England Lions 279 for 9 (Westley 84, Foakes 70, Alsop 40, Rashid Khan 4-48) v AfghanistanScorecard Tom Westley and Ben Foakes relished an absorbing contest with Afghanistans spinners on a hard-fought first day of England Lions first-class match in Abu Dhabi.Westley made the most of his first Lions appearance of the winter with a patient 84, sharing a fifth-wicket partnership of 125 with Foakes before the Surrey wicketkeeper was dismissed for 70.But the Afghans hit back after tea to reduce the Lions to 279 for 9 at the close with Rashid Khan, an impressive young legspinner who has been playing in the Bangladesh Premier League, earning figures of 4 for 48.I knew that after three weeks out here I might only have this one innings, or maybe two, so it was an important innings for me, said Westley, who was the only member of the Lions squad not to appear in the three-match one-day series against UAE.There was a bit of pressure on and plenty of noise when Foakesy came in, so it was enjoyable to put on a decent partnership. I thought the openers had played well early on as well to give us a start. Its just a shame one of us top three couldnt have gone on to something a bit bigger so we could be 320 for 5 rather than 280 for 9.Credit to Afghanistan though. I remember playing against them for Essex second XI a few years ago, but now they are respected as a good side, with players who play in competitions like the BPL. They showed that with the way they played today, especially the legspinner.The start of play was delayed by 15 minutes because of thick morning fog in Abu Dhabi. But Toby Roland-Jones, who followed Keaton Jennings and Nick Gubbins as the Lions third captain in four matches on this trip, chose to bat despite the unusual desert moisture, and openers Gubbins and Tom Alsop justified that decision with a stand of 67 in 15 overs.Alsop, the 21-year-old Hampshire left-hander who was selected ahead of Kents Daniel Bell-Drummond, made a flying start by taking 12 including two boundaries off the first over of the match, and continued in that positive manner to reach 40 from 46 balls.However he went back to the first ball after the first drinks break of the day and was pinned lbw by Rashid. The legspinner then switched ends to strike twice in the space of three balls, bowling Gubbins for 26 and then Joe Clarke for a duck to leave the Lions on 85 for three. It was 97 for four when Liam Livingstone, having recovered from the illness which confined him to bed on Tuesday, fell caught behind to seamer Yamin Ahmadzai.But after a few nervy early moments Westley and Foakes gradually got on top of the Afghan bowlers and quietened the excited chatter in the field.Foakes was lbw trying to sweep the veteran offspinner Mohammad Nabi after facing 137 balls and hitting nine fours, and Westley grafted on for 13 more overs before he also fell to Nabi, caught at short leg.Rashid then trapped Sam Curran lbw for 17 and Afghanistans seamers chipped in with the second new ball, taking the wickets of Roland-Jones and Ollie Rayner - who had passed a morning fitness test on a knee injury. Scarpe Nike Air Max Scontate .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. 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MINNEAPOLIS -- University of Minnesota basketball player Reggie Lynch will not be charged following his arrest on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct in May, a prosecutor said Monday.The Hennepin County Attorneys office found insufficient evidence to prove that a crime was committed, spokesman Chuck Laszewski told the St. Paul Pioneer Press (http://bit.ly/2aKYq4g ).Lynch, 21, was arrested May 8. He was released from jail when a 36-hour hold expired and the prosecutor delayed a decision on whether to charge him.Lynchs attorney, David Valentini, told The Associated Press he is very happy no charges will be filed.He told his version of the facts. I just was confident that after a thorough investigation that no charges would be brought, Valentini said.Minnesota earlier suspended Lynch pending an investigation. The 6-foot-9 player from suburban Edina didnt play last season as he sat out following his transfer from Illinois State.Lynch was at the school Monday and was going to sit out another practice, Valentini said.Asked if Lynch was still suspended, team spokesman Dan Reisig told the AP: We do not have any additional information to share at this time.At Illinois State, Lynch led the Missouri Valley Conference in bblocked shots as both a freshman and a sophomore, averaging 2.dddddddddddd8 per game. In the 2014-15 season, he averaged 9.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 22.2 minutes per game for the Redbirds.Lynch, who was ineligible to play last season after transferring from Illinois State, is the nephew of former Gophers star Kevin Lynch. Hes being counted on to help lift the Gophers out of the hole they fell into in coach Richard Pitinos third year, which finished with an 8-23 record, the most losses in the programs 121-year history.Theyve made more news for developments off the court, lately.Three guards, Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason and Dupree McBrayer, were suspended for the last four games after a sex video briefly appeared on Dorseys social media accounts. Dorsey has left the program with the intent to transfer. Mason and McBrayer have been reinstated.Guard Daquein McNeil was dismissed during the 2014-15 season after being charged with two felony counts of assault for allegedly choking his girlfriend and whipping her with a belt.---Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press, http://www.twincities.com ' ' '