Cricket Australia has announced a new $4 million investment into female cricket, particularly targeted at growing participation among teenagers.The move comes on the back of a successful inaugural WBBL last summer, and will involve a $1 million investment per year over four years, half of which will go directly to cricket clubs, associations, and secondary schools through the new Growing Cricket for Girls Fund.The other half will be used to employ full-time female participation specialists across Australia to provide ongoing support to clubs, associations and secondary schools.Girls and women are playing cricket in record numbers and participation growth last summer was fuelled by the incredibly successful launch of the Womens Big Bash League, James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive said.Whilst cricket has had a national female competition for 70 years, we are committed to further investment to grow the female game with the Womens Big Bash League at the forefront.The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars are the worlds number one ranked womens team - and our female cricketers are deservedly the best paid of all womens team sports in our country.Our female cricketers are wonderful role models and we are delighted to see their increasing exposure is inspiring more and more girls to play cricket.Cricketer Alyssa Healy said: Its exciting to see this new investment in cricket. I know from my own experience of coming through community cricket that dedicated competitions for girls to play against other girls of the same age will have a huge impact on the development of them as cricketers and female cricket in general. Wholesale Fashion Shoes Australia .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. Cheap Shoes Australia . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. http://www.cheapshoesaustraliaonline.com/ . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. Cheap Shoes Australia Online . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Cheap Shoes Online Australia . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady returned to the team Tuesday from an excused personal absence, telling reporters he had to take care of something without divulging what it was.Brady also detailed what unfolded before Thursdays preseason game against the Chicago Bears, when he sliced his right thumb on a pair of scissors and was a late scratch.I was ready to go, had everything on, and I was just trying to get something out of my shoe, he said. The scissors slipped. Just a silly accident.Its a crappy way to not be out there because its a silly mistake. Im glad it wasnt in the regular season. I learned from it and hopefully wont be operating any more scissors for a while.Brady said that when the accident happened, he let out a pretty loud word I wouldnt repeat in front of my kids. I couldnt believe it and then got it checked out.CSN New England tweeted a close-up photo of Bradys thumb.Asked how his right thumb feels now, Brady said, Good. It took a few days. I waanted to go, and Coach [Belichick] said its probably best if we just take it easy.ddddddddddddI wish I could have played. Ive been missing playing, and I wanted to be out there with my teammates. I feel like thats what my job and responsibility is, to be out there with my team. It was tough to not be out there.Brady said he thinks he would have played if it were a regular-season game but added that he supported Belichicks decision.As for whether he wants to play in Fridays preseason game at Carolina, Brady said, Absolutely. I like to be out there every time I get a chance to play. You only get so many opportunities a year. Im getting [only] so many opportunities left in my life, so Id like to take advantage of any and all of them if possible.Asked whether hes been told he will play, Brady said, Im always prepared to go. Whenever my number is called, Ill be ready. ' ' '