Perth Glory have denied a report that Socceroo signing Rhys Williams is set to leave the club just 11 games into his A-League tenure.On Monday afternoon, Fox Sports reported that the stuttering Glory - which dropped Williams for the visit of Sydney FC on Saturday - would let the home-town defender leave.A Glory spokesman said the report was pure speculation and Williams was contracted for another 18 months.Rhys Williams is a contracted player and hes required at training, he said.The decision to leave him out of the squad for the visit of Sydney FC was a football decision and thats it.The length of Williams contract could be a key issue.The club announced Williams had signed a one-year deal on his signing in April, but now insist hes signed up until mid-2018.Under transfer regulations, clubs are allowed to approach rival players when their contracts have less than six months to run.Its understood Sydney FC were under the impression that Williams fell into that basket of players when they made a formal approach to the 28-year-old prior to their 4-1 defeat of the Glory on the weekend.Club chief executive Peter Filopoulous confirmed the Sky Blues approach was rebuffed.Sydney sent a letter but we promptly reminded them that Rhys has another year to run after this one and theyve apologised for the oversight, Filopoulos told FourFourTwo.This time of the year players who have six months left (on their contracts), clubs are entitled to approach them.As a courtesy they write to the club involved to say they have intentions of speaking to their player.Those letters are flying all over the A-League at the moment. However in Rhys Williams scenario hes got another year to run beyond this one. It doesnt apply.Williams has yet to hit any great footballing heights since moving back to Australia after an injury-ravaged decade in the United Kingdom.At his peak five years ago, Williams was linked to English Premier League giants Liverpool on a multi-million pound deal.But two major Achilles injuries and osteitis pubis sent Williams career into a tailspin, and he was released by club Middlesbrough this year after 10 seasons of service.In Perth, Williams has struggled to adapt to life in the A-League and was notably at fault for the round one capitulation to Central Coast, a match the Glory led 3-0 after 55 minutes but ended up drawing.It remains to be seen whether any tension or issues between the club and player will result in the defender departing the club.Williams last played for the Socceroos in 2013. 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A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. WASHINGTON -- Kelly Oubre Jr. is rewarding Wizards coach Scott Brooks decision to use him late in games.Oubre scored a career-high 19 points to go with nine rebounds and three steals in Washingtons 110-105 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.For the second game in a row, Oubre played with the starters late. Trailing 100-95, the smaller unit reeled off an 11-0 run.When he rebounds and defends the scoring is going to come and I thought he was outstanding throughout the game, Brooks said. He is on a nice run right now.John Wall had 24 points and 11 assists, and Bradley Beal added 20 points as the Wizards won for the third time in four games.Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 28 points and 13 rebounds, but committed seven of Milwaukees 20 turnovers.Antetokounmpos two free throws gave the Bucks a 100-95 lead with 4:28 left, but the Wizards rallied while the Bucks went cold.Walls driving layup gave the Wizards a 101-100 lead with 3:03 left. Oubre then anticipated a pass by Tony Snell, got the steal and his dunk at the other end made it 103-100.Oubre is averaging 9.4 points and 5.8 rebounds over his last seven games.Just my focus. Focusing more on the game plan, focusing more on what I need to do, focusing more on what I can do and cant do out there on the court, Oubre said of his recent success.Beals driving layup pushed the lead to 105-100 and Wall, who scored nine of his points in the fourth quarter, soon added a free throw.Mirza Teletovics 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left pulled the Bucks to 108-105, but Beal hit two free throws to seal the win. Teletovic finished with 25 points on 8-for-12 shooting.The Bucks have lost three of four.We had 20 turnovers tonight that led to a lot of points. Again, we turned the ball over, we shot a lot of threes there in that five-minute (fourth-quarter) span, Milwaukee coach Jason Kidd said.dddddddddddd Our strength is the paint. We have to get back to the paint and work from the inside out.Trailing by eight early in the third quarter, the Wizards went on a 16-3 run and led 70-65 before the Bucks answered to make it 77-77 after three.NOT A FAN OF THE FORCEIt was Star Wars Night at Verizon Center and Brooks was asked before the game which of the movies is his favorite? I can honestly say I have not watched one (of them), he said. Never. I mean I saw like five minutes walking through the living room where my kids were watching it. Theres other things I have to worry about.GROWING PAINSKidds team blew a 20-point lead before losing to the Hawks on Friday night, then followed it up by faltering down the stretch against the Wizards. We didnt earn it tonight, we didnt earn it last night, Kidd said. For us to close games we have to have that killer mentality and the last two nights we havent.TIP-INSBucks: Milwaukee shot 14 for 23 (60.9 percent) in the first quarter, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range. ... Bucks have hit at least 10 3s in each of the last three games. ... After scoring 27 points in each of his last two games, Jabari Parker had eight points.Wizards: It was Walls 12th double-double of the season. . Marcin Gortat finished with nine points and 14 rebounds. . Wizards have won four of their last five versus the Bucks. . The Wizards have won back-to-back games for just the second time this season.UP NEXTBucks: At Toronto on Monday.Wizards: At Miami on Monday. ' ' '