England 171 for 2 (Sciver 47*, Knight 45*) beat Sri Lanka 168 for 7 (Knight 2-29) by eight wicketsScorecard An unbroken 82-run partnership between Heather Knight and Natalie Sciver saw England to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Colombo.The first encounter of the four-match series did not count towards the ICC Womens Championship, and qualification for the World Cup, but allowed England to start their tour well. Knight, Englands captain, was also the pick of the bowlers before helping chase down a target of 169 with more than 20 overs to spare.Having chosen to bat, Sri Lanka posted a 50 stand for the first wicket before Knight removed Hasini Perera for 26. Her opening partner Nipuni Hansika also made 26 but was dismissed by Danielle Hazell three overs later.Sri Lankas top order all chipped in with scores in the 20s, captain Dilani Manodara making 27 before being caught behind of Alex Hartleys left-arm spin, but no one could go on. Beth Langston removed Chamari Atapattu and Katherine Brunt then struck twice and Knight claimed her second with the final ball of the innings.Englands openers got off to a good start in reply, Lauren Winfield and Tammy Beaumont putting on 77 before Atapattu parted them. Beaumont went on to make 41 before falling to Inoka Ranaweera but Knight and Sciver saw England through by scoring at more than a run a ball.Arizona Diamondbacks Store . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Diamondbacks Jerseys 2020 .C. United of Major League Soccer. United chose the defender in the second round of the 2013 MLS re-entry draft. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/ . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Stitched Diamondbacks Jerseys . 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Were along for the ride when it comes to Mother Nature.And its been a soggy ride for Sprint Cup teams in recent weeks as weather once more engulfed NASCAR.Rain delayed the Pocono race that was scheduled for Sunday, July 31 until the following day, while Bristols Saturday night showcase last month also had to finish a day late because of heavy storms in East Tennessee that race weekend.At Darlington, Hermine shoved her way into the picture and forced NASCAR to call off qualifying for the Sprint Cup and Xfinity series, deciding it was more important to use Saturdays track time -- the forecast calls for sunshine and minimal rain chances the rest of the weekend -- for precious practice time on Darlingtons egg-shaped layout.The Xfinity race is set to run Saturday afternoon with the Southern 500 on Sunday night.Still, the cancelled activities gave drivers some unexpected downtime to fill.This is weird. Im home right now, Logano said Friday. 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Brad Keselowski is second followed by Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch and Logano. Kyle Busch is sixth, ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin with Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth closing out the top 10.Jeff Gordon, the seven-time Darlington winner subbing once again for injured Dale Earnhardt Jr., starts 15th. Hendrick Motorsports announced Friday that Earnhardt would miss the rest of the season because of concussion-like symptoms from a crash at Michigan in July.McMurray, who holds the 16th and final spot in the Chase standings, did not let the washout spoil the good feelings he has entering the weekend. Hell start 13th on Sunday and believes he can enhance his position.Thats going to be a good track for us, McMurray said. I feel really good heading in. ' ' '