England Lionesses head coach Mark Sampson will be Women in Sport’s first ever patron, the charity announced on International Women’s Day. Women in Sport - dedicated to transforming sport for the benefit of every woman and girl in the UK - wanted to send out a strong statement that men are needed as agents for change in the fight for gender equality for women and girls across sport.Currently in America overseeing Englands progress in the inaugural SheBelieves Cup, Sampson hopes to use his position as patron to help the charitys mission to improve women and girls lives through sport.He said: I have long been a supporter of Women in Sport and its an honour to be named as a patron.It was incredible to receive such levels of support, exposure and recognition following our performance in Canada and it is vital to keep that momentum going across womens sport.Greater equality in sport is a cause men need to get behind as much as women do and I look forward to working more closely with the charity to further its mission. England women lost to world champions USA in their opening game of the inaugural She Believes Cup in Florida. Ruth Holdaway, chief executive of Women in Sport, said: Im delighted to have Mark on board as our first patron and believe he will do a fantastic job helping to champion the work were doing to transform sport for the benefit of every woman and girl in the UK.Mark is an exemplary coach and leader who understands the value of sport for all women and girls, and were delighted to celebrate International Womens Day with this fantastic piece of news. Eric Gordon Jersey .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. Sleepy Floyd Jersey . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. https://www.cheaprocketsonline.com/1337z-danuel-house-jersey-rockets.html . One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. Houston Rockets Gear .In my heart and mind Im competing for India, luge competitor Shiva Keshavan told The Associated Press in an email interview. Every day Im flooded with messages from Indians all over the world telling me they are supporting me. Rafer Alston Jersey . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move.Novak Djokovic will look for his 701st ATP Tour victory on Thursday when all four Dubai Open quarter-finals are played. The world No 1 continued his almost untouchable form on Wednesday when he cruised past Tunisias Malek Jaziri for the loss of only three games to reach the 700 win landmark.Things look to get a little tougher for Djokovic on Thursday, with Spanish sixth seed Feliciano Lopez standing between him and a place in the last-four. But Djokovic boasts a 100 per cent record against Lopez - seven wins in seven - and who would back against the sports dominant player at the moment?Their game is last on court, with the quarter-finals starting much earlier in the day with an intriguing clash between third seed Tomas Berdych and unseeded Nick Kyrgios.The pair are facing one another for the third time this season, with the head-to-head 1-1 so far. Berdych knocked Kyrgios out of the Australian Open but the youngster turned the tables last week in Marseille on his way to winning the Open 13 title. Nick Kyrgios beat Tomas Berdych on his way to winning in Marseille last week That match will be followed by fourth seeded Roberto Bautista taking on Marcos Baghdatis, the pair meeting for their first time in their respective careers.ddddddddddddSecond seed Stan Wawrinka opens the later session with a match against eighth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber.Wawrinka has not played the German since 2008 when both of their head-to-heads took place, with the Swiss winning on each occasion. They were due to play in Metz last year but Wawrinka withdrew before their quarter-final matchup.Watch ATP 500 - Dubai live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 11am on Thursday. Also See: Djokovic reaches 700 Latest scores ATP schedule Tennis on Sky ' ' '