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Australia has flatly rejected calls for an apology over swimmer Mack Hortons controversial comments about Chinese swimmer Sun Yang.A war of words was sparked by Horton, who dismissed Sun as a drug cheat after beating him to claim the 400m freestyle gold medal on the opening night of the Rio Games.China has demanded an apology but the International Olympic Committee says it has not yet received a formal complaint and does not intend to investigate further.Spokesman Mark Adams has also given Horton qualified support.People say many things after competition and theyre entitled to say those things, he said on Monday.Australian chef de mission Kitty Chiller says there will be no apology.Mack obviously has very strong views about the need for clean sport, as every single one of us does, she said.He has every right to express his views and his displeasure in that sense.We have no intention of making an apology.Horton also has the support of other medal-winning Aussies, trap shooting gold medallist Catherine Skinner and bronze medal-winning synchronised swimmers Maddison Keeney and Annabelle Smith, who backed his anti-drugs stance.Im all for clean sport. Everyone should have an equal playing field, Keeney said.I support Mack. Im with him all the way.Horton called his 400m triumph over Sun a win for the good guys, in reference to the dual London Olympic gold medallist serving a three-month ban for testing positive to banned stimulant trimetazidine in 2014.But the China swimming team was unimpressed.We have been noticing what has been said in the past two days by Horton, who launched a malicious personal attack (on Sun), team manager Xu Qi told online news service Chinagate.We think his inappropriate words greatly hurt the feelings between Chinese and Australian swimmers.It is proof of a lack of good manners and upbringing.We strongly demand an apology from this swimmer.Adams said the IOC wanted to encourage freedom of speech but the Olympics was also about respecting the right of others to compete.There is a line somewhere there where people should be free to compete in tranquillity, he said.Chiller said she didnt think Horton would be too fazed by the controversy.Mack is in a pretty good place. 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That ended an awkward dance in which Pellegrini -- who claimed he knew of the deal a month prior -- was left to twist in the wind on a weekly basis and eventually guided the Citizens to a fourth-place finish and a Champions League playoff spot.City will have a quick turnaround after this match to start that two-legged series, which opens Tuesday at Steaua Bucharest in Romania. The winner will advance into group play proper.Guardiola had previously announced last Christmas he was leaving Bayern Munich, wrapping up a three-season spell in Bavaria rich in domestic glory with three Bundesliga titles but lacking a Champions League trophy. In fact, Bayern was eliminated in the semifinals all three years of his tenure -- a round City reached for the first time in club history during Pellegrinis final season in charge.The former Barcelona taskmaster has been reunited with his boardroom partners from the Catalan club -- director of football Txiki Begiristain and chief executive Ferran Soriano -- and the trio spent lavishly this summer reshaping City to fit Guardiolas vision to win the Champions League trophy team owner Sheikh Mansour is so desperate to lift as well as another domestic title.Thats why Im here. To prove myself, Guardiola said at his introductory news conference last month. I was in Barcelona where I had absolutely everything, the best player ever and one team where most of the players grew up from the academy so I knew them. Bayern Munich, a club who have a lot of experience as well for many, many things.Here is another test for my career. It would have been comfortable to stay where I was, I feel that it is the right moment to come here and prove myself. If Im able to convince these players the way we want, and show a level at the end then well see. If its not going well, were ready to prepare whats going to happen.Accordingly, it was another busy offseason on the blue side of Manchester, where central defender John Stones was the latest acquisition Wednesday for a reported transfer fee of £47.5 million to Everton. The 22-year-old, who suffered a dip in form last season and was left on Englands bench during the European Championship this summer, is expected to form a partnership with captain Vincent Kompany when the Belgium international fully recovers from his calf woes.It all seems so surreal, admitted Stones, who was desperately wanted by Jose Mourinho before he was sacked at Chelsea last season. It was a lot of things, I spoke to a lot of the boys and they wanted me to come in. (Pep) was a big part of that. I want to help the team win trophhies.dddddddddddd.Stones is one of six new signings for City, who laid out a combined £72 million in transfer fees for midfielders Leroy Sane (Schalke), Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund) and striker Nolito (Celta Vigo). With their arrivals, defender Martin Demichelis has already left, while City are reportedly listening to offers for Samir Nasri, Wilfried Bony and Eliaquim Mangala among others.It will be interesting to see how the new faces mesh with the holdovers. There is still plenty of firepower up front, paced by forward Sergio Aguero and wing Kevin De Bryune. Both missed stretches of time with injuries, but Aguero still nearly won the Golden Boot after totaling 24 goals in just 30 league matches. De Bruyne had seven goals and nine assists in 22 league matches but also contributed three goals in Champions League play.It is also a reunion of sorts for Guardiola and midfielder Yaya Toure, who had six goals in an uneven 2015-16 campaign. The 33-year-old played two seasons under Guardiola at Barcelona before joining City in 2010.After another season of flirting with relegation before Sam Allardyce pulled them through the fire, Sunderland finally appeared on an upward trajectory. 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