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Less than two years ago, a Socceroos call-up would have seemed a pipe dream for Brandon ONeill.Scant game time at Perth amounting to less than 15 A-League appearances in three years is hardly the level of exposure necessary for a young player to develop, let alone turn coach Ange Postecoglous head.Skip forward a season and the notion is not so far-fetched.Twenty-one A-League matches, including 16 starts, underscore a breakout 2015-16 campaign that rewarded Graham Arnolds faith, after the Sydney FC coach plucked the near-anonymous midfielder from his rut and brought him east.ONeills fearless form was a rare positive in the teams disappointing domestic season, his displays in February earning him selection for the Olyroos failed Olympic qualifying campaign.The 22-year-old is now a vital cog in a rejuvenated Sky Blues aiming high for long-awaited silverware.Last weekend, in front of 62,000 fans at ANZ Stadium, ONeill was superb in tandem with Josh Brillante and converted a free-kick to score the third of four unanswered goals against Western Sydney.It came a week after Postecoglou revealed hes on the lookout for the next young A-League stars to make a case for Socceroos selection.Its not what drives him most, but ONeill admits a desire to step up to the senior national set-up.Its always a goal thats in the back of your mind, ONeill told AAP.First and foremost, I need to continue to improve at Sydney FC and play well.Secondly, we need a team success - we need trophies this year.But thirdly, if Im playing well and the team is doing well, yeah Ill always stick my hand up.ONeill says theres plenty of room for improvement over the next few years and playing alongside fringe Socceroo Brillante and former club player the year Milos Dimitrijevic is a bonus.On the field weve clicked straight away, he said.Between us three it will be really enjoyable in the midfield this season, because were all ball players and hard workers as well.Sydney next play Central Coast on Saturday at Allianz Stadium. Air Force 1 Hombre España . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. Air Force 1 España . "We have always prided ourselves on the way we play defence. Having two big pieces back is going to be a key for us moving forward for years to come," said Knighthawks head coach Mike Hasen. http://www.airforce1baratasespana.es/ . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea. Air Force 1 Baratas . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Air Force One Baratas .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Chandimal has had surgery after being struck on the hand while playing a domestic match last week.Chandimal suffered multiple dislocations around the right thumb area after he was hit during a Mercantile tournament match. The recovery period for the injury is three weeks and the Sri Lanka team management said that Chandimal is expected to be fit for the teams tour of Zimbabwe in October and November. Although the schedule for the tour has not yet been announced, the first Test is likely to begin on October 29.Chandimals, Sri Lankas vice-captain, was also the sides designated wicketkeeper during the recent home Test series against Australia. He struck a crucial 132 in the first innings of thhe Colombo Test to lead Sri Lanka from 26 for 5 to an eventual 163-run win that helped them sweep the series 3-0.ddddddddddddChandimal has also been prolific this year, making 1451 runs from 36 matches across formats including four centuries. He also scored five successive ODI fifties between June and August this year, but missed out on becoming the first Sri Lanka batsman to score six consecutive fifties when he was dismissed for 48 in the second ODI against Australia.He also stood in as captain during a part of the ODI and T20I series against Australia, after Angelo Mathews suffered a calf injury. ' ' '