Maurizio Sarri said he does not know why Danny Drinkwater is still at Chelsea after the midfielder was charged with drink-driving this week.

Drinkwater did not train with the rest of the Chelsea first team at Cobham on Wednesday and was left out of the 21-man travelling party to Czech Republic for the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal against Slavia Prague.

His absence came after news broke that he had been arrested in the early hours of Monday morning -- prior to Chelsea's 2-0 win over West Ham in the Premier League -- after crashing his car on a country road in Mere, Greater Manchester as he reportedly drove home from a party.

Drinkwater, who has not featured in a single competitive game under Sarri this season, has been ordered to appear at Stockport Magistrates' Court on May 13 to face the charge -- and Chelsea's head coach reiterated that the midfielder is very unlikely to be seen on the pitch before then.

"I spoke with him in August when the market was open," Sarri said of Drinkwater. "I said to him to look for something different because in my opinion he doesn't play. I said to him the reasons, my reasons, but he decided to stay.

"I have a very good relationship with him because in my opinion he is a good boy, a good player but he is not suitable for me.

"He knows very well [why] -- he has never played because in my opinion he is not suited to my system and my way of playing. I told him everything in August, he appreciated but decided to remain and so he knew very well the situation."

Asked why he thinks Drinkwater is still at Chelsea, Sarri replied: "I don't know. [Maybe] he hoped we could change the decision."

Chelsea have attempted to offload Drinkwater in each of the last two transfer windows, but have so far been unable to find a suitor prepared to offer a significant return on the £30 million they paid to sign him from Leicester City in the summer of 2017 as well as match his £100,000-a-week wages.

Sarri and Chelsea declined to comment on Drinkwater's drink-driving charge as it is subject to ongoing legal proceedings, but the Italian revealed he will discuss it with his player later this week.

"Not this week," Sarri said when asked if he has spoken to Drinkwater. "Yesterday I arrived at training and it was beginning with [Chelsea assistant Gianfranco] Zola. After the training I went immediately to work because I wanted to see the last match of Slavia. I think I will speak with him on Friday."

Another player whose future at Stamford Bridge has been the subject of speculation is Andreas Christensen. The academy graduate has grown publicly frustrated with a lack of first-team opportunities under Sarri, and has started just four Premier League games this season.

But speaking ahead of another likely appearance against Slavia, the Dane reassured Chelsea he is not looking to force a move away.

"I haven't had a conversation with the club at all [about my future]," he insisted. "I said I'd like to stay. I still have a long contract, I've been here since I was 16. The club has done a lot for me.

"It's been six years and I've always seen myself as a youth product. There are a couple here now. It hasn't changed, I'm a Chelsea player and product and hopefully I'll keep being that.

"If you're not playing you get jealous. We are hungry to play and everything we worked for, we want to get into the team. It makes me more hungry but we want to play [all the time].

"It's always healthy competition [between the centre-backs], we try to push each other. I've been happy with my performances, but there's always healthy competition."

MANCHESTER, England -- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he has seen enough during Manchester United's defeat to Barcelona to believe his team can force another dramatic Champions League turnaround.

And the Norwegian believes that if United can knock out Barcelona at the Nou Camp next week after the 1-0 first leg defeat at Old Trafford it will eclipse the 3-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in the last round.

"To do it would be an even greater achievement than that," Solskjaer told a news conference on Wednesday night. "The PSG performance gives us the hope and belief that we can do it.

"We are playing against probably the favourites in this tournament and going to the Nou Camp is going to a challenge. With the history Barca have, and they are not used to losing at home but we can do it.

"We can carry a goal threat, but we have to provide more ammunition and chances."

United failed to register shot on target against Barcelona -- who won thanks to Luke Shaw's early own goal after he deflected in Luis Suarez's header -- but Solskjaer was still buoyed by the performance that owed much to the tenacity of Scott McTominay in midfield.

The 22-year-old was picked after injuries ruled out both Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera and he excelled against Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic.

"The boy is developing every time he plays," said Solskjaer. "He comes into training every day with a fantastic attitude and that's the way to improve.

"Every game he grows and he grows and today he was the first one who took the ball down and settled us. We had to slow the game down.

"We were too quick to give the ball away. After 15 or 20 minutes we settled and Scott and Fred and Paul [Pogba], the three midfielders did really well."

Shaw will miss the second leg after picking up a booking for a foul on Lionel Messi, but Solskjaer was left perplexed as to how Busquets had stayed on the pitch for 90 minutes after committing a series of fouls after picking up a yellow card of his own in the first half.

"Why does Luke Shaw get a yellow card when he does his?" said Solskjaer. "It's just that consistency and definitely yes [Busquets should have been sent off].

"There's nothing we can do about it. I can't complain about the referee. We haven't had any homers, if you put it that way. We are where we are and he's going to play against over there. We have to go there with the same belief and same energy as he did in Paris."

The United States will get their rematch with Trinidad & Tobago in the group stage of the 2019 Gold Cup.

The draw for the tournament, which will feature 16 teams for the first time in its history, was announced on Wednesday.

The U.S. already knew it would be placed in Group D, and it contains some familiar foes in Panama, Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana.

The U.S. will first play Guyana on June 18 in St. Paul, Minnesota at newly built Allianz Field. The competition hosts will then take on T&T in Cleveland four days later in a match that will mark the first time the two teams have squared off since the Soca Warriors' 2-1 victory in World Cup qualifying that eliminated the U.S. The group will then conclude on June 26 with the U.S facing Panama -- the team that qualified for Russia 2018 at the U.S.'s expense -- in Kansas City.

Meanwhile, Mexico headlines Group A, where it will be joined by Canada, Cuba and Martinique. The group's games will take place in Pasadena, California on June 15, Denver on June 19, and Charlotte four days later.

In Group B, Costa Rica will host a Gold Cup match for the first time in the country's history on June 16, with the group's later games to take place in Frisco, Texas on June 20 and Harrison, New Jersey on June 25. The Ticos are joined by Haiti, Nicaragua and Gold Cup debutants Bermuda.

In Group C, Jamaica is another country that will be hosting matches for the first time on June 17. Houston will host a doubleheader on June 21, with the group finales taking place four days later in Los Angeles. The Reggae Boyz are joined by Honduras, El Salvador and Curaçao.

The U.S. ostensibly has the easier route to the final given that Mexico and Costa Rica are in the other half of the bracket. That said, given its failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, and the relative difficulty of its group, the hosts will be taking nothing for granted.

Six teams qualified for the Gold Cup on the basis of competing in the final round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. The remaining 10 teams qualified on the basis of their finish in the qualifying stage the CONCACAF Nations League.

The final will be held at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 7.

Kieron Pollard last played an ODI in October 2016 but may still have hopes of making it to the West Indies World Cup squad because of a new set-up running Cricket West Indies (CWI). After smashing his highest IPL score - 83 off 31 balls - to help Mumbai Indians edge Kings XI Punjab in a last-ball finish in Mumbai on Wednesday night, Pollard was asked if he thought he would be picked in the World Cup squad that will be announced later this month, and he indirectly said anything could be possible.

"Every time I get the opportunity to play, I want to do my best," Pollard said. "There has been a lot of turmoil in West Indies cricket over the last couple of years. We have seen in the last couple of weeks there's a change. Pollard was one of the guys blacklisted. The most I can do every time I step on the cricket field is try to put runs on the board. There's people there who have the job to select and whatever and let's see how that goes. As I said, I'm 31 years, Chris Gayle is still playing, he's 39, and he's whacking it all around."

Pollard was referring to Dave Cameron's controversial reign as the CWI president coming to an end last month when Ricky Skerritt, a former West Indies team manager, beat Cameron by an 8-4 margin in the board elections. Cameron had several fallouts with senior West Indies players, especially Darren Sammy who led them to two World T20 titles.

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When asked if West Indies could be one of the stronger sides at the World Cup, given the form of some of the West Indies players in the IPL, Pollard said: "Yeah, of course you can say that. But again, as I said that's why there's people…we have a new chairman of selectors, there's a new president of the cricket board, and as I said you take it as it comes. Last year, you might not have been asking me that question. Yes, I scored runs tonight so all sorts of questions will come but for me it's just about enjoying cricket and doing my best with my god-given talent.

"We know what we can do and I think Chris batted superbly. A fellow West Indian is [Andre] Russell…he's smacking the ball and it's great to see the way he's hitting the ball and [Sunil] Narine. These guys are having a good tournament and again, when your mind is free, you just go out and enjoy cricket. You don't think about much because there are a lot of opinions, there are a lot of things, but it's people as close to you and what they think matters."

Pollard had recently returned to the T20I squad for West Indies when in October it emerged that the door was opening for some senior players to feature in the World Cup. CWI officials had stated that availability for domestic tournaments was a requirement to be picked for West Indies squads, and they advanced the domestic 50-over competition (Super50 Cup) from February 2019 to October 2018 to avoid a clash with any T20 leagues. CWI had said if the players featured in the Super50 and performed, they could be picked for the World Cup.

Pollard represented his domestic side Trinidad & Tobago in all seven games but with unimpressive figures - 69 runs from seven innings to average under 10, and took three wickets in the 50 balls he bowled in the tournament.

However, Pollard then went on to score 284 runs in the PSL in 13 innings at a strike rate of 173.17, and take five wickets, for Peshawar Zalmi. In the IPL, he has so far scored 179 runs in six innings, with two unbeaten knocks, to average 44.75, and is striking at 194.56.

A picture from the Big Bash of Moises Henriques leaping for a catch at the SCG has been named the Wisden-MCC Cricket Photograph of the Year.

The photo taken by Phil Hillyard of New Corp was captured on December 27 when Henriques plucked the ball out of the air to remove Melbourne Stars' Nick Larkin.

Hillyard took the top prize of GBP2000 from over 700 entries from professional and amateur photographers.

Hillyard said: "It's such an honour to win the Wisden-MCC Photo of the Year for a sport I am so passionate about and have spent much of my career covering.

"I love the game of cricket, its people and the challenge of photographing it. I feel very privileged that my image will be on display at Lord's, the Home of Cricket.

"A big thank you from me goes to Moises Henriques for taking such a great catch at the wonderful Sydney Cricket Ground."

The competition was judged by a panel chaired by Chris Smith, the former Chief Sports Photographer of The Sunday Times>, and this year he was joined, for the first time, by Diana Keen, Senior Production Manager at Sunset+Vine.

The rest of the panel comprised acclaimed cricket photographers Patrick Eagar and Adrian Murrell, music photographer Kevin Cummins and former art director of The Cricketer, Nigel Davies.

Tearaway quick James Pattinson could win Australia two Ashes Tests if he is used wisely and sparingly in the five-match series, according to his Victoria coach Andrew McDonald.

Pattinson, 28, has not played a Test match for Australia since February 2016 due to a serious back injury. But after returning from successful surgery he played a pivotal role in Victoria's Sheffield Shield triumph this season including taking seven wickets in the final with some vicious spells.

He will play for Nottinghamshire in the early part of the county season but McDonald believes he could be a key performer in the Ashes if he is used in short bursts.

"I think he's a two-Test player that can win you those two Test matches," McDonald told SEN. "I think when he plays Australia's odds increase greatly in terms of winning the Test match but we can't get over-excited in terms of what his body can cope with.

"I think we [Victoria] played him in seven games this year, 151 overs in seven games and really managed him throughout the summer. We had the luxury because we believed his batting could be of allrounder status at first-class level. Can it be of all-rounder level at Test match cricket level? I think the jury is out on that. So two Test matches for mine with a huge focus on when the conditions suit."

Pattinson was used as part of a five-man bowling attack for Victoria which featured four fast bowlers and a specialist spinner. Australia are unlikely to opt for a five-man attack in the Ashes and therefore McDonald said he could only be used on bowler-friendly surfaces where the game could be over in three or four days.

"If it was a flatter surface you wanted to pick him on then he'd definitely have to be part of a four-man pace attack," McDonald said. "I think the surface will dictate what the formation of the line-up will be and [Nathan] Lyon plays every game.

"Pick your moments, and he could be a matchwinner in those couple of Test matches. But if he has to bowl heavy overs on flat surfaces I think that will probably accelerate the process of potentially injuring him again."

McDonald believes Pattinson is world class when he's at his best. "I think Cameron White was on a radio station and said he's the best in the world. Well if he's in full flight he's close to it - pace, swing, and aggression as well. He makes things happen and I think he would be an intimidating factor for the English batsmen to overcome."

Australia's Ashes squad is set to be named just a matter of days before the series begins on August 1 at Edgbaston.

NEW YORK -- Jackie Young said it was a dream come true to be taken first in the WNBA draft.

The Notre Dame guard, who was able to declare early because she turns 22 in the same year as the draft, was selected No. 1 by the Las Vegas Aces on Wednesday night.

She's the second Irish player to be drafted first after entering early, joining Jewell Loyd, who had the honor in 2015. It's the third consecutive year the Aces have had the No. 1 pick. They took Kelsey Plum in 2017 when the franchise was still in San Antonio. The Aces then drafted A'ja Wilson last season with the No. 1 pick when the franchise moved to Las Vegas.

Young, the only junior available in this year's draft, said she was excited to be joining the Aces.

"It means the world to me," Young said. "This is what I worked for my whole life. You always dream of being the first pick, but to actually be able to achieve that is just crazy."

The 6-foot Young averaged 14.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game this season for Notre Dame. Her size, quickness and versatility at guard are qualities that should translate well for Las Vegas.

Young wasn't thrilled that she didn't have much time to make her decision after the Irish lost the championship game Sunday night to Baylor. She had 24 hours to decide whether she wanted to turn pro or go back to play for the Irish.

"It was definitely a hard process for me,'' Young said. "I had to sit down, talk to my family, talk to Coach [Muffet] McGraw and make the best decision for me.''

Young was the first of five Notre Dame players to be drafted. Arike Ogunbowale went fifth to Dallas. Brianna Turner went 11th to the Atlanta Dream. She was later traded to the Phoenix Mercury for Maria Gulich. Jessica Shepard was taken 16th by the Minnesota Lynx. Marina Mabrey was the fifth Notre Dame player to go, drafted 19th by the Los Angeles Sparks.

"It's a historic moment for our program,'' McGraw said. "We've had a lot of accomplishments, but this one stands alone. It's probably something that will never happen again. Because of the injury to Bri and Jess coming in, it's atypical of having that kind of class. But it's incredible what they accomplished.''

Tennessee is the only other school to have that occur with college players, in 2008. Candace Parker was taken first. Alexis Hornbuckle was drafted fourth. Shannon Bobbitt and Nicky Anosike went back-to-back in the second round and Alberta Auguste was taken in the third round.

This might have been the most wide-open draft in recent memory, with no consensus pick at No. 1.

Asia Durr went second to the New York Liberty. The Louisville guard, who was a two-time AP All-American, was the No. 2 scorer in school history.

Asked when she first started thinking about getting drafted, Durr joked, "Honestly, I think I was sitting in my mom's womb. Tonight, I was about to cry, and I don't cry. This is a dream come true."

Durr said she looks forward to playing for a Hall of Fame guard in Liberty coach Katie Smith.

"It's awesome," Durr said. "I'm very grateful for it, and I'm ready to get to work."

The Indiana Fever took Mississippi State center Teaira McCowan at No. 3. McCowan said she sees her role with the Fever being similar to what she has done for the Bulldogs the past four years.

"I rebound and I block shots," said McCowan, who averaged 18.4 points, 13.5 rebounds and 2.4 blocks as a senior. "Whatever my coaches are going to give me, I'm going to fill that role. I'm not going to ask why, I'm just going to get it done."

Chicago drafted a UConn player for the second consecutive season, taking Katie Lou Samuelson fourth and reconnecting her with former Huskies teammate Gabby Williams.

Samuelson's older sister, Karlie, played last season with the Sparks. Asked the main thing Karlie has told her about what's needed in the WNBA, Samuelson replied, "Confidence in yourself. Understanding how much work and time you have to put into it."

Another UConn player went sixth, with Napheesa Collier headed to four-time WNBA champion Minnesota.

Collier won't get a chance to play with Lynx star Maya Moore this season, as Moore is taking this season off. But Collier is looking forward to playing with the former UConn star.

"It's going to be amazing," Collier said. "To know she's a part of that team means a lot to me."

Moore is first on the Huskies' all-time scoring list, and Collier is third.

The Lynx had a busy draft taking Shepard and Cierra Dillon of Buffalo in the second round. They also traded Natisha Hiedeman, whom they drafted 16th to Connecticut for Lexie Brown. They drafted Kenisha Bell of Minnesota in the third round.

The Sparks took Baylor center Kalani Brown seventh. It has been a whirlwind 72 hours for the 6-foot-7 center as she helped Baylor win a national championship on Sunday.

Australian Alanna Smith, who helped Stanford win the Pac-12 tournament title, was drafted eighth by Phoenix. The Mercury are coached by fellow Aussie Sandy Brondello. Kristine Anigwe went ninth to Connecticut. The Cal center, who led the nation in rebounding, was the national defensive player of the year. Washington took Kiara Leslie with the 10th pick and Ezi Magbegor closed out the opening round by going to defending champion Seattle.

Chinese sensation Han Xu was drafted 14th by the New York Liberty. The 6-foot-9 center became the first Chinese player drafted since 1997. There was some talk that Han wouldn't be able to play this summer as she would have to compete for the Chinese national team. She said that she expected to play for New York this summer.

The WNBA season opens on May 24 with training camps opening up a few weeks earlier.

ESPN's Mechelle Voepel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

NEW YORK -- Coach Kim Mulkey would welcome an invitation to the White House, if President Donald Trump were to offer it to Baylor.

The president tweeted out his congratulations to the Lady Bears on Monday after they beat Notre Dame in a thrilling championship game the night before.

"Congratulations to the Baylor Lady Bears on their amazing win last night against Notre Dame to become the 2019 NCAA Women's Basketball National Champions!" Trump said.

Mulkey, who visited the White House in 2005 and 2012 when her Baylor team won the title those years, said a trip to the White House isn't about politics.

"I've been every time for every president," she told the AP at the WNBA draft Wednesday night. "It's not a political issue for me. It's an honor to go to the White House. I want everyone to say they went to the White House. Not many people can say that. I hope [the] Virginia men go and I can meet [coach] Tony Bennett.

"We were honored when President Bush was in the office. We were honored when Barack Obama was in the office. We'd be honored if Donald Trump invited us. With politics aside, we should go to say we went to the White House."

Baylor would be the first women's college basketball champion to visit the White House under Trump, if offered.

PHILADELPHIA -- Joel Embiid's achy left knee may prevent the All-Star from playing in the Philadelphia 76ers' playoff opener.

General manager Elton Brand said Wednesday that Embiid was expected to play in the postseason, but added it was "possible" the 7-foot center wouldn't be ready for the first game. Embiid sat out Wednesday's regular-season finale against Chicago, his fifth absence in seven games to close out the season.

Embiid is averaging 27.5 points and 13.6 rebounds but has missed 14 games since the All-Star break due to rest and injury.

Philadelphia, the No. 3 seed, will play either Orlando or Brooklyn in the first round of the playoffs.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant picked up his 16th technical foul during the first quarter of Wednesday's regular-season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies, but he will not be suspended because the amount of technical fouls does not carry over into the postseason.

The technical foul was called with 9:39 left in the first quarter, leaving both Durant and Warriors coach Steve Kerr perplexed as to why referee Kane Fitzgerald blew the whistle.

"[Fitzgerald] said I bumped into him after I was walking back to the scorer's table," Durant explained after the game. "I did bump into him, but it wasn't intentionally, and I was going to wipe my feet off. He thought I was following him to the scorer's table. But you guys see I wipe my foot off after every stop of play.

"So, it was miscommunication; we talked about it and said he was going to look at it. I'm sure he's going to send it in to the league to get that rescinded."

After the technical foul was initially called, Kerr immediately turned to Warriors senior vice president of communications Raymond Ridder sitting courtside and asked, "Is he going to get suspended?" Ridder shook his head no, giving Kerr and the Warriors peace of mind heading into Game 1 of the postseason this weekend.

Durant, along with Kerr, spent the ensuing timeout in a long discussion with Fitzgerald about why the technical foul was called. Durant and Fitzgerald had a cordial back-and-forth, but Durant clearly was frustrated that the T was called in the first place.

Durant said he was never concerned about a possible suspension.

"I knew it starts over in the playoffs," Durant said. "And I kind of figured [Fitzgerald] would rescind that one anyway, so I wasn't too nervous."

Durant, who sat out Tuesday's win at the New Orleans Pelicans because of the flu, finished with 21 points and six assists in 18 minutes against the Grizzles.

The Warriors lost 132-117 and finished the regular season at 57-25, the best record in the Western Conference. They will begin a first-round playoff series this weekend at home against the LA Clippers.