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Englands rugby union team and Team GB are in talks about sharing know-how and training bases in their twin attempts to triumph in Tokyo.Team GB chief executive Bill Sweeney invited England coach Eddie Jones to the British Olympic Associations London headquarters on Monday to discuss ways the two teams could help each other for the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Olympics.Speaking to journalists, Sweeney explained he has known Jones, who is half Australian and half Japanese, for many years and it made perfect sense to explore any opportunities to help each other out in Japan.Hes there in 2019, were there in 2020, said Sweeney, of a man who just led England to an unbeaten record in 2016, having previously coached Japan for three years. There have to be some areas of common interest that we can talk about and thats good news.Sweeney said Team GB was well advanced in their Tokyo 2020 plans, having already signed agreements with training venues but were open to sharing them with Jones, although Englands needs are slightly different, given the nationwide nature of the Rugby World Cup.Team GBs main holding camp will be Yokohama and Sweeney said pre-Games planning was already ahead compared to four years ago in regards to Rio, which is partly to do with the BOAs improved finances. New chairman Hugh Robertson praised Sweeney and his team for fixing what he described as the pickle that the BOA had got itself into after London 2012, and said the organisations commercial strength enabled it to look forward to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and 2020 Summer Olympics in the Japanese capital with real confidence of further success.It was a point Sweeney picked up, saying that when he talks to his peers abroad Team GB is now considered a dominant Olympic force thanks to 20 years of targeted funding via UK Sport and the on-the-ground execution that the BOA delivers.Our primary purpose - our only purpose, really - is to make sure athletes can perform similar feats to what they did in Rio, said Sweeney. And being a privately-funded body weve got to generate our own commercial funds. But were in great shape. Were in much better shape coming out of Rio than we were coming out of London.If you asked now what our vision is for Tokyo compared to Rio, we could give you a very detailed answer - we feel very much ahead of the curve in terms of the issues we need to deal with going into Tokyo.But we think that one of the challenges we will face coming into Tokyo is that were looking at a city of 38 million people, with a very different culture, it can be a bit overwhelming at times.Thats why were thinking of bringing everybody through Yokohama. Its the best place to make that transition. Eddie may think similarly but hell have a very strong point of view because hes half Japanese, anyway. Swell Traveler Sale . Oaklands loss to Seattle clinched the ALs best record for the Red Sox with one day to spare in the regular season. "I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. Swell Uk . 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ARCADIA, Calif. -- The fall is when television networks roll out their new shows, but for trainer Art Sherman, hes hoping the next episode of the California Chrome Show in the Awesome Again Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita is a rerun.I wish hed run a race like in the Pacific Classic, Sherman said, referring to California Chromes five-length romp on Aug. 20. That would make my day.It no doubt would get high ratings. California Chrome is ranked as the best horse in the world, and hes certainly the most popular runner here in his home state. A large crowd is expected to turn up in 86-degree weather for the Saturday card at Santa Anita, which has five Grade 1 races, each worth $300,000, all offering fees-paid berths to their respective Breeders Cup races through the Win and Youre In program.The Awesome Again is the Wests major prep for the $6 million Breeders Cup Classic on Nov. 5, also at Santa Anita. The Awesome Again comes six weeks after the Pacific Classic and five weeks in front of the Breeders Cup, making it an ideal intermediate stop for California Chrome.This will set him up well for the Classic, Sherman said. He loves Santa Anita.California Chrome has won four times in seven starts here, including the Santa Anita Derby in 2014 and the San Pasqual earlier this year. His losses include a close third-place finish in the 2014 Breeders Cup Classic and a second to Shared Belief in the 2015 San Antonio, both strong efforts.A win in the Awesome Again would also keep California Chrome in line for a $1 million bonus to a horse who can sweep the Pacific Classic, Awesome Again, and Breeders Cup Classic.California Chrome has won all five of his starts this year and is the acknowledged front-runner for Horse of the Year. He earned a 113 Beyer Speed Figure in the Pacific Classic, equaling his career best.On paper, the Awesome Again has many similarities to the Pacific Classic. Once again, California Chrome has drawn the rail. Once again, Dortmund, Hard Aces, Hoppertunity, and Win the Space are entered against him. The differences are that this is Santa Anita, not Del Mar, and the distance is 1-1/8 miles as opposed to the Pacific Classics 1-1/4 miles.In the Pacific Classic, jockey Victor Espinoza sent California Chrome aggressively from the rail, took the track from his rivals, and never looked back. Thats the rerun Sherman and his son and assistant, Alan, want to see in tthe Awesome Again.ddddddddddddGet him out of there and see what happens after that, Alan Sherman said Thursday at Santa Anita after California Chrome had a routine gallop.California Chrome carries the top weight of 125 pounds and concedes four pounds to all his rivals.Dortmund, third in the Pacific Classic, drew right next to California Chrome in post 2, and he is adding blinkers for the first time since his debut 23 months ago. In the Pacific Classic, he was ridden passively leaving the gate and conceded the lead to California Chrome. The shorter distance of the Awesome Again, the outcome of the Pacific Classic, and the addition of blinkers all point to him being more involved early this time.Dortmund has won all five of his starts at Santa Anita, and he is 2 for 2 at 1 1/8 miles, including his victory in the 2015 Santa Anita Derby.His trainer, Bob Baffert, also entered Hoppertunity, who was fourth in the Pacific Classic, but Baffert has been leaning all week toward sending him instead to the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park on Oct. 8 and said again on Thursday that that was his inclination. Baffert said he entered Hoppertunity in the Awesome Again just in case something happened, but barring something unforeseen by Saturday, Hoppertunity is likely to scratch.A win by anyone else -- Hard Aces, Soi Phet, Win the Space, or El Huerfano, who is also entered in the John Henry Turf Championship on Sunday -- would be a major surprise.The Awesome Again is race 7 on an 11-race card that begins at 12:30 p.m. Pacific. It is the second of five straight Grade 1 races on the card. Preceding it is the FrontRunner, for 2-year-olds, featuring Klimt and Straight Fire, the one-two finishers in the Del Mar Futurity.Following the Awesome Again are the Rodeo Drive, a wide-open race for female grass runners, which includes Avenge and Sobradora Inc. among the field of 14; then the Zenyatta, in which champions Beholder and Stellar Wind meet for the third time; and, finally, the Chandelier, which drew 12 2-year-old fillies, including American Cleopatra, Champagne Room, Noted and Quoted, and With Honors.The FrontRunner, Awesome Again, Rodeo Drive, and Zenyatta all will be shown live by NBCSN on a 2-1/2-hour program beginning at 2:30 p.m. Pacific. ' ' '