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SOUTHAMPTON, England - Barely two weeks after helping Canadas hockey team win a gold medal at the Sochi Olympics, Ralph Krueger has been hired as chairman of English Premier League club Southampton. Krueger played professional ice hockey in Germany before coaching Switzerlands national team and the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL. He was a consultant with Canadas mens team in Sochi. Known for his skills as a motivational speaker, the 54-year-old Krueger joins Southamptons reshaped management structure and fills the hole left by the departure of Nicola Cortese as Southamptons executive chairman in January. Krueger, who has been a member of the World Economic Forum since 2011, says in a Southampton statement released Wednesday that "although there is a solid foundation in place, the club still has tremendous untapped commercial potential." Javier Aquino Jersey . The Padres made the moves before Fridays game at Washington. They promoted infielder Jace Peterson from Double-A San Antonio and right-hander Kevin Quackenbush from Triple-A El Paso. Hugo Ayala Jersey http://www.mexiconationalshop.us/Javier-...-Jersey-Soccer/. The Mets made the announcement Sunday night. Parnell blew a save on opening day against Washington and the next day it was revealed he had partially torn right elbow ligament. Giovani dos Santos Jersey . Howard hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Jonathan dos Santos Jersey . -- Olympic medallist Jennifer Abel of Laval, Que.MEXICO CITY -- Jose Sulaiman, the longtime head of the World Boxing Council who promoted renowned fighters and introduced rules to protect boxers, died Thursday. He was 82. Sulaimans son, Mauricio Sulaiman, said the man who many say raised the profile of the sport in his four-decade leadership at the Mexico-based council died at a hospital in Los Angeles. He had been hospitalized at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center for months for a heart condition. The WBC confirmed his death, calling him the "father of boxing." Sulaiman was a member of boxings Hall of Fame since 2006. The son of a Syrian mother and a Lebanese father, Sulaiman was born on May 30 in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico.dddddddddddd He boxed as an amateur but quickly shifted over to working as a manager and a referee. He trained and promoted many fighters. Sulaiman is known for supporting Julio Cesar Chavez, Mexicos most famous boxer, and then the fighters son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Most recently, Sulaiman helped Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, a young champion who last year challenged Floyd Mayweather Jr. in one of the richest fights ever. He lost to Mayweather. Sulaiman also managed to institute new rules and regulations regarding boxers safety and welfare. Among these changes was the reduction in the number of rounds from 15 to 12. ' ' '