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Team GBs women came to Rio with medal aspirations but return home having finished fourth in the sevens at the 2016 Olympics. It wasnt for a lack of heart but at key moments their discipline was found wanting as they fell in the bronze medal match to Canada.For so long it looked like Team GB were going to be genuine contenders to make the final. They breezed through their group with three wins from three -- including a 22-0 triumph over Canada -- then made light work of Fiji in the quarterfinals only to run into the Portia Woodman-inspired New Zealand.Reduced to five players at half-time with Katy McLean shown yellow for pulling back the Woodman as she attempted to sprint clear and Amy Wilson Hardy then sin-binned, perhaps harshly, for catching Ruby Tui in the air it just gave them too much to do. In the end the Woodman-inspired Black Ferns cutting edge proved too much as they closed out a 25-7 triumph.Then Canada shut them out 33-10 in the bronze medal match - captain Emily Scarratt was sin-binned for a knock on - to leave the squad devastated.It wasnt in the script. With a host of World Cup-winners in their ranks, they would have fancied their chances of taking away gold -- that was certainly the pre-Games message from coach Simon Middleton. But in the end theyll be left pondering those horrible what ifs.We couldnt really live with the pace, and we hurt ourselves with a few of the things that we did, Middleton said. There are a lot of young players in there, and hopefully we will get another shot at the Olympics next time around, and we will be better for it.Looking back over the three days there are plenty of positives to take from their performances: Scarratt was imperious under the high ball, Jo Watmore, their player of the Games, played brilliantly in getting her six tries while the experience from the tournament will put them in good stead heading forward.But will come as no immediate consolation.I just feel empty, Team GBs Heather Fisher said. We werent the best team. We set out for gold, lost to New Zealand and then had to focus on bronze and left ourselves too much to do at half-time. You dont go on the pitch to lose, you go on the pitch to give your absolute all to win. You hope that when you turn up you will do what you have worked for your whole life. New Zealand were the better team in the first game but we didnt show up against Canada.Despite their disappointment at how they fared in Rio, there are reasons for real optimism for the womens sport in Britain. The Rugby Football Union will be awarding 48 contracts with 16 full-time for the 2016-17 season with a focus on 15s with England heading to next summers World Cup as defending champions. At grassroots level, the number of women playing the game is rising year-on-year with over 18,000 currently playing the sport with a programme launched in 2014 to take the game to 100,000 new players.Wales showed signs of improvement in the previous Six Nations, had Jasmine Joyce in the GB squad and now have the hugely experienced Rowland Phillips in charge of the national 15s side. And Scottish Rugby are hoping to double the number of women and girls playing the game in their part of the world by 2020.Its all positive for the womens sport. 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A statement from the worlds top-ranked player says all checks "were satisfactory and showed positive evolution" regarding the injury, which contributed to his loss to Stanislas Wawrinka in the final in Melbourne. Cheap Air Max Tn . The quest begins with what is supposed to be an easy one, although Germany has traditionally been a stubborn opponent to Canadian teams at international tournaments.Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke hopes one of Jose Mourinho’s first acts as manager will be to bring Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Old Trafford.Sky Sports News HQ broke the news that Mourinho signed his contract to become Louis van Gaals successor late on Thursday afternoon, before United made an official announcement on the Portugueses appointment on Friday morning.Mourinho and Ibrahimovic have remained very close after spending a year working together at Inter Milan, where the pair won the Serie A title. That has led to speculation that Ibrahimovic - who has confirmed he will leave Paris Saint Germain this summer when his contract expires - could be reunited at Old Trafford next season, and Yorke believes the pair are capable of restoring United to greatness.I have to say I am a fan of Zlatan as well I think he has been tremendous [throughout his career] and certainly in his time at PSG he has been terrific, Yorke told Sky Sports News HQ. Ibrahimovic told reporters on Thursday he has already decided his future He seems to get better with age and he is relishing the opportunity of playing in the Premier League. Hes been everywhere else and I am sure he would love to finish his career at Manchester United if given the chance.If Zlatan joins Manchester United under Mourinho I think it will be a huge step in the right direction to make Manchester United the No 1 club in the country once again. Peter Kenyon believes Mourinho is the perfect replacement for Louis van Gaal.dddddddddddd. Yorke is convinced Mourinho will re-invigorate Uniteds squad and says the 53-year-olds track record in management suggests can get the best out of the players inherited from his predecessor Van Gaal.You only have to look at what he has achieved over his career to see that he certainly brings a winning formula, said Yorke, who won the treble with United in 1999.I think he will certainly put United back on top where they belong. He knows he has a challenge in terms of the players he has inherited from the Van Gaal regime but I think he will certainly get the best out of the players, which I dont think Van Gaal was able to do. Yorke hopes Ryan Giggs becomes part of Mourinhos backroom team Yorke has previously stated his preference to succeed Van Gaal was former team-mate Ryan Giggs and the ex-Trinidad and Tobago international is keen to see the Welshman retained by the club in some capacity under Mourinho.Everyone knows my first choice was Giggsy and I thought he may have had the opportunity, Yorke said. Treble winner Yorke scored 63 goals in 148 Manchester United appearances Especially, when you look around in terms of other players who have come out of the game and been given the opportunity to manage such huge clubs, ie Zinedine Zidane, Pep Guardiola, Luis Enrique and Diego Simeone with what he is doing at Atletico Madrid as well.You would have thought he may get the opportunity after three years as assistant and hes also been at the football club for nearly three decades. Its not to be but I think its crucial they keep Giggsy at the club.Also See:Ferdinand welcomes MourinhoMourinho in numbersThierry Henrys verdict on JoseCarragher on Mourinhos impact ' ' '