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New Zealand centre Malakai Fekitoa will miss Saturdays clash with France in Paris after receiving a one-week ban following a dangerous tackle against Ireland last weekend. Fekitoa, who scored two tries in his sides 21-9 victory in Dublin, was cited following the high tackle on Simon Zebo.A statement from World Rugby on Tuesday said a three-man independent disciplinary hearing had found that Fekitoas tackle had been reckless rather than intentional although it would have merited a red card. The standard two-week suspension was halved in view of Fekitoas previously good disciplinary record and his acknowledgement of wrongdoing. Sky Sports Black Friday sale Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price! New Zealand flanker Sam Cane was also up before a disciplinary hearing after being cited for a high tackle that left Robbie Henshaw unconscious.Cane was however cleared of any wrongdoing having contested the charge, and is now free to return to action straight away.The fixture against France is New Zealands final action of the Autumn Internationals. Upgrade to Sky Sports now and get 12 months half price. Hurry, offer ends December 4! Also See: Two All Blacks cited Barrett: Dublin win a relief All Blacks gain Dublin revenge Hansen: Strongest ever Lions Teemu Selanne Jersey . The Marlies surrendered two power-play goals and failed to score on six man-advantage opportunities en route to a 4-1 defeat in American Hockey League action on Saturday. Bobby Hull Jersey .FIFA says it is relaxing the rule which forced match officials to leave its international list at the end of the year they turned 45. http://www.officialwinnipegjetspro.com/D...uk-jets-jersey/. 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The NBAs MVP took part in the Americans training camp in Las Vegas last week, but then informed team officials that he wasnt going to continue. "Kevin reached out to Coach K and myself this afternoon and expressed that he is just physically and mentally drained from the NBA season and his attention to his many responsibilities, USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said in a statement. "He tried to give it a go at our recent Las Vegas training camp but felt coming out of camp that he was not prepared to fulfil the commitment he made to the team." Durant was the MVP of the world championship in 2010, leading the Americans to that title for the first time since 1994. The Oklahoma City star also started on their gold medal-winning team in the 2012 Olympics and led the Americans with 19.5 points per game. His withdrawal comes less than a week after Indianas Paul George was lost to a broken right leg and follows previous withdrawals by All-Stars Kevin Love, Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge, and NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. "This was an extremely difficult decision as I take great pride in representing our country," Durant said. "I know that I owe it to my USA Basketball teammates to be totally invested in the experience. After going through training camp with USAB, I realized I could not fulfil my responsibilities to the team from both a time and energy standpoint. "I need to take a step back and take some time away, both mentally and physically in order to prepare for the upcomming NBA season.dddddddddddd I will be rooting for USAB and look forward to future opportunities with them." The U.S. roster is down to 15 players. The Americans resume practicing next Thursday in Chicago and have to finalize a 12-man roster before the World Cup of Basketball begins in Spain on Aug. 30. The Americans may still be the favourites, but are increasingly beatable with the losses of Durant and George, who were expected to fill the two starting forward spots. Durant carried a young U.S. to the title four years ago in Turkey with a series of sensational performances, averaging 22.8 points and shattering a number of team offensive records. He set the American mark with 38 points in a semifinal victory over Lithuania. At 6-foot-10, Durant is big enough to play as a power forward internationally, creating a matchup nightmare for opponents who cant defend him on the perimeter. He led the tournament in 3-pointers attempted and made in the 2010 worlds. He has averaged 19.9 points in 31 games in a U.S. jersey, shooting 48 per cent from 3-point range. But Colangelo said the Americans understood his need for time off. "Coach K and I fully support Kevin," he said. "His well-being is the most important thing to us and we support him taking the time to get ready for next season. Hes been part of the national team program for eight years and a big part of the success we have achieved, and we look forward to him being part of our success in the future as well. "We are excited about the opportunity ahead of us and to getting back to work in Chicago on Aug. 14," Colangelo added. "All 15 players are committed to the USA Basketball standard, which is to come together to win gold medals." 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