Walsall host Fleetwood Town on Monday - live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 12pm - knowing they must win to retain any hope of automatic promotion from Sky Bet League 1. David Beverly Jersey . The third-placed Saddlers welcome the Cod Army after rivals Burton moved six points by beating Gillingham on Saturday, while leaders Wigan sealed promotion to the Championship with a 4-0 victory at Blackpool.Isaiah Osbourne played in Walsall reserves 6-0 defeat to Bradford in mid-week and is closing in on a recovery after a long-term knee injury but is unlikely to feature on Monday, while Reece Flanagan (knee) is out. Boss Jon Whitney reported no new injuries following their 2-1 win over Shrewsbury on Tuesday which booked a play-off spot. Highlights of Walsalls 2-1 win over Shrewsbury Fleetwood are also in desperate need of the points to stave off the threat of relegation.Boss Steven Pressley hopes Antoni Sarcevic will be fit to retain his place in the side after being forced to limp off towards the end of his sides goalless draw with Blackpool. Shola Ameobi is back in contention for Fleetwood Shola Ameobi is in contention for a start after recovering from a hamstring injury to replace Sarcevic for the last 20 minutes against their local rivals.David Ball is also likely to pass a fitness test after requiring stitches following a hefty challenge in the game against Tangerines. Highlights of Fleetwoods 0-0 draw with Blackpool Watch Walsall v Fleetwood Town in Sky Bet League 1 live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 12pm on Monday. David Bakhtiari Jersey . - Chris Davis hit a two-run double, scoring Nelson Cruz in his Orioles debut in Baltimores 9-7 win over to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. Will Redmond Jersey .com) - St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko, Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk and Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been selected as the NHLs top players for last week.OROPA, Italy -- Enrico Battaglin sprinted to victory on a tough uphill finish to claim the 14th stage of the Giro dItalia on Saturday as the race hit the first of the high mountains. The Italian came from behind to overtake Jarlinson Pantano in the final 50 metres and edge out Dario Cataldo on the line after a climb to the sanctuary of Oropa, the scene of Marco Pantanis memorable victory in 1999. Pantano finished seven seconds behind. "I didnt believe I could do it until the last kilometre. My legs were at their limits, I was tired too," Battaglin said. "Then I saw that others too were breaking down. Then I gained some meters immediately, I gritted my teeth and I passed them in the last 20 metres. It is a superb win for me, what a fight." Rigoberto Uran of Colombia retained the overall lead but saw his advantage cut on the 164-kilometre (102-mile) route from Aglie. Cadel Evans -- who wore the pink jersey earlier in the race -- gained five seconds and is now 32 seconds behind Uran. Rafal Majka is third overall, 1:35 behind. "We lost a few seconds, but its no worry," Uran said. "The team is doing well, Im calm. But the Giro is still very open." It was the second of three stages dedicated to Pantani, the Italian cyclist who won both the Giro and Tour de France in 1998. He was found dead in a hotel room on Valentines Day in 2004, and a coroner ruled he died from cocaine poisoning. As the Giro entered the final week, the race entered the mountains and Fridays route had four categorized climbs including the steep final ascent. The breakaway of the day was formed of 21 riders but the peloton were happy to let them go, with none of the eescapees less than half an hour behind Uran in the overall standings. Tyler Lancaster Jersey. . The first two weeks of the Giro had been littered with crashes on wet roads, and even though the day was dry there was another crash with around 102K (63 miles) remaining as the peloton went through a roundabout. No one was seriously injured but Kanstantsin Siutsou later quit the race. Pieter Weening -- who won the ninth stage -- also retired during the day. The gap to the breakaway group went up to more than 10 minutes because of the crash but was back down to 9:29 at the start of the category 2 climb up to Alpe Noveis. And the peloton had gained more than two minutes at the top of the ascent after a gradient of up to 16 per cent. Nicolas Roche escaped from the break on the highest climb of the day, up the Bielmonte, which has a ski station at the summit. As he crested the top, he had 10 seconds on the remainder of the original break, which was down to 12 cyclists. The Irish cyclist was caught on the descent and Albert Timmer and Manuel Quinziato took over the lead before the latter had a mechanical problem at the start of the final climb. Timmer made an attempt to stay in front but was caught with 2K (1.2 miles) remaining by Cataldo and Pantano and dropped shortly after. Battaglin powered to catch the lead group inside the final kilometre and he surged forward again on the cobbled ramps up to the finish. Strong climbers Nairo Quintana and Domenico Pozzovivo will be looking to gain more time on Uran as the Giro stays in the mountains. Sundays 15th stage is mainly flat before another tough climb up to the finish of the 225K (140-mile) leg from Valdengo to Montecampione. ' ' '
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