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The stellar form of Ben Barba stopped Cronulla from making a play for Jarryd Hayne with coach Shane Flanagan revealing he toyed with the idea of trying to sign the cross-code star.Hayne this week secured his future when he signed a two-year NRL deal with Gold Coast, who fended off interest from rival clubs and European rugby to snare the former San Francisco 49er.Flanagan said he made very brief inquiries about Hayne but scrapped the idea because it would likely upset team harmony.I even thought about (trying to sign Hayne) myself, if there was an opportunity, if we had an injury early on, Flanagan said ahead of Cronullas crunch match against Canberra on Saturday.My back five are going outstanding for us at the moment.It was an option for us but were really comfortable with what were doing, I didnt want to upset ours.The Sharks would have been forced to move on players to get Hayne, who inked a $2.4 million contract with the Titans.One of the prevailing reasons behind not making a serious play was the form of fullback Ben Barba, who has returned to his best under Flanagan this year to be in Dally M contention.I didnt get too far, Flanagan said when asked about negotiations.Im really comfortable with what weve got this year and I didnt think it was the right move.Barba admits the Sharks are on guard after losing to the resurgent Raiders at home last year and also having their 16-match winning run ended by an 18-all draw against Gold Coast on Monday night.We all know the Raiders are going pretty good. 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Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively.NEW YORK -- The Washington Nationals have placed first baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day disabled list with a left rib cage strain and optioned prized pitching prospect Lucas Giolito to Triple-A Syracuse.Speedy utilityman Trea Turner and outfielder Michael Taylor were recalled from Syracuse. The moves were made Friday before first-place Washington played the New York Mets in the second game of a four-game series between the top teams in the NL East.Zimmerman was put on the DL retroactive to Thursday. He homered Wednesday against Milwaukee but sat out Thursday night against the Mets with soreness, leaving manager Dusty Baker and the Nationals a player short in their 9-7 loss.I felt this is the right move regardless, because its such a late time of the season. You cant afford to lose a guy for six to eight weeks or whatever, however long it takes if hed really hurt it, pulled it, Baker said. Hes already operating kind of from behind trying to get his stroke together. So we thought that was definitely the right move for him and us.The 31-year-old Zimmerman is batting .221 with 12 homers, 13 doubles and 38 RBI.Giolito, who turns 22 next week, made two major league starts -- both against the Mets -- after he was called up from Double-A Harrisburg.dddddddddddd He threw four shutout innings of one-hit ball in his rain-shortened debut June 28, but didnt fare nearly as well Thursday night at Citi Field.Handed a 4-1 lead, he faded fast and was pulled after throwing 90 pitches in 3 2/3 innings. The right-hander gave up four runs, seven hits and four walks.The 23-year-old Turner, another top prospect, went 3 for 3 with a double and a walk during a two-game stint with the Nationals early last month. He was hitting .302 with six homers and 33 RBI in 83 games at Syracuse, leading the International League in runs (61), triples (8), doubles (22) and stolen bases (25).Taylor was optioned to Syracuse on Monday and played one game there before returning to the majors. He was batting .225 with six homers, 10 doubles, 12 RBI and 10 steals in 60 games for Washington this year.Turner and Taylor were both available off the bench Friday night against the Mets. ' ' '