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Great Britains mens 4x100 metres relay quartet avoided the baton blunders which have plagued them over recent seasons to coast into the final of the European Championships on a night of two more bronze medals for the team in Amsterdam.A strong line-up of James Dasaolu, Adam Gemili, James Ellington and Chijindu Ujah took no risks with safe changeovers to come home in the European-leading time of 38.12 seconds and qualify fastest for Sundays final at the Olympic Stadium.Steph Twell then battled to bronze over 5,000 metres, her first major medal since a third-placed finish at the 2010 Commonwealth Games following a succession of injury problems, and Julian Reid secured a bitter-sweet third-placed finish in the triple jump.Britains men may be the defending sprint relay champions in the Dutch capital, but their recent relay record makes sorry reading.They have been disqualified from the last four global championships, including London 2012, and most recently at last years World Championships in Beijing after which team members turned on each other.They are after a clean run in Amsterdam to ensure they head to the Olympics in Rio in the best possible form to take on Jamaica and the United States.Ellington, who finished fifth in the individual 100m, said: We just wanted to get it around as smoothly as possible. I think those bends are really tight in lane one as well, so to run 38.12 in the semi-final gives us a lot of confidence heading into the final.Ujah bore the brunt of his team-mates criticism in Beijing, but the tensions which spilled over on that occasion now appear to have been settled.Gemili, who withdrew from the individual 100m to focus on the relay, said: We are all running very fast so we are pushing each other to make the team.The womens quartet of Asha Philip, newly-crowned European 200m champion Dina Asher-Smith, Bianca Williams and Daryll Neita also enjoyed serene progress in 42.59secs.There was happy news too for Twell, a former world junior 1500m champion whose promising career was hampered by a badly broken ankle in 2011 and then a foot injury which ruled her out of London 2012.She dug in to clinch bronze over 5,000m, coming home in 15:20.70, just 0.16 behind Swedens Meraf Bahta. Laura Whittle was fifth and Eilish McColgan sixth.Britain are favourites for all four relays here and the 4x400m teams too are determined to make statements of intent ahead of the Olympics.Both quartets ran European-leading times, despite not fielding full-strength line-ups, to breeze into their respective finals.The womens team of Eilidh Doyle, Margaret Adeoye, Kelly Massey and Seren Bundy-Davies clocked 3:26.42, while the mens four of Rabah Yousif, Delano Williams, Nigel Levine and Jarryd Dunn came home in 3:01.63.Britain won world bronze in both events in Beijing and believe they are well placed to make the podium again in Brazil.The men can bring in the likes of two-time European champion Martyn Rooney and British champion Matthew Hudson-Smith, while the women can still call on British number one Emily Diamond, European bronze medallist Anyika Onuora and two-time world champion Christine Ohuruogu.Robbie Grabarz and Chris Baker made equally light work of high jump qualifying, Grabarz producing three first-time clearances and Baker four to achieve the automatic qualifying mark of 2.25m.Andy Pozzi was forced to pull out of the 110m hurdles final, feeling a cramp in his calf during the warm-up and sensibly not taking any fitness risks ahead of Rio. 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But Emery did not face even a disciplinary hearing with NHL senior vice president of player safety Brendan Shanahan because rules 46. Matt Szczur Jersey . The lawyers filed a 33-page amended complaint Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan, expanding on the suit originally filed Oct. 3 in New York Supreme Court. Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz last week refused to compel Selig to testify in the grievance, and Rodriguez then walked out of the hearing without testifying.Valencia expect Gary Neville to stay as boss and be in charge for Wednesdays clash with Barcelona, according to Sky sources. Neville fell to a second successive La Liga loss to Real Betis on Sunday afternoon, with Ruben Castros goal gifting the hosts the win.It has been a miserable spell in La Liga for the former Manchester United and England defender and speculation has been building in Spain that Nevilles short stint would soon be over. But Sky Sports News HQ understands the club expect Neville to stay put, for now, and he is set to be in the dugout for the Copa Del Rey second leg against Barcelona on Wednesday. Valencia lost the first leg 7-0.Gaizka Mendieta insisted after Valencias latest defeat on Sunday that he didnt think Neville would be sacked, despite the growing anger from fans.Valencia finished the game with 10 men after Jose Gaya was sent off with six minutes to play, and thought a Shkodran Mustafi header had nicked them a late point only to see it ruled out for offside. Guillem Balague and Gaizka Mendieta discuss the pressure on Gary Neville However, Mendieta thinks Nevilles short tenure at the Mestalla Stadium will continue for another week at least, and that Valencia have wider problems to address.As I said before the game, I dont think hell be sacked, the former Los Che midfielder told Sky Sports after the game.The president and chairman still believe in Gary and because of the short time hes been at the club, he should stay and not be changed again. But the sporting director and the fans wont be thinking the same. Mendieta and Balague believe owner Peter Lim has some big decisions to make Its not only the results, but its the way the team is playing. Its not only Gary whos to blame here, I think its the players as well.When you see the way they play, they look like a team who are not prepared to compete at the level that they should. Its more than just Gary here, there are a lot of things to look at for the club.Guillem Balague was also on hand for analysis at full-time, and echoed Mendietas sentiments about the problems surrounding the club in recent months.dddddddddddd Highlights of the La Liga clash between Real Betis and Valencia I dont think he will resign. Possibly, he shouldnt think about it but its quite clear that fans dont want him to stay, he added.But there are stats that tell a story by themselves. If the league had started when Gary Neville arrived, Valencia would be bottom with five points so the performances are not delivering.The players are giving their all at least but they arent maximising what they have. When that happens, the manager normally goes. Neville took over at Valencia in December Even though its only been two months in charge, I think there has been enough discussion and a big enough wave against Gary that makes his position untenableBoth pundits were again in agreement about the decisions Valencia now have to make, especially owner Peter Lim, and Mendieta questioned if his good relationship with Neville was enough to lead the club.I understand hes a trusted man for Peter Lim, but is that good enough? Obviously its not, the 41-year-old said. For someone to come in from the outside, its difficult to change something that should come from the inside. For the same reasons that Nuno got sacked, weve seen now Gary getting into it so the club have to make big decisions now.Balague added: What happens next is up to him.Hes already left the line out there that he doesnt want to be a coach all his life. Perhaps he wants to be the CEO of a club, like he did at Salford City but on a bigger scale, but he will have learnt a lot. I know himself and Phil are enjoying it but Valencia now have a massive decision to take. Also See: Nevilles Valencia lose again As it happened Wenger: Neville has to believe WATCH: Neville under pressure? ' ' '