Angelo Mathews, who is returning from multiple injuries, hoped to bowl quite a lot and support Sri Lankas frontline quicks in the three Tests against South Africa starting from December 26 in Port Elizabeth.I am 100 percent confident of my fitness, Mathews said. I am hoping to bowl quite a lot in South Africa. If I can bowl a lot more, the way I did in the recent few years, I can offer a lot to my team. Ive managed my workload especially in the subcontinent on slow wickets. My bowling is mostly suited when the ball is slightly swinging and seaming.In Asian conditions, I havent bowled that much but if it is South Africa, Australia or England, where the ball is seaming and moving, I might have to bowl a bit more because getting wickets is also important for my team.Earlier this June, Mathews had hobbled off the field with stiffness in his left hamstring after bowling six overs during Sri Lankas tie with England in the first ODI in Trent Bridge. He went onto play the remaining four matches of the series, but bowled only five overs during those games.Later in August, Mathews tore his calf while batting in the fourth ODI against Australia and missed the final one, along with the two T20Is that followed. He then pulled out of the Tests against Zimbabwe, and the one-day tri-series involving West Indies, in October and November.Mathews insisted his injuries had nothing to do with his bowling and cited his heavy workload as a possible explanation. If you look at my last four years I was actually told that I have played the most amount of cricket in the world, he said.Also if you look at my last four-five years Ive been bowling quite a bit. Its just that this year I had a hamstring injury and a calf strain but apart from that Ive managed to play all the games. Injuries can occur any time but I dont think its because I bowl.Mathews also said that niggles were inevitable for a seamer. Injuries can occur from time to time. The fast bowlers or medium-pacers will always have niggles, he said.If you talk to the great Wasim Akram who recently had a workshop in Colombo, Chaminda Vaas or Champaka Ramanayake, our fast bowling coach, they will always say they had niggles. You can never wake up without one when you are playing. That is what all the fast bowlers have to put up with. Carson Wentz Eagles Jersey . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries. Seth Joyner Jersey . It might not have mattered. While the Dodgers are preparing for the playoffs, the Padres showed their future has promise behind two rookies. https://www.eaglessportsgoods.com/Womens-Nick-Foles-Inverted-Jersey/ . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. Nick Foles Jersey . Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said. Brian Dawkins Womens Jersey .Y. -- Knicks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday that J. Dana Holgorsen has agreed to a five-year extension that will keep him at West Virginia through 2021, the school announced Saturday.The contract is worth $18.6 million plus incentives. Holgorsens 2017 salary, which at $2.8 million was the third-lowest in the Big 12, rises to $3.5 million plus incentives.I said back in the spring that Coach Holgorsen and I were focused on nothing but a successful 2016 football season, and I think weve proven that, athletic director Shane Lyons said. Now that the regular season has come to a close, the time is right to finalize a new contract for Dana and keep our program going in a positive direction.In his sixth year at West Virginia, Holgorsen is 46-30. The No. 16-ranked Mountaineers (10-2) came away with the 24-21 victory againnst Baylor on Saturday.ddddddddddddAs the Big 12s third-place team, the Mountaineers are expected to receive a berth to the Russell Athletic Bowl against an ACC team, most likely Miami. WVU has gone to bowl games in five of Holgorsens six seasons in Morgantown.I am proud of our team and what we have accomplished this year by being only the ninth squad in school history to win 10 games in a season, Holgorsen said. Going forward, my focus is squarely on recruiting and the upcoming bowl game. I strongly believe that our football program is in position to be successful for a very long time.ESPNs Brett McMurphy contributed to this report. ' ' '