Legendary F1 team boss Sir Frank Wiliams is suffering from pneumonia in hospital, though his team says he is making a slow, steady recovery. Gaetan Haas Jersey .The 74-year-old was taken ill during the Italian Grand Prix weekend in September and has not been in the paddock since. He is recovering at home in England with daughter and deputy team boss Claire Williams, who has been in charge of the day-to-day running of the Williams team since 2013.Chief executive Mike ODriscoll took Claire Williams place in the Friday team principals press conference in Mexico, where he updated F1 media about the situation.[Sir Frank] has been a fixture in the paddock for so many years its strange not to have him with us, he said. Hes had a tough time in hospital, hes making a recovery, a slow, steady recovery. We hope to see him back in Grove very soon, we all know how determined he is.Claire Williams continues to be absent from the paddock as she sits at her fathers bedside, though ODriscoll believes she will be back in time for the season finale in Abu Dhabi.We expect Claire to be back [in 2016], he said. Shes wanted to be close to home, close to Frank, but in this world youre only a phone call away, so weve stayed connected and shes part of everything that happens on a minute-by-minute, day-by-day basis. We hope to see her by the end of the year, hopefully at Abu Dhabi.Sir Frank Williams is one of the most revered figures in F1, having led his independent team to nine constructors and seven drivers championships since its foundation in 1977. He was confined to a wheelchair in 1986 after suffering a car accident in France. Doug Weight Jersey . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Edmonton Oilers Shirts . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. https://www.cheapoilers.com/1625s-oscar-...sey-oilers.html .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee. The fifth Test between India and England is likely to go ahead as scheduled in spite of Mumbais Brabourne Stadium having been placed on standby.The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association confirmed that cyclone Vardah, which swept through Chennai on Monday, damaged some stadium property but did not unduly affect the pitch and outfield at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.Both teams training schedules for Wednesday were, however, cancelled as the ground was unfit. The Test match is scheduled to begin on Friday.Both teams have been informed about this and they have agreed, Kasi Viswanathan, the secretary of the TNCA, told The Hindu.The pitch, the paper noted, was left dry as the covers, tied to iron poles. stayed intact despite gusts of up to 100mph on Monday. Although there were wet patches across the outfield, Viswanathan was confident that the drainage system at the ground was capable of clearing the wet surface quickly.There is a lot of work to be done, but we are taking it up on a war footing. We are confident the match will start on ttime, Viswanathan said. Dave Lumley Jersey. he assuring part is that the pitch and the outfield has not been affected by the cyclone, he told PTI. But sightscreen has been damaged. The bulbs have blown off, air conditioners damaged.There have been hundreds of tree trunks lying in the road leading up to the stadium. Our challenge is to set everything in order in the next two days. I am confident we will be able to set everything right.Viswanathan also confirmed that the three stands of the stadium that have been locked by the Chennai Corporation for the last four years over a dispute with the TNCA would remain closed during the Test match.Both teams flew into Chennai on Tuesday, as per schedule, despite the airport having been closed until 9pm on Monday evening. They flew over miles of flooded agricultural land, and arrived in a city that was still experiencing power cuts and flooding in low-lying areas. ' ' '