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Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova tried to get the final word Saturday in her simmering feud with Lilly King, chastising the American for turning the Olympics into a war. Mark Prior Jersey Cubs .It was like a nightmare, Efimova told USA Today Sports on Saturday night. This completion [of the program] is a relief because I love racing, but this was more like a war. It was awful. She is young, but she should understand more.King, 19, had singled out Efimova for criticism over her doping past ahead of their 100-meter breaststroke matchup earlier this week, in which King won the gold medal and Efimova took silver.The Russian Olympic team is under heavy scrutiny following a World Anti-Doping Agency report showing the breadth of state-sponsored doping in the country, and King said Efimova and all previously caught dopers should be barred from the Olympics.King said Saturday that she was glad she spoke up about the topic of doping.It was something that needed to be brought up, in my mind. I wasnt even planning on speaking out. It just kind of happened, King said, according to USA Today Sports. But Im glad I did, because it is something that needs to be noticed, and its something that needs to be dealt with, and I just happened to be the person that decided to come out, so Im super glad I did it.Efimova was suspended 16 months after she tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid in 2013. She was also provisionally suspended this year after testing positive for meldonium, but that ban was lifted following a WADA recommendation.She has maintained since her 2013 failed test that she did not know that a supplement she was taking contained a banned substance.The 24-year-old Efimova was repeatedly booed in the aquatic center at Rio. She told USA Today Sports that she found it unfair that Russians were singled out for criticism. She also said she may reconsider living and training in Southern California based on her reception.Efimova also said King never talked to her about the issue.[King] is young. She doesnt know sometimes how life is going on, Efimova said. I hope that she changes, changes her mind and everything.King, meanwhile, said she hopes to be an example to people who want to point out problems around them.I hope they look at me as someone they can look up to when they feel like they need to speak out against something that they feel is wrong, King said.Efimova beat King in their breaststroke segment of Saturdays 4x100-meter medley relay, but King and fellow Americans Kathleen Baker, Dana Vollmer and Simone Manuel took the gold medal, the United States 1,000th all time. The Russian team finished sixth. Willson Contreras Jersey Cubs . 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As Antonio Conte prepares to make his coaching debut for Chelsea, perhaps no other manager in the Premier League is feeling the kind of pressure the Italian carries on his shoulders.The scrutiny from Chelsea fans and ownership begins Monday night when they host West Ham United to conclude the first week of league play.With spirits high and a desire to repeat their 2014-15 top-flight crown the goal, Chelsea endured the worst title defence in Premier League history by going 12-14-12 to finish 10th. The tumultuous season included the sacking of enigmatic coach José Mourinho and nothing short of a player revolt during one stretch.Conte, the former Juventus and Italian national team boss, agreed to take the Chelsea job in April amidst the clubs stretch of two wins over the final 10 fixtures. With more than 180 coaching victories and winning percentage above 55.0, Conte has a track record of success but knows wins will come with cohesion and that he might have little room for error under impatient owner Roman Abramovich.My target is to become a team, he told Chelseas official website. My experience as a player and a manager teaches me if you want to fight for the title you must be a team inside and outside of the pitch. Its important to understand this and transfer this thought on to the players.We must become as a family. This is the key to switch from last season. If we dont understand this it is no good.The Blues were more of a dysfunctional family in 2015-16, but seem poised to forget about the past and live for the present.At the moment its very difficult and dangerous to say anything about the future because we know how difficult the league is, defender Branislav Ivanovic said. We can promise to give everything in each game, we can improve and we will improve.How far can we go? I think we need to take it step by step.After scoring 20 league goals a season earlier, Diego Costa managed 12 while Eden Hazard seemed uninterested most of the way while registering just four -- 10 fewer than in 14-15. Getting more out of Hazard and fellow veteran Cesc Fabregas will be imperative.Improving a backfield that contriibuted to the sides 53 goals allowed last season is a must, but those responsible for most of the shortcomings -- Cesar Azpilicueta, John Terry, Gary Cahill and Ivanovic- appear set to be grouped again. Rafael Palmeiro Jersey Cubs. Terry (head), however, seems doubtful for the opener.Chelsea was unable to nab talented defender John Stones from Everton, instead moving to Manchester City.Adding midfielder NGolo Kante from defending champion Leicester City for around ￡30 million was a nice addition and they continue to pursue Everton star Romelu Lukaku.Now its time to focus on West Ham, Azpilicueta said. We are excited.So too should West Ham, who has a busy start to the season with this contest, a date with Astra Giurgiu in an Europa League first-leg match Thursday and the opening of their new home at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 21 against Bournemouth.The Hammers enjoyed a strong 15-16 campaign, finishing seventh with 62 points and earning that aforementioned Europa qualifying berth.We want to start the season really well, but we know it is going to be a difficult game, newcomer Andre Ayew told West Hams official website. We are playing away from home but it is not impossible for us to get a good result.This club has a lot of ambition and I want to be a part of that.Coming off a 12-goal season for Swansea City, Ayew and his team-record ￡20 million signing joins an east London squad that ranked among the league leaders with 65 goals.I am really happy to be at West Ham, Ayew said. I had a discussion with the manager and he made me understand why he wanted me. I spoke to a few players already here who had great things to say about the manager.That manager, Slaven Bili?, hopes Ayew can take some of the offencive pressure off Andy Carroll, who tied for the team lead with nine league goals.West Ham went 7-7-5 away from their final season at Upton Park, and drew Chelsea 2-2 at the Bridge on March 19. Fabregas scored twice while Carroll netted one for the Hammers, who are 0-3-7 in their last 10 at Chelsea. ' ' '