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England lock Joe Launchbury has been appointed Wasps captain for the 2016-17 season.The 35-times capped Launchbury replaces international team-mate James Haskell -- who will miss most of the season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his big toe -- and prop Matt Mullan who were co-captains last season.Launchbury joined Wasps from Worthing as a 19-year-old in 2009 and is closing in on 100 appearances for the Aviva Premiership club.Joe is a natural leader around the place and I think he has grown with the responsibility of being a leader and an international over the last couple of seasons, Wasps director of rugby Dai Young told the official club website.He has already proven himself as a world-class player and Im sure the captaincy will only help him grow again.Unfortunately, James picked up a nasty injury while playing for England which means he will miss a major chunk of Wasps season.That in itself makes it difficult to do the job of captain, but we also want him to be a little bit selfish and focus on himself so he can concentrate all his energy on getting back to full fitness as soon as possible.Matt has been around the captaincy role for almost three years now and while it is a big honour, people dont see all the extra work that goes in behind the scenes and the off-field commitments that go with the captaincy role.From my point of view, I feel three years is probably the right amount of time before then passing the baton on and have someone else step up.Launchbury, 25, said: Its a massive honour to have been named captain and something I am very excited about.We have a squad packed full of talent so its now important we hit the season running. Jean-Gabriel Pageau Senators Jersey . The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer. Mikkel Boedker Senators Jersey . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. http://www.senatorssale.com/customized/ . The 17-year-old native of Marystown, N.L., pulled out of Skate Canada International last month in Saint John, N.B., with the same problem. Bobby Ryan Senators Jersey . Takahashi, who had a 10-point lead after the short program, received 268.31 points after the free skate to finish 15 points ahead of second-place Nobunari Oda. Daniel Alfredsson Senators Jersey . Aside from the trilogy main event title fight, there are a number of intriguing matchups in the heavyweight, welterweight and lightweight divisions. PARIS -- The French tennis federation has provisionally suspended Kristina Mladenovic, Caroline Garcia and Benoit Paire for damaging its image at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Paire, who was seeded 16th at the Rio Games, was sent home after being kicked off Frances team.The 27-year-old Paire, ranked No. 34 in the world, broke team rules, the FFF said in its statement Sunday. He reportedly sometimes stayed away from the village or came back late. He also made dismissive comments about the importance of the Games because there are no ranking points.Mladenovic and Garcia sharply criticized the FFF following their defeat in the first round of the doubles over a clothing mix-up, saying they were not informed by their federation that, as doubles partners, they had to wear the same colors.The pair was told just before going on court that it could lose by default if the players did not change their clothing, annd Mladenovic had to lend Garcia some spare gear.ddddddddddddladenovic was particularly angry, posting five tweets in which she lambasted what she called the incompetence of the FFF, blaming it for ruining their match.The FFF said all three showed an unacceptable attitude, adding that they are provisionally suspended from selection until a final decision is made Sept. 24.Mladenovic and Garcia are key players in Frances Fed Cup team that will contest the final against the Czech Republic in November.France plays away to Croatia in the Davis Cup semifinals Sept. 16-18, meaning that Paire is ineligible to play. However, he has yet to represent France and was not expected to be selected.The FFF added that the three will receive no help from the federation during the suspension. ' ' '