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The north Canterbury earthquake has impacted personally on several members of the Kiwis team as they prepare for the Four Nations decider.Utility Lewis Brown says Sundays final against Australia was far from the players minds when news arrived of the damaging quake which struck close to midday on Sunday (UKT).The quake hit just before Australia and England met in London, a match which determined whether the Kiwis would qualify for the final in Liverpool.The result went their way when Australia won but Brown revealed a lot of his team didnt watch the game, for various reasons.For some, it was because of the news unfolding at home, with concern over the continuing aftershocks.Obviously its a bit close to home for us, Brown said.The boys are a bit rattled. A few of them are from Wellington and some of them had families evacuated or friends who got evacuated.Brown was born and raised in Christchurch and was quickly on the phone to family members.Relief that nobody was harmed was followed by anguish that his home town is suffering again, nearly six years after the devastating 2011 Christchurch quake.The citys been through a lot, he said.I just want it to give them a break. Everyones wondering when its going to stop.Its not very pleasant seeing things like that happen in your own backyard.Brown is confident the Kiwis can put events at home to one side and focus on how to avoid a fourth loss this year to the unbeaten Kangaroos.The scratchy 18-18 draw with Scotland on Friday compared unfavourably with Australias impressive 36-18 dismantling of the English.Brown says the Kiwis have struggled for consistency at the tournament and the Scottish performance was a step backwards from the opening 17-16 win over England and 14-8 loss to Australia.Its a wake-up call to be honest, maybe a blessing in disguise, he said.We havent had a full 80 minutes of football. We have a lot of calibre in this side and we havent put it together yet.Luckily enough for us, we get another bite at the cherry. But it hasnt been ideal. Trent Alexander-Arnold Jersey . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands. Jack Butland Jersey . At a news conference Tuesday where it was thought that the fiery Schallibaum may be shown the door after a dismal finish to the Major League Soccer season, team president Joey Saputo said no decision has been made on whether the Swiss Volcano will be back in 2014. http://www.englandsoccerpro.com/Eric-Dier-England-Jersey/ . 4 Villanova with a 96-68 drubbing on Monday. Wragge hit 9-of-14 from behind the arc, matching Kyle Korvers school record for 3-pointers in a game set in 2003, as Creighton (16-3, 6-1 Big East broke a conference record with 21 treys in the rout. John Stones England Jersey . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. Goalie Roberto Luongo, getting the call in place of Game 1 starter Carey Price, was solid when needed in making 23 saves for the shutout. Danny Welbeck England Jersey .Y. - New Orleans forward Anthony Davis was chosen Friday to replace the injured Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star game that will be played in his home city. Bellator MMAs Benson Henderson will return to the lightweight division and face former featherweight champion Patricio Freire on Aug. 26 in Anaheim, California.Officials confirmed the 155-pound bout, which will take place at the Honda Center, on Saturday.A former UFC lightweight champion, Henderson (23-6) has fought his last three fights at the 170-pound welterweight division. He made his Bellator debut in April against welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov. Henderson lost the fight via lopsided decision.Fighting out of Glendale, Arizona, Henderson originally moved up to welterweight while still with UFC. He fought Brandon Thatch on short notice in February 2015 and submmitted him in the fourth round.dddddddddddd Despite his work at welterweight, ESPN.com still ranks Henderson the No. 7 lightweight in the world.Freire (25-3) is coming off a submission win against Henry Corrales in April. The 29-year-old Brazilian successfully defended the 145-pound championship twice in 2015 before surrendering it to Daniel Straus in November. ESPN.com ranks Freire the No. 9 featherweight in the world.The winner of the Aug. 26 bout would be a prime candidate to fight newly crowned lightweight champion Michael Chandler (15-3). ' ' '