Sri Lankas final match before the first Test against England on Thursday ended in a draw at Leicestershire. Grant Hill Magic Jersey . With a draw always the most likely result, the tourists used the third day to try and play their batsmen into form and it worked to a certain extent with Dimuth Karunaratne retiring having made a century.Leicestershire resumed on 304-5 in the morning session and did not lose another wicket before declaring having moved eight runs ahead of Sri Lankas first innings total.Tom Wells ended unbeaten on 87 and Rob Taylor was 37 not out when they were waved in, with the score at 375-5 after 100 overs.After a duck in the first innings, Karunaratne had a point to prove and put on 100 for the first wicket with Kaushal Silva, who was eventually bowled by Taylor for 43.Karunaratne continued and hit 16 boundaries as he reached his ton off 134 balls before retiring to allow others a chance to play themselves into nick.However, while Lahiru Thirimanne made 40 not out, both Niroshan Dickwella and Milinda Siriwardana were both dismissed for ducks as the game came to a close with Sri Lanka 200-4.Watch Sri Lanka take on England in the first Test at Headingley from 10am on Thursday, live on Sky Sports 2 HD. 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STOKE SENTINELStoke City forward Julien Ngoy, 19, is set to join Crewe Alexandra on a six-month loan deal in January.HULL DAILY MAILHull have refused to comment on reports they have brought in Bobby Mimms as the clubs new goalkeeping coach.SOUTH WALES EVENING POSTSwansea are preparing to let out-of-favour frontman Bafetimbi Gomis leave the Liberty Stadium in the January window, with a number of Ligue 1 clubs understood to be interested in the player.FULHAM CHRONICLEFormer QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has spoken for the first time since his sacking by the west Londoners, saying it was a privilege to manage the Sky Bet Championship club.YORKSHIRE EVENING POSTEx-Leeds United manager Neil Redfearn has told the club to nail down their team in January by turning loans into permanent deals.DERBY TELEGRAPHDerby County have handed Joey Barton the opportunity to train with them after the midfielders departure from Rangers, according to reports in the British press.NOTTINGHAM POSTNottingham Forest are lining up a loan move for third-choice Manchester United keeper Sam Johnstone in January, according to reports in the British media.EVENING GAZETTELiverpool midfielder Adam Lallana says he almost joined Middlesbrough from Southampton when Gordon Strachan was managing the north-east club.THE BOLTON NEWSBolton forward Zach Clough, who was voted Sky Bet League One Player of the Month for October, has been told by boss Phil Parkinson not to leave the club on loan in January for the sake of his career.THE STARMiddlesbrough midfielder Harry Chapman, who joined Sheffield United on loan at the start of the season, has revealed he wants to stay at Bramall Lane for a long time.HUDDERSFIELD EXAMINERHuddersfield Town goalkeeper Luke Coddington has signed for Wrexham on loan until December 10. 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