Todd Blackadders reign as Crusaders coach has ended in familiar fashion, with a 42-25 loss to the rampant Lions in their Super Rugby quarter-final in Johannesburg.The home side were always in control after racing 15-0 up inside 15 minutes.They finished strongly to ensure there wont be four New Zealand teams in the semi-finals, with the Hurricanes and Highlanders having already qualified.The Lions, the leading team in the African group, will host the Highlanders next week.Playing a compelling brand of counter-attack rugby, they scored five tries to three to end a seven-game losing streak against the Crusaders.It capped a muted finish to the season for the visitors, who lost three of their last four games. It also marks the end of eight seasons in charge for coach Todd Blackadder.The former All Blacks captain guided them to the play-offs seven times but they never pushed on to add to the seven titles won prior to 2009.Captain Kieran Read refused to use travel or altitude as an excuse.We just let them get off to a flyer and this team (Lions) have played well all year, he said.You cant fault their game plan against us. Were gutted we couldnt send the (departing) players and Toddy off but thats footy.The Crusaders lacked the speed and energy of a ell-rested Lions side, having fielded a virtual B-side in their final round-robin game against the Jaguares last week.The hosts opened with a brilliant 50m solo try to wing Courtnal Skosan in the second minute and were 12 points clear when centre Rohan Janse Van Ransburg crossed.The Crusaders were back in the contest through a Ryan Crotty try but Lions hooker Malcolm Marx put his team 22-10 clear with a try on the stroke of halftime which Read admitted was deflating.Five-eighth Elton Jantjes, who finished with 13 points, landed a dropped goal and a penalty before the Crusaders pulled within eight points through a slightly fortuitous try to reserve halfback Mitchell Drummond.However the Lions made the game safe through tries to winger Ruan Combrinck and reserve Ross Cronje before the Crusaders snared a late consolation through Ben Volavola.Lions captain Warren Whitely, back from an injury spell, said they targeted a fast start.That was crucial. When we played them last time, they got off to a flyer.?Tonight we really capitalised and they were chasing the game. How we finished the game was amazing. Air Force 1 Pas Cher Outlet .Y. -- The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Kevin Porter and defenceman Chad Ruhwedel from the minors as part of a five-player roster shuffle made by the NHLs worst team. Air Max 95 Pas Cher Homme . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. http://www.pascherbasketnike.fr/ .Y. -- Sabres forward Drew Stafford has witnessed plenty of turmoil during his eight seasons in Buffalo. Basket Air Max 97 Pas Cher . The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set. Basket Air Max 95 Pas Cher . - Oakland Raiders running back Rashad Jennings was speaking to a group of local high school students earlier this week when the conversation turned to the importance of being prepared when opportunities in life arise. Red Bull boss Christian Horner and technical chief Adrian Newey have both taken to the teams simulator for a challenge.Horner, who drove in Formula 3000 before moving into management, took on the challenge on Tuesday, competing on the teams Red Bull Ring in Austria in an attempt to topple David Coulthards benchmark 1:17.960. The team boss will be pleased it was only a computer simulation he was driving, after a heavy collision with the barriers led to a barrel role on an early run.In the end, Horner had to settle for a 1:20.380.?It followws Neweys attempts on the same circuit on Monday.ddddddddddddIt is safe to say the technical guru should stick to designing race cars rather than attempting to drive them, putting the simulator version in the wall before recording a time 1.4s slower than Horner.?On this evidence it seems unlikely Neweys son Harrison, who drives in European Formula 3, will be asking his dad for any racing advice any time soon.? ' ' '