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The first step on the road to Olympic qualification starts Thursday for the Canadian womens rugby sevens side.And with the 2016 Games beckoning, Canadian coach John Tait is expecting everyone on the Womens Seven Series circuit to raise their game this season.I think the games are just going to get tighter and tighter, he said. Thats why Dubai is really important for us this year, to get off to a really good start because I think the pressure is going to build with each Series event as the desperation for points climbs.The heat will be on as Canada plays Brazil, Fiji and England in Pool C play on the opening day of competition of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, the first of six tournaments. The forecast calls for temperatures around 30 degrees.Canadas men team starts play Friday in Dubai, which is the second stop on the HSBC Sevens World Series.The top four mens and womens squads at the end of the sevens season qualify automatically for the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Canadian women finished third on the circuit last season, behind runner-up Australia and champion New Zealand.The Canadians were the only team to make a final (in Atlanta) other than New Zealand and Australia.Tait believes Australia, Canada, New Zealand and England can win each time out, with teams like Russia and Fiji capable of upsets.Every years got tighter and I think this year is going to be the most competitive for sure, by far, said Tait, who had to deal with injuries in his squad last season.Jen Kish, who missed the 2013 Dubai event with a hamstring injury, will lead a veteran Canadian squad that includes Ghislaine Landry, Mandy Marchak, Kelly Russell and Ashley Steacy. World Cup star Magali Harvey, the IRB Womens Player of the Year, is also on the roster. Tait believes two-thirds of his squad is settled, with others still looking to make their case for the remaining berths on the Olympic team.The Canadian women geared up for Dubai with a three-week tour Down Under in October that saw Canada defeat Australia 17-12 before losing 17-12 and 17-15 in games that went down to the last play.They were excellent games, said Tait, a former Canadian international forward of some note himself. I was really pleased how we played.The Canadians also held a joint camp with the Australians, with former Canadian mens seven coach Geraint John — now head of Australias sevens program — refereeing one scrimmage.It was great for us because I think the girls now really know and believe in what we have to do to beat a team like Australia, Tait said of the trip. And that was one of the purposes in going there as well.The Canadians went on to win the Central Coast Sevens, going 6-0 while outscoring club opponents 221-21.Should Canada not finish in the top four in the series, it can still earn Olympic qualification by winning the North American and Caribbean regional (NACRA) championship. There are similar regional championships in Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and South America.The regional events will take place between June 1 and Dec. 15, 2015.A final 16-team qualification tournament will send one other team to Rio, with host Brazil rounding out the 12-team Olympic field.The 204-15 womens season features 11 core teams, the top seven from the 2013-14 series (New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Russia, England, Spain and U.S.) and four teams from the first series qualifier in Hong Kong in September 2014 (Fiji, France, South Africa and China). An invited team, mostly Brazil, will make up the roster of each event.Tait is obviously hoping for automatic qualification. The alternative is a possible showdown with the U.S., led by former Canadian womens coach Ric Suggitt, in the NACRA regional championship.The Canadians, who have 21 centralized players in Victoria, have not lost to the Americans recently but Tait knows Suggitt will have the Womens Eagles ready.Theyve got some dangerous players and big home-run hitters, he said. Theyre going to be a dangerous side.----Canada RosterElissa Alarie, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue Rugby Club, Trois-Rivieres, Que.; Arielle Dubissette-Borrice, Toronto Scottish, Toronto; Bianca Farella, Town of Mount Royal RFC, Montreal; Julia Greenshields, Sarnia Saints, Sarnia, Ont.; Magali Harvey, Club de Rugby Quebec, Quebec City; Jennifer Kish, Edmonton Rockers, Edmonton; Ghislaine Landry, Toronto Scottish, Toronto; Mandy Marchak, Capilano RFC; Winnipeg; Kayla Moleschi, Williams Lake Rustlers,Williams Lake, B.C.; Karen Paquin, Club de Rugby Quebec, Quebec City; Kelly Russell, Toronto Nomads, Bolton, Ont., Ashley Steacy, Lethbridge Rugby Club, Lethbridge, Alta.Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter Curt Schilling Jersey . They actually finished with a better record in ‘07 than they did in ‘06 but only marginally, going from 61 victories to 66. Arizona Diamondbacks Jerseys . 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In fact, they promised they would be. “To win you need to keep the balance. Our squad is very strong, it will be the second year with Manuel Pellegrini so they will do much better.” Those were the words of Chief Executive Ferran Soriano this summer ahead of the new season. Last season, Manchester City were so impressive that there was some discussion about them seriously winning the domestic triple. In the end, winning the Premier League trophy and the Carling Cup, in the first year under Chilean Pellegrini, meant it was another year to remember on the blue half of Manchester. Their main rivals, Liverpool, took them to the final day, but it was another rival that Soriano and his fellow executives had more than one eye on - Chelsea. Jose Mourinhos side have grown stronger this season and after finishing just four points off the top last year, without having a true goal-scoring threat, Soriano, Pellegrini and company will know Chelsea should comfortably get to the 86-point mark that they achieved last season. City, scorers of 102 goals in 38 league games, looked for improvement as they attempt to win back-to-back Premier League titles for the first time. Bacary Sagna, Fernando and Eliaquim Mangala were added to their team, but the biggest piece of evidence in the case for their improvement this season was witnessed on another rainy Manchester night on Monday. Stevan Jovetic was mocked last season. Called anything from soft to a flop, the 24-year-old hopefully learned to not listen to football phone-in radio shows during his lengthy absences off the field. The former Fiorentina star managed to start just two Premier League games following a 25-million-Euro move from the Serie A last summer. A combination of various leg issues meant City and the league didnt come close to seeing the best of the forward during his first year in England. Those starts came six months apart and Jovetic was removed during the second half in each, 0-0 draws at Stoke and Norwich, respectively. He looked lost and nothing like the star who had been so brilliant in the purple of Fiorentina. Followers of the Serie A were perplexed, wondering when they would see the real Stevan. Even his coach, Pellegrini, admitted to not being sure what he could get from him anymore when, in an interview last season, he openly said he no longer knew what injuries he had and how long he would be out. City were deep enough to get more than enough goals without Jovetic. Alvaro Negredo, in the first half of the season, and Edin Dzeko, in the second half, were ruthless in front of goal and Sergio Aguero, when healthy, was a real threat. However, this season with Negredo on the sidelines with a broken foot and with Aguero, once again, not 100 per cent fit, this was the time for Jovetic to shine. “He had a really excellent pre-season and he is going to have a great season,” said team-mate Samir Nasri after Mondays victory over Liverpool. Nasri had the perfect view of Jovetics first master-class in England. With Liverpool dictating the flow of the game and causing a real threat at 0-0, with five minutes before half-time, Jovetic slipped in behind Alberto Moreno and powered City into the lead. It was classic Man City. Since becoming a powerhouse in the league, one of their greatest strengths has been their mental attitude and on-field leeadership.dddddddddddd They dont panic when things do not go their way. They have a wonderful record of coming from behind in games for that reason and an even better record at scoring goals when they havent necessarily played at their best. It speaks to their quality on the field, which, of course, they paid handsomely for, but it also speaks to their intelligence on the field. Before Monday night, Jovetic would not have been considered amongst these players for Pellegrini. Yet, in the second half, he was a part of a move that he ultimately finished as City passed brilliantly around Liverpool to score an essential 2-0 goal. A brace for Jovetic. There must be something about Liverpool for him. When he scored twice against the Reds in the Champions League five years ago, he said it was one of the best nights of his life. Then 19, the former Partizan Belgrade skipper was on the shopping list of many major European clubs. Rafa Benitez, on the wrong end of Jovetic that night, was so obsessed with what he had witnessed, he spent a year trying to find the money at Anfield to try and sign him. In Florence, he stayed and blossomed under the wonderful guidance of Cesare Prandelli and Vincenzo Montella. Liverpools loss was not just Fiorentinas gain. Serie A had seen many young stars come and go and it was only a matter of time before this latest star would pack his bags for good. They kept him for three more seasons following the win over Liverpool, seasons of ups and downs, but ultimately of frustration for La Viola, who were the biggest victims of Italy losing a fourth Champions League spot. Jovetic matured in Italy, becoming a finisher, a creator and once again treasuring the role of a true talisman. It would be wrong to assume he is a pure number ten, but he is far from a finisher only comfortable at the end of plays in the box. He is a pure footballer, more than capable of playing a large role in such a high footballing IQ team like City. He drifts comfortably into space, can play on the shoulder of defenders or between the lines and links up well with space invaders like Nasri, David Silva and Yaya Toure. All he needed at City was an opportunity. Now healthy, Jovetic has started the season brilliantly and his two goals against Liverpool rightly brought him the attention he deserves. It was hardly a surprise that he felt it was his best performance in a City shirt. “For sure," he said. "I had so many problems last year, but thats the past and I dont want to think about it.” Chelsea are strong this season because they have improved in the key areas they needed to address. Citys victory over Liverpool simply showed just what a different class these two will be in this season. During a true 38-round heavyweight clash between the two, Pellegrini wants to have options; two excellent players available in all positions. This is why Sagna was brought in to challenge Pablo Zabaleta, it was why Mangala was brought in alongside Vincent Kompany, Martin Demichelis and Matija Nastasic and why the impressive Fernando was brought in to challenge Fernandinho alongside Toure. Jovetics presence is also why no other forward was brought in. He is yet to start a Premier League game with Aguero, but on this evidence such a partnership would be mouthwatering. No wonder everyone at City is confident they will be better this season. 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