the Premier League you have to be good enough defensively, Moye

Melbourne have outgunned Cronulla 26-6 to win the NRL minor premiership and set up a qualifying final against defending premiers North Queensland.With the two top teams battling for the JJ Giltinan Shield on Saturday night at AAMI Park, the clinical Storm steamrolled the Sharks to win the trophy for the first time since 2011.On the back of the loss, the Sharks could fall to third, with Canberra a chance to leapfrog them with a win on Sunday over the Wests Tigers. Regardless of the outcome of the Leichhardt Oval clash, the teams will meet next weekend in the second qualifying final.The Cowboys earlier cemented fourth spot and a meeting with the Storm at AAMI Park with a 32-16 win over Gold Coast.While centre Cheyse Blair scored a try in each half, Melbournes stoic defence was key to their victory, repelling the Sharks attacking threats to keep them tryless until the 69th minute.Rugby-bound winger Marika Koroibete showed what a loss he would be to the NRL with some scintillating runs and bone-crunching defence.Centre Will Chambers, who missed three months with a fractured foot, also looked back to his best, while the Storm pack gave the Sharks no room to move.Cronulla, aiming for their first minor premiership since 1999, threw everything at Melbourne but never really looked like they were in the hunt.They suffered a setback in the first half losing two forwards in Chris Heighington (concussion) and Joseph Paulo (knee) as the Storm went up 10-2 at the break.The Sharks could have further worries with a late hit by hooker Michael Ennis taking out Storm five-eighth Blake Green as he put Blair through for his first try.Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy said winning the minor premiership was extra special given the torrid injury run his team had gone through during the season.It means a fair bit for us, Bellamy said.Its a symbol that youve been the best team in this competition for seven months.It doesnt mean youre going to be the best for the next month but to finish at the top of the heap of this competition isnt easy to do.Cronulla coach Shane Flanagan said his team created plenty of opportunities but couldnt finish them off to put pressure on the Storm.In the second half, the line breaks were five-three to us so we broke their line a couple of times but balls didnt go to hand and there was an intercept there, Flanagan said.We had our opportunities and, if wed have taken them in the first half, it could have been a different story but typical Storm - they held in there.We werent at our best and they deserved the win.Flanagan said he believed Heighington would be fit to face the Raiders, while Paulo would be sidelined for a few weeks with medial ligament damage. 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The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said. While the phrase relegation-threatened has been a near-perennial adjective for Sunderland throughout this decade, it wasnt expected that Saturdays match against reigning champions Leicester City would be a six-point belter to help potentially avoid the drop.Yet thats the situation the Foxes (3-4-6) find themselves as they continue to battle a title-sized hangover in domestic play that is at direct odds with their Champions League success.Claudio Raineris team arrives in the North-East in 14th place, only two points above the drop. Leicester have already secured passage to the round of 16 in the Champions League with a match to spare, but their continental mastery has failed to translate into a robust title defence through the first three-plus months of the season.The Foxes are winless in their last four league matches (0-2-2) following their 2-2 draw versus new boys Middlesbrough last Saturday. Islam Slimanis conversion from the spot at the death secured a point for Leicester, as Riyad Mahrez also scored a penalty on either side of goals by Alvaro Negredo.Given Wednesdays match at Porto will give Ranieri a chance to blood his younger players in Europe -- the Foxes have already secured the top spot in Group G -- their manager is calling on his players to realise the urgency of their Premier League plight.Now, we have to reconnect our brains, he told the clubs official website. They must play with pressure. They must be focused and play with the same character.In the Champions League we are so happy, but in the Premier League we arent happy. Its now important to be focused on the Premier League. We are very focused on what happens in the Premier League.The most glaring difference from last season is the lack of goals from Jamie Vardy, though the striker has been drawing penalties for Leicester. The England international, who set a Premier League record with goals in 11 straight games last season, has gone 17 without for his club since netting at Anfield in a 4-1 loss to Liverpool on Sept. 10.Facing Sunderland, however,, could be the perfect opportunity for Vardy to break his duck.ddddddddddddHe had a second-half brace in the most recent meeting, a 2-0 Leicester City victory at the Stadium of Light on April 10 and contributed the first goal to a 4-2 win Aug. 8, 2015.The Foxes are 2-2-0 in their last four top-flight matches versus the Black Cats and 6-3-1 in the last 10. First-choice goalkeeper Kasper Schemichel is still out with a hand injury but expected to return this month. Midfielder Nampalys Mendy is expected to be at least on the bench for this match as hes recovered from an ankle injury.While Sunderland (2-2-9) are rooted to the bottom of the table, there have been signs of life as David Moyes tries to rebuild the side. They were denied a third straight league win last weekend at Anfield, but the defence was stubborn against the hard-charging Reds in a 2-0 defeat.If you want to win in the Premier League you have to have a sound defence. If you want to stay in the Premier League you have to be good enough defensively, Moyes said. We did a good job, but it wasnt good enough. But I have to praise the players against the quality we were playing, they stuck to their task and came pretty close.The Black Cats picked up their first home win two weeks ago in a 3-0 rout of Hull City that also served as their first clean sheet of the season in league play. Sunderland had been outscored 13-5 while getting just one point from their first five matches there.That win, coupled with their uptick in quality of play late, has them believing they could spring an upset.Leicester City won the league last year but at home its a game we should be aiming to win, midfielder Adnan Januzaj told Sunderlands official website. Just because they were successful last year doesnt mean we have to put ourselves down, and in any game anything can happen. We will head into the weekend confident and hopefully we can take three points. ' ' '