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STRASBOURG, France -- Frances Kristina Mladenovic will open play against world No. 6 Karolina Pliskova in the Fed Cup final, as the hosts look to break the Czech Republics stranglehold on the event this weekend.The Czechs are bidding for a fifth title in six years on an indoor hard court at Rhenus Sport arena in Strasbourg.They won the most recent tie between them in the semifinals last year, and are the overwhelming favorites to become the first team to win three consecutive Fed Cups since Spain from 1993-95.We have a very difficult team ahead of us. Well give it a good fight, said France captain Amelie Mauresmo, who won Frances second and last title in 2003 as a player.The Czech Republic has been the dominant team of the decade, winning 15 or its past 16 ties dating to 2010. It again fields a formidable team made of three top-20 players: Pliskova, the runner-up at the U.S Open, No. 11 Petra Kvitova, and No. 20 Barbora Strycova.The hosts dont have the same pedigree: Frances best player, Caroline Garcia, was ranked 23 in the world. But Mauresmo hopes her players fighting spirit, backed by a home crowd, can spring a surprise.Im really looking forward to it, but Id rather be facing a team other than the Czechs, said Garcia, who has won two WTA titles this year, including in Strasbourg. They have so many great players, that they could even make two teams from all the players they have in the top 50.Garcia will take on Kvitova, the two-time Wimbledon champion in the second singles.Sunday features the reverse singles, and finishes with doubles, when Alize Cornet and Pauline Parmentier face Czechs Strycova and Lucie Hradecka.Depending on how the tie goes, Mauresmo could send out Garcia and Mladenovic in the doubles. They won the French Open, and came from a set down to win the decisive rubber against the Netherlands in the semifinals.Mladenovic and/or Garcia have featured in every French rubber this year, but were cleared to play only in September after the French Tennis Federation lifted their ban. The pair was provisionally suspended for damaging the federations image at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where the players criticized the FTT over a clothing mix-up after their defeat in the first round of the doubles. Justin Reid Youth Jersey . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. Justin Reid Womens Jersey .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. http://www.texansrookiestore.com/Texans-Kahale-Warring-Jersey/ . 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The award was founded in 2011 to honour the man who coached Italy to World Cup glory in 1982 and died in 2010.And Ranieri has been named the 2016 winner after guiding Leicester, who battled relegation for much of last season, to an improbable Premier League title success. The 64-year-old Ranieri has emerged as one of the most popular figures in British football over the course of the season, his calmness and good humour a constant, despite the pressure of a title race.And the experienced boss flew to Rome on Monday to collect the Bearzot award in person.Honestly, I still havent realized what weve done, said Ranieri. We started off just trying to avoid relegation and you saw what happened. Ranieri has enjoyed an amazing season in charge of Premier League winners Leicester I never met Bearzot but Ive been told by people that they see his spirit in me and that fills me with pride.ddddddddddddtalian FA chief Carlo Tavecchio said: Of all the titles won by Italians, Claudios achievement is something unparalleled.He added that he would like to see Ranieri coaching the Italian national team one day.Im talking in an abstract manner, not about the next World Cups, he said. Claudio is young and he has time. In his second sports homeland [England] he still has a lot to achieve. And I dont think it would be easy to deprive him of that opportunity. Also See: Leicester video Leicester stats Leicester stats Get a ￡10 free bet! ' ' '