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Andy Murray would welcome a change of format in the Davis Cup but is less enthusiastic about proposals for finals to be staged at a neutral venue.The International Tennis Federation announced plans to alter the current set-up of Davis Cup and Fed Cup finals, one of which is to invite bids from national associations and cities interested in hosting finals.With the neutral venue, I am not sold on that, said Murray. I do love the home and away atmosphere that we get in the Davis Cup just now.It is something that we as tennis players arent really used to because when we travel around the world we are playing in neutral venues a lot of the time and the home and away aspect of the Davis Cup is something that I enjoy and makes it different and special.The ITF is also proposing a final four event for the Fed Cup, which would involve the semifinals and final being played in quick succession.Other proposals include reviewing the best-of-five-sets format currently used in the Davis Cup.Murray picked up a thigh injury playing three rubbers in three days as Britain lost to Argentina in the Davis Cup semifinal last weekend.Speaking ahead of a charity exhibition match on Wednesday night at Glasgows Hydro Arena, the 29-year-old was asked about the proposals for change:He said: I like the idea of changing the format, maybe shorten the weekend.For me personally the last three days, coming off the back of the Olympics, Cincinnati, the US Open and then being on court for 10 or 11 hours over three days, was really hard.A lot of the players have spoken about that, about potentially shortening the format, maybe playing it over Saturday and Sunday, best of three sets, I like that idea.Certainly to try something different. If it doesnt work you can always change back as well.A lot of the top players have spoken about the scheduling and format of the Davis Cup for a number of years and nothing has changed so trying something new would give the event a lift for sure in terms of the participation of the top players.The Fed Cup World Group, meanwhile, would be doubled in size from eight teams to 16 in line with the Davis Cup, with all changes needing to be approved at the ITFs AGM in August 2017.Murray, meanwhile, will take a break after tonights event which sees him take on Grigor Dimitrov in a singles match before teaming up with his brother Jamie to play the Bulgarian and Tim Henman in a doubles match.Money raised will go to UNICEF and a Glasgow charity, Young Peoples Futures.The Scotsman said of his injury: It is all right. It is a little bit sore but I am okay.I just think my body just needs a break now so after tonights event I will give myself a few days off to rest up and recover.I feel okay. I certainly feel a lot better than I did on Sunday, after 48 hours or so of rest.The world number two believes the charity event at the sold-out 10,000-capacity arena will further encourage youngsters to get involved in the sport.He said: It is very important. The Davis Cup as well has been great in doing that.Kids who havent watched tennis before who come along to the Davis Cup and see it is such an incredible amazing atmosphere there that will help them get into it and enjoy it.Tonight is the same thing, we want to have a great time and play some fun, entertaining tennis.We have had some fantastic support. I am very proud to have brought a tennis event here.All the money raised will be going to charity and that is why we wanted to set it up in the first place, hopefully we can raise a lot of money and make a difference to a lot of childrens lives.PA Sport contributed to this article.Wholesale Authentic Jerseys . -- Linebacker Myles Jack ran for four touchdowns, defensive end Cassius Marsh caught a scoring pass, and No. Discount Football Jerseys . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. http://www.cheapfootballjerseys.us.org/ . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. Cheap Football Jerseys Authentic . 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The development will feature 14 grass nets, five artificial pull-out bays, a 90m outfield, plus seating and storage areas.The €600,000 development has been made possible thanks to support from the ICC, the Irish Government and Sport Ireland and a personal benefactor, Denis OBrien.The development of Cricket Irelands first-ever dedicated outdoor training centre is a huge step forward for Irish cricket, said Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom.For the first time, our performance squads - male and female, senior and junior, national, provincial and academy - will be able to train on a day-to-day basis in a state-of-the-art facility controlled by Cricket Ireland.We are grateful to the Government and Sport Ireland for providing us with the land, and to the ICC which is clearly increasing its support for Irelands aspirations - by granting first-class status to our Hanley Energy Inter-provincial competition; through our elevation to the 12-team ODI structure; and by granting an additional $500k in 2016 and 2017 to help us afford the matches.Deutrom also lauded the individual involvement of Denis OBrien, an Irish billionaire and media mogul.I would also like to extend our particular gratitude to Denis OBrien, who continues to play a vital, yet unheralded role, in the growth of Irish cricket, he said. For the last 10 years Denis has always been ready to answer our call - from supporting our team in the Caribbean World Cup in 2007 and then our first cohort of contracted players, to helping us stage our major mattches and, now, helping us build our first outdoor performance centre.dddddddddddd He has played a central role in helping us punch above our weight on the world stage and, for this, we are enormously grateful.Sport Ireland Chief Executive, John Treacy welcomed the new development saying: Earlier this year Cricket Ireland launched an ambitious strategic plan which aims to make cricket mainstream, and the development of these world class training facilities at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus will assist this objective as the sport continues to grow.Cricket Ireland performance director, Richard Holdsworth, explained the rationale behind the new development, saying: There is a pressing requirement for such a facility to be built to service our increasing number of performance teams, as we found existing clubs are already overstretched in terms of hosting Cricket Ireland activity due to the impressive growth in participation figures in recent years.The facility will also provide a training venue for touring overseas teams; New Zealand, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and West Indies will visit Ireland in 2017.We have found that access to high-quality outdoor facilities has been a consistent theme emerging from the last two post-World Cup reviews, Holdsworth said. We have previously announced warm-weather outdoor plans for the La Manga Club Development (which is almost complete) and this home-based facility will augment that perfectly.We already have four ODI-accredited facilities in Ireland, but no quality outdoor training facilities so this will remedy that.Work on the new facility is expected to start subject to the necessary planning permissions in early 2017 with the artificial area being completed ahead of the season and the grass nets operational in 2018. ' ' '