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KRAKOW, Poland - Even fully fit, the Netherlands defence was always going to be the teams soft spot at the European Championship. Cheap Jerseys China . Struggling with injury makes it even worse. On Tuesday, central defender Joris Mathijsen only briefly rejoined group training with the team, raising questions about his fitness for Saturdays opening Group B game against Denmark. And his partner at the heart of defence, John Heitinga, reduced himself to cycling on a stationary bike while his teammates had a light training session. The Everton player warned it was just a bit of rest after a long season. Mathijsen was finally back on the field Tuesday after a left hamstring injury kept him sidelined for 10 days of vital championship preparations. He was injured during the 2-1 loss to Bulgaria on May 26. He teamed up with Heitinga in the 2010 World Cup final, where the Dutch lost to Spain, and was the linchpin in defence throughout qualifying. His loss would be a bitter blow for the Dutch as they prepare for the toughest Euro 2012 group, which also includes Germany and Portugal. Under a steady rain, Mathijsen warmed up with the team and joined in some ball exercises before he was forced to test his hamstring again with individual runs. Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk insisted Mathijsens recovery was going to plan as he would steadily increase training ahead of Saturdays opener in Kharkiv, Ukraine. "Training intensity will be increased to 70 per cent and if that goes well, it should be driven up to 100 per cent," said Van Marwijk, adding he was "hoping" Mathijsen would be able to play on Saturday. After last weekends 6-0 win over Northern Ireland, Mathijsen had said he was confident he would meet the deadline. "Its not as if I havent done anything over the past week. I was training, but not at the same level as the rest of them," Mathijsen said. All through their careers, Mathijsen and Heitinga have not been able to count on the support defenders like Frank de Boer or Phillip Cocu had. Yet Mathijsen and Heitinga still anchored the Dutch to two European tournaments and the final of the 2010 World Cup. So, Heitinga knows how important it is to stick together. "Clarity and steadfastness is very important to me," he said Tuesday. It is what the Dutch have been lacking on the defensive wings. Even though Gregory van der Wiel is quickly developing as a sturdy right winger with Ajax, it is the left which is posing the Dutch problems. Long dominated by Giovanni van Bronckhorst, the position has been up for grabs since his retirement after the 2010 World Cup. Jetro Willems made only his second appearance in the position during Saturdays 6-0 drubbing of Northern Ireland. Still, Van der Wiel is not downbeat and said the defence has been uniting since the last World Cup. "Everybody is two years further now and everybody is two years older, including me, and more experienced," Van der Wiel said. "Some people had a great season this season so I think it will help us for sure." wholesale nfl jerseys . The Lancers completed the three-day meet with 87 points for a record 11th womens title. The Guelph Gryphons placed second with 82 and Western University was third at 60. "This team dug deep as we lost some top athletes to graduation last season and thought we might have a legitimate top-four finish," said Windsor head coach Dennis Fairall. cheap jerseys from china . -- Quarterback Tom Brady looks fine.CHICAGO -- Gavin Floyd needed a night like this. So did his team, for that matter. Floyd pitched four-hit ball into the seventh, Gordon Beckham homered, and the struggling Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 7-0 Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep. Floyd (5-7) put aside his recent problems. Beckham matched a career-high by driving in four runs, and the White Sox got an easy win after dropping six of seven. They also avoided being swept for the first time this season. "We needed that," Beckham said. "Weve been doing a good job of not getting swept. ... Were playing hard, were doing the right thing. Its just coming a little harder the last week and a half." They finally showed some pop after managing just 19 runs over the previous seven games, including a 2-1 loss in which Jake Peavy went the distance the previous night. Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko each delivered RBI singles as the White Sox grabbed a 2-0 lead in the third. Beckham then chased Randy Wells (1-2) with a run-scoring single in the fourth and broke it open with a three-run drive off Scott Maine in the sixth, making it 6-0. That was more than enough on a night when Floyd came through with one of his best performances. The right-hander struck out four while walking just one batter in 6 1-3 innings. It was a huge improvement after going 1-4 with a 10.38 ERA in his previous six starts. He also got his first win in five outings against the Cubs and is now 1-3 against them. "It was frustrating," Floyd said. But at the same time, he had "a peace about it" and kept believing he would get through it. He also felt he pitched better than the numbers showed, at least in some of those recent starts. "There were games where I felt really good and (just didnt) get the results," he said. "Its part of baseball, I guess." Floyd certainly had things working for him. He gave up a double to David DeJesus and triple to Starlin Castro leading off the third and sixth innings but worked out of it both times. The White Sox hitters did their part, too -- particularly Beckham. After knocking out Wells in the fourth, he put this one away in the sixth when he drove his ninth homer to the sports bar just beyond the right-field wall.. nfl jerseys china. That shot came after Eduardo Escobar singled and Alejandro De Aza walked. By then, the White Sox were in control, something Wells never had. He struggled in a big way after being reinserted into the rotation with Ryan Dempster going on the disabled list this week because of right lat tightness. Wells threw 69 pitches in 3 2-3 innings and allowed five hits and four walks without a strikeout. "The bottom line was the walks again with him," manager Dale Sveum said. "Hes got to throw strikes. He just cant seem to maintain innings without walking anybody." Wells was wild from the start and paid for it as the White Sox scored two in the third. He walked Escobar and De Aza to start the inning, and they came around on the singles by Dunn and Konerko. The Cubs got a scare in the seventh when reliever Casey Coleman was hit on the last three knuckles on his right hand by the barrel of a broken bat as Escobar grounded to second to end the inning. Sveum and a trainer immediately came out to the mound. Coleman walked off on his own power, but Manuel Corpas came out to start the eighth. Sveum said X-rays showed no fractures, and Coleman said he wont miss any time. The next game is at Arizona on Friday. "I didnt see it until it hit me," Coleman said. "Its really scary when something like that happens, but I got lucky it was just the barrel that hit me in the knuckle. Its scary, when you dont see it, especially." Notes: The White Sox held Orlando Hudson out of the lineup and went with Escobar at third base, instead. "Just a mental break," manager Robin Ventura said. Hudson, who is new to the position, committed a throwing error that helped set up DeJesus two-run single on Tuesday and was in a 4-for-26 slide at the plate. ... Sveum had no issue with Peavy saying after Tuesdays game that the White Sox have "got to show up and take advantage of these opportunities" against weak teams. ""The record dictates those kind of things," Sveum said. "When youve won 20 games coming into a series and the other teams won 35, thats the way it is. Thats the way you look at schedules. Thats just what we all do. Thats just the nature of the game." cheap jerseys from china ' ' '