttered towards the end, losing five wickets for 30 runs. Australia took a 1-0 lead in the four-match ODI series.Having opted to bat, Sri Lanka lost two wickets off successive deliveries in the second over bowled by Megan Schutt. Fast bowler Holly Ferling had captain Chamari Atapattu caught in the next over, before picking up two more in the fifth over. Sri Lanka, by then, had slumped to 3 for 5.Legspinner Kristen Beams wrecked Sri Lankas middle order, taking the next three wickets to fall to leave the hosts tottering at 38 for 8 and in danger of posting their lowest ODI score (57). That ignominy was averted by No. 9 Inoka Ranaweeras career-best score of 32 not out. She struck five fours in her 43-ball knock. Offspinner Erin Osborne claimed the last two wickets.Weve talked about starting well, it was nice as a spinner to come in and take wickets on the back of a really good opening partnership, Beams said after the match. Being able to have attacking fields when you come on to bowl, theres more confidence on our end. There was a fairly strong breeze, which was handy for a bit of drift, and there was just a little something in the wicket which we dont have at home.Before the series, Sri Lanka Women coach Lanka de Silva had said he was banking on their left-arm spinners Ranaweera and Sugandika Kumari against Australias predominantly right-handed batting line-up. After one over from Eshani Lokusuriyage, in which she had Ellyse Villani lbw off the first ball, Sri Lanka turned to their spinners.Captain Meg Lanning and Nicole Bolton added a 45-run second-wicket stand off just 44 balls to all but seal Australias chase. Ranaweera brought the hosts back into the match with three wickets in the space of six balls, but Australia cantered to the target with four wickets in hand and 206 balls to spare. Wicketkeeper Prasadani Weerakkody effected five of the six dismissals. Cheap Vans Shoes NZ Online . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. Cheap Vans Shoes NZ .1 million pounds ($61.2 million) on Saturday, giving the beleaguered English Premier League champions a major lift. http://www.vanssalenz.com/ . The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer. Cheap Vans Shoes NZ From China . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. Vans Shoes NZ Online .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Once Lightning captain Steven Stamkos took himself off the free-agent market, the Buffalo Sabres turned to Plan B: Kyle Okposo.The Sabres signed the former New York Islanders forward to a seven-year, $42 million contract in one of the first deals completed after the NHLs signing period opened Friday.He was drafted high. He was a high-profile guy. And hes lived up to that, general manager Tim Murray said of Okposo, who was selected seventh overall in the 2006 draft.Its exciting to get a player of his caliber that had a choice of I wont say 30 teams, but certainly a lot of teams, and decided to come here.The three-time, 20-goal scorer fills a top-line need on a Sabres team that has spent the past two years rebuilding through youth. Murray already envisions Okposo playing right wing on a line centered by either Ryan OReilly or Jack Eichel.After playing alongside Islanders captain John Tavares, Okposo is already looking forward to the possibilities of what the Sabres lineup has to offer.What sold me first and foremost, and Ive been saying it all day, is the chance to win the Stanley Cup, and I think we have a lot of pieces in place that can help us achieve that goal, Okposo said.And when I looked at their forwards, and especially their top two centers in OReilly and Eichel, those guys are only going to continue to get better, especially Jack. Hes got superstar status.Okposo is an eight-year NHL veteran and regarded as one of the top players available on the market after Stamkos elected to re-sign with Tampa Bay on Wednesday. Murray noted that the Sabres had a face-to-face meeting with Stamkos and his representatives on Sunday.The Sabres are attempting to quicken their push to become contenders after showing signs of improvement last season. Buffalo finished 23rd in the standings this past season after two consecutive last-place finishes.After being part of a lengthy rebuilding plan on Long Island, Okposo likes the Sabres approach.I think theyre been going at an accelerated rate, Okposo said.dddddddddddd I think we can get there quicker than I did with the Islanders.Okposo becomes the Sabres second-highest-paid player, behind OReilly, who signed a seven-year, $52 million deal shortly after being acquired in a trade from Colorado last summer. And Okposo is close with Sabres forward Matt Moulson. The two played together in New York, and are godfathers of each others children.Listed at 6 feet and 217 pounds, Okposo has scored 67 of his 139 goals over the past three seasons, including 10 game-winners and 11 coming on the power play.The Sabres have now addressed several key needs.Last weekend, they acquired veteran defenseman Dmitry Kulikov in a trade with Florida.Buffalo is also in the position to sign forward Jimmy Vesey, after acquiring the rights to college hockeys top player last season in a trade with Nashville two weeks ago.Murray said his next priority is meeting with Vesey and his representatives next week. The Sabres took a gamble in acquiring Vesey, who is eligible to become a free agent on Aug. 15.The Sabres on Friday also filled depth needs by signing free-agent defensemen Justin Falk and Taylor Fedun to one-year, two-way contracts.Falk split last season between the Columbus Blue Jackets and their American Hockey League affiliate. Fedun had a brief stint with Edmonton in 2013-14, while spending much of the past five seasons in the AHL.Without saying who, Murray said he had a verbal agreement to sign a backup goalie, but the deal fell through when the player reneged and signed with another team.Murray wasnt pleased with what happened by saying: Im going to leave it at that. I wouldnt say anything very nice, I guess.The Sabres need to restock their goalie depth behind starter Robin Lehner after backup Chad Johnson signed with Calgary.---AP Sports Writer Stephen Whyno contributed to this story. ' ' '