said he suffered the injury by rolling his foot in practice days before, and Gentry said

West Indies coach Phil Simmons has been sacked due to differences in culture and strategic approach the WICB has confirmed.Simmons, who move into the role after last years World Cup following a spell with Ireland, was informed about the termination of his contract on Tuesday by WICB CEO Michael Muirhead shortly before the T20 squad was due to fly to the UAE and just six months after West Indies won the World T20.Despite the sudden nature of the announcement, in a statement confirming the news shortly after it was revealed by ESPNcricinfo the WICB said the decision to drop Simmons was taken at the board of directors meeting last weekend. Effectively immediately, the WICB today announced it has separated from the Head Coach Phil Simmons. In a meeting of the Board of Directors, on Saturday, September 10, this decision was taken.As for the reason behind the sacking the WICB statement did not go into specifics. In recent times, based on the public pronouncements of the coach and the approach internally, we have identified differences in culture and strategic approach. The WICB would therefore like to thank the coach for his contribution and wishes him the best in his future endeavours.However, the lack of common ground between the parties had been clear for some time. Simmons journey as West Indies coach was never smooth once he made his thoughts public soon after not being allowed to pick what he felt was the best squad for the ODI series in Sri Lanka last year. Consequently the WICB suspended him briefly before allowing him back to his role once both parties resolved to sort out matters amicably.In September last year when the issue of selection reared its head again Simmons said: The disappointing fact is that you can lose 3-2 in a vote-off but there is too much interference from outside in the selection of the ODI squad and its disappointing for me to know that in any aspect of life ... [people would use] their position to get people into a squad; or in this case, get people left out of a squad. It is wrong and I dont like it and that is my beef with the selection of the ODI team.His reinstatement, the WICB said in a statement, was conditioned upon two criteria: issuance to him of a letter of reprimand for his inappropriate public comments, and his making a public apology to the WICB and persons whom he may have offended.The recent Test series against India finished in a 2-0 defeat and under Simmons, West Indies played 14 Tests which brought only one victory although that was enough to secure a shared series against England last year. 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METAIRIE, La. -- Anthony Davis confirmed Friday he will miss 10-14 days after suffering a right ankle sprain in the second of the New Orleans Pelicans two preseason games in China against the Houston Rockets.Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said he doesnt know the severity of the sprain, but a source told The Undefeateds Marc Spears after the game Wednesday morning that Davis suffered a Grade 2 ankle sprain?and would miss 10-14 days.Davis said hed like to play in the Pelicans regular-season opener on Oct. 26 against the Denver Nuggets, which comes 14 days after the injury first occurred. But Davis also said he wants to be smart about the injury to avoid further complications.Were constantly checking on it every day, Davis said. When I feel ready and able to get back on the floor, then Ill get back on the floor.Davis did not participate in practice Friday, the Pelicans first since returning to New Orleans, and was limited to rehab, weight training and some light shooting. He said his ankle has a little swelling and has been treated with a nice, decent amount of compression on it the past two days.You cant really do nothing about it; you just try to keep improving every day, Davis said. Its definitely tough when you set a goal to play a full season. Well see how it feels as each day goes on and see when Im able to get back on the floor.Davis suffered the ankle sprain when he stepped on the foot of Rockets center Nene while making a move toward the basket in the post with 6:38 left to play in the first quarter of the Rockets 116-104 victory. Davis stayed in the game after a timeout, but he checked out for good at the 5:07 mark in the first. He went back to the locker room and did not return.When it happened, I thought I just tweaked it and got back up and tried to of course continue to play, Davis said. And every time I just tried to run and put pressure on it, it was just bothering me. 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Moore, 27, said he suffered the injury by rolling his foot in practice days before, and Gentry said Moore could have continued to play Wednesday had it been a regular-season game.I just got to see how I feel daily, Moore said about his status. I was talking with doctors and talking with our trainers, and well see. I cant say definite for anything right now.Terrence Jones (right knee contusion) and training-camp signee Robert Sacre (right foot) missed both games in China, but Gentry said both players are fine moving forward.The Pelicans lost 351 games to injury and illness last season, the second most in the past decade, and finished 12th in the Western Conference at 30-52.They are already without Jrue Holiday, who will miss an indefinite number of regular-season games as he tends to his wife, former USWNT soccer player Lauren Holiday, who is recovering from surgery to remove a benign tumor from the right side of her brain. Tyreke Evans (right leg) and Quincy Pondexter (left leg) are also expected to be out until at least November, with returns in December or January more likely for both. Gentry told ESPNs Zach Lowe in July that Evans return would be icing to the cake. ' ' '