Craig Williams is to take up a short-term contract in Hong Kong to help fill a shortage of lightweight jockeys.The Melbourne-based jockey will take his family to Hong Kong to ride for just over two weeks, commencing at the international meeting on December 11.Injuries and suspensions have resulted in a jockey shortage in Hong Kong throughout December.Williams will complete his Hong Kong stint on December 27 and return to Melbourne for the Moonee Valley meeting on New Years Eve and the New Years day meeting at Flemington.French jockey Alexis Badel and Singapore-based Mauritian jockey Nooresh Juglall will also join the Hong Kong riding ranks on limited contracts.Williams said his family was looking forward to spending Christmas in Hong Kong.I was able to accommodate their request and the Hong Kong Jockey Club has been very good in regards to my situation so Ill be able to have the family with me and spend Christmas in Hong Kong, Williams said.Hong Kong is quite unique and the children will be amazed by the city and the lights and the celebration they do for Christmas over there.It will be a new experience and Im delighted Ill be able to share that with them.Before leaving for Hong Kong, Williams has seven rides at Moonee Valley on Friday night and six on Saturday, including Swacadelic in the days feature, the Pakenham Cup. Cheap Jerseys From China . Instead of dwelling on the negative, Oates focused on what was good about the clubs recent play. It worked. Wholesale NCAA Jerseys . -- Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings were back at practice for the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday despite being hampered by hamstring injuries. http://www.jerseyscheapnfl.net/ . It was the kind of score that might make everyone else wonder which course he was playing. Except that Graeme McDowell saw the whole thing. Crouched behind the 10th green at Sheshan International, McDowell looked over at the powerful American and said, "Ive probably seen 18 of the best drives Ive seen all year in the last two days. Nike NFL Jerseys China . -- Teemu Selanne scored the first goal of his 22nd NHL season, and the Anaheim Ducks extended the best start in franchise history with their fifth straight victory, 3-2 over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Cheap NFL Store . "No difference at all," chirped U.S. roommate and linemate James van Riemsdyk. "Its still the same cranky Phil.According to TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger, former Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff appears to have the inside track on the Dallas Stars head coaching job but its not done yet. The Fort Worth Star Telegram reported on Thursday that the Stars are the process of hiring Ruff for the job. The newspaper reported that Stars president Jim Lites told a Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce luncheon that he and Ruff shook hands after their last meeting and that barring any unforeseen circumstances Ruff would take over for the recently dismissed Glen Gulutzan. Dreger tweeted that former New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella also had a strong interview with the Stars, and Dallas general manager Jim Nill is expected to spend a couple of days with Ruff before a final decision is made.dddddddddddd Ruff, who was hired by the Sabres in 1997, had a 16-season tenure in Buffalo, during which he became the franchises winningest coach (571-432-162). Under Ruff, the Sabres made the playoffs in each of his first four seasons and eight times overall. That included a surprising run to the Stanley Cup Final in 1999, when Buffalo lost to the Stars. The Sabres, however, havent been the same since reaching the Eastern Conference final -- losing both times -- in both 2006 and 07. Buffalo has missed the playoffs in three of the past five seasons. Gulutzan was the Stars coach for two seasons, and Dallas missed the playoffs in both of them. ' ' '