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BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Hope Solo is blaming the American media for spreading fear about the Zika virus and other problems ahead of the Rio Games.Hoping to lead the U.S. to its fourth straight gold medal, Solo had expressed her own concerns before the Olympics.We havent made it to Rio yet and I have no idea what to expect in Rio, but its been beautiful here, Solo said ahead of Wednesdays opener against New Zealand, to be played in the same city where the U.S. men upset England in the 1950 World Cup.Its a little bit unfortunate because I think the American media has been really tough on people of Brazil, Solo said. I feel a little bit bad because when you come here you learn for yourself. I think that weve been very hard on the local people.The Americans are trying to win a title for the second straight year following last years triumph in the Womens World Cup. Solo, in her third Olympics, said it seemed problems in Brazil were being blown out of proportion by media in the U.S.You look back in 2004 in Greece, and the same thing there, bad publicity surrounding the games, and China as well, said the 35-year-old from Richland, Washington. I dont know why, but we like to sensationalize everything and scare people and then ... when the games go on, everything goes on as planned, ends up being a beautiful tournament. And I expect no less here.Solo said she expects everything to be fine by the time the team gets to Rio despite the widespread concerns related to the games, including Zika, water pollution, security and shoddy construction.Solo said she came to Brazil well prepared, especially against Zika.I actually spoke to three different infectious disease doctors and specialists, she explained. I spoke to them on the phone with my husband as well, and we got to a point where we asked enough questions. We prepared ourselves as best as possible and we got to a level of being as comfortable as we possibly can be.Im wearing mosquito repellent just in case, I know the odds are very small but you can never be too safe, she added. Im at a point in my life that I just want to be safe.Before traveling to Brazil, Solo posted on Twitter a few photos showing her concerns about Zika, including one of her wearing a hat with mosquito netting that covered her entire head and neck. The image prompted criticism against her in Brazil and caused her to apologize when she arrived in the country.I heard that there were some negative responses here in Brazil, she said. I never would want to offend the host country. In fact, Im cheering for Team USA, but besides Team USA, Im going to be cheering for the host country. Im very grateful for them for hosting the tournament. 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His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months. Business as usual, it would appear, for India and England in the ongoing five-Test series. A crushing victory, by 246 runs in the second Test, has given India a 1-0 lead with three games to come, and restored their hegemony after a scare in the opening contest in Rajkot.If you take the odds at face value, the series already seems to be in the bag ahead of the third Test in Mohali. India are an ominous 1/14 to seal the deal, with England a distant 22/1 to stage enough of a comeback to turn the scoreline on its head.Nevertheless, weve been here before with England - four years ago in Ahmedabad, when India won the first Test of the four-match series by nine wickets, only for England, inspired by their skipper Alastair Cook, to regroup with victories in Mumbai and Kolkata.Its a much-changed team in 2016 - no Kevin Pietersen for starters, not to mention the spin twins Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar. But aside from aa few culpable dismissals in the first innings, England did not play terribly at Vizag, with arguably nine of their 11 players either matching or exceeding expectations.dddddddddddd.Could a repeat of 2012 be on the cards? If so, Bet365 expects England to lean on in-form top three of Cook, Haseeb Hameed and Joe Root for the bulk of their runs - they are all priced between 10/3 and 9/2 to be Englands top scorer.Dont discount the claims of Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali in Englands middle order though. They are both priced at 7/1, and though Bairstow in particular has been coming in low at No.7 in the first two Tests, he is in fine form and could even be due a promotion to No.4 if Ben Duckett, as expected, is given a break from the team. Plenty more opportunities to bed in for a big one. ' ' '