LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Italy will host the 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, taking the Winter Games to the Alpine country for the second time in 20 years.

International Olympic Committee members voted for the long-favored Milan-Cortina bid over a bid from Stockholm-Are, Sweden, that also included a bobsled track in Latvia.

Milan-Cortina's jubilant delegation broke into chants of "Italia! Italia!" when the result was announced.

Italy last hosted in Torino in 2006, and the Alpine ski resort Cortina previously hosted the Winter Games in 1956.

Sweden's spirited late campaign effort was in vain, including the mayor of Stockholm appealing to voters from the stage by singing a lyric from the Abba song "Dancing Queen."

A sign of simmering Swedish frustration came minutes later when IOC board member Gunilla Lindberg pushed the limit of Olympic diplomacy when ending her team's 30-minute presentation.

Lindberg challenged her colleagues to reward a new kind of creative, cost-effective bid the IOC has said it wanted, saying, "Or is it just talk?"

Instead, IOC members picked Italy despite a debt-hit economy that faces increasing European Union scrutiny.

"We submit with full confidence to your judgment," Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told voters.

Both candidates would likely have failed to get this far in previous Olympic bidding contests.

The IOC has relaxed previously strict rules that demanded financial guarantees and government support earlier in the process.

It was an attempt to revive Winter Games bidding with just two candidates on the ballot paper for the second straight time, since Russia spent $51 billion on venues and infrastructure for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Now, the IOC seeks to avoid costly new venues -- and potential white elephants -- while encouraging regions and multination bids to share the load. Hence, Sweden teamed with Latvia, across the Baltic Sea, rather than build an ice sliding sports venue.

"We have budget problems in Italy, but I think that this is something that everyone has," Italy Undersecretary of State Giancarlo Giorgetti said at an earlier news conference, citing the wealth of the Lombardy and Veneto provinces underwriting the Games' costs.

"They are two of the richest provinces in Europe," Giorgetti said. "They certainly have the capacity, they have the readiness, they have the finances in order to be able to support the event."

The IOC will contribute at least $925 million toward Italy's Games operating costs of up to $1.7 billion. Building athlete villages in Milan and Stockholm shaped as the main capital investment and most uncertain ventures in the projects.

Last week, the IOC flagged Stockholm's village as a risk, and asked for more details of guarantees underwriting the project.

"A letter of intent is as important to us as any contract," Volvo chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said in the formal presentation, in what seemed a rebuke to the Olympic body.

The daylong meetings began with each bid in closed-door sessions with IOC members. The Swedish bid was challenged to prove its support from a Stockholm city authority coalition formed last October and a national government only five months ago.

Sweden Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said he assured voters "it's in the Swedish model, it's in our DNA" to deliver a stable Winter Games.

Still, a big plus for the Italian bid -- uniting Milan, the Alpine ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, and several towns in between -- was the IOC's own polling. It found support from local residents to be around 85% compared to 60% in Sweden.

The 2026 contest meets IOC President Thomas Bach's long-stated wish to return to traditional heartlands for winter sports after major construction projects from 2014 to 2022 in Russia, South Korea and China.

Using the ice sliding sports track in Sigulda, Latvia, would have met the IOC's demand to use established sports venues if Stockholm had won the bid.

The IOC praised both candidates for projecting sports budgets "on average 20% lower" than spending on the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and 2022 Beijing Olympics.

During the traditionally slick and emotional pleas to be awarded the Games, Stockholm mayor Anna Konig Jerlmyr reminded voters of Sweden's most famous music act.

"Abba is everywhere," she said, before singing the lyric: "You can dance, you can dance, having the time of your life."

With more gravitas, Nobel Foundation executive director Lars Heikensten spoke of Olympic values being an inspiration. Olympic leaders have long coveted a Nobel Peace Prize for the organization.

Sweden's heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, joined a 100-plus delegation at the Swisstech convention center, though she did not take part on stage.

Italy's bid was livened by two Olympic champions, downhill skier Sofia Goggia and snowboarder Michela Moioli, doing a dab and talking of their hopes to compete on home snow in almost seven years' time.

Sweden's wait for a first Winter Games goes on.

NEW YORK -- Unable to send disease fighters to help battle one of the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in history, U.S. health officials are turning to basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo for help.

Mutombo, regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in NBA history and a well-known philanthropist in his native Congo, recorded radio and video spots designed to persuade people to take precautions and get care that might stop the disease's spread.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began posting the spots Monday on the agency's YouTube channel and website. Officials are trying to get radio and TV stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo to air them.

About 2,200 people have been reported ill -- and about 1,500 have died -- since an Ebola outbreak was declared in August 2018 in eastern Congo. It is the second-deadliest outbreak of the lethal virus, which jumps from person to person quickly through close contact with bodily fluids.

"How do you that build trust? That's the big problem we're having in the Congo. I believe as a son of Congo, I think my voice can be heard. Because everyone in the country knows my commitment to the humanity and the health."

Dikembe Mutombo

Rebel attacks and community resistance have hurt Ebola response work in Congo. A World Health Organization doctor was killed in April, health centers have been attacked and armed groups have repeatedly threatened health workers. Because of safety concerns, the U.S. State Department last year ordered CDC disease specialists to stay out of the outbreak areas.

Mutombo, who moved to the U.S. in the 1980s intending to pursue a medical degree, told The Associated Press he understands where the distrust comes from.

"Someone who doesn't look like you, who doesn't think like you, who is not from your village, who is from other places, just walk to your village with a nice beautiful white truck and telling you ... 'Inject this chemical into your body to protect you from this deadly virus.' That's where there's a fight. This is where we're having a conflict,'' he said.

"How do you that build trust? That's the big problem we're having in the Congo,'' he said. "I believe as a son of Congo, I think my voice can be heard. Because everyone in the country knows my commitment to the humanity and the health.''

The idea for the PSA was sparked in February when Mutombo, a member of the CDC Foundation's governing board who lives in Atlanta, was talking with Dr. Robert Redfield, the CDC's director.

"We are deeply appreciative of his interest to try to get accurate information to the community,'' Redfield said.

Mutombo, who turns 53 on Tuesday, previously did public service announcements focused on polio and yellow fever. A dozen years ago, his foundation established a 300-bed hospital on the outskirts of his hometown of Kinshasa.

The new spots were recorded in Kiswahili, French and Lingala. They talk about recognizing the early signs of Ebola, early treatment and prevention measures.

For only the second time this season, we have a unanimous No. 1. The first time around, back in Week 7, it was the Houston Astros. This time it's their chief rival for week-to-week dominance -- the high-flying Los Angeles Dodgers, who have already built a 13-game lead in the National League West.

Houston fell from its usual spot running neck-and-neck with L.A. for the top slot, a reflection of the seven-game losing streak they didn't snap until Sunday. But in the Astros' place, we're seeing the rise of some familiar franchises when it comes to talking about having the talent and a historic commitment to winning, as the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox all gained ground. The Bronx Bombers' move up to the No. 2 slot doesn't seem likely to be transient, not with their potent lineup healing up. The Braves' 16-5 romp through their June schedule has brought them into the top five and threatens to end the NL East race before the All-Star break. And the reigning champs? Better work from Boston's bullpen this month might erase its biggest question heading into the second half.

The Yankees' three-spot gain might have been the most significant in terms of prominence, but several other teams picked up four spots to tie for the biggest gains on the week. The Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals were among them, with both clubs returning to the top 10 and boxing out the slumping Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies. Those same Phillies were among the biggest losers, dropping six spots, a run into the red exceeded only by the Arizona Diamondbacks' seven-slot decline.

For Week 12, our panel of voters was composed of Bradford Doolittle, Christina Kahrl, Eric Karabell, Tim Kurkjian and David Schoenfield.

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1. Los Angeles Dodgers

2019 record: 54-25
Week 11 ranking: 1

Wow! The Dodgers swept the Rockies with three walk-off home runs, and the heroes, all rookies, were not any of the guys headed to the All-Star Game. On Friday, Matt Beaty hit a two-run walk-off in the ninth inning. On Saturday, Alex Verdugo walked it off in the 11th, his second home run of the game. On Sunday, it was Will Smith, who had a pinch-hit, three-run jack to send Dodger Stadium into a frenzy. This is the best team in baseball right now and there shouldn't be an argument about it. -- David Schoenfield

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2. New York Yankees

2019 record: 49-28
Week 11 ranking: 5

The Astros snapped the Yankees' eight-game winning streak Sunday, but the Yankees' home run streak continued as they reached 26 consecutive games on DJ LeMahieu's 10th homer. They're now one game away from tying the 2002 Rangers' record of 27 games in a row. Of course, the big news of the week was the return of Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge. Stanton went 5-for-17 in four games, including a four-RBI game on Saturday. Judge went 0-for-10 in three games with a walk and four strikeouts. -- Schoenfield

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3. Minnesota Twins

2019 record: 50-27
Week 11 ranking: 3

Twins catchers continue to amaze, as the combination of Mitch Garver, Jason Castro and Willians Astudillo have provided the AL Central leaders with tremendous production. Garver has been particularly potent against left-handed pitchers, even hitting first in the lineup at times. Castro slugs against right-handers and is a strong defender. Astudillo has played everywhere in the field except shortstop (can you imagine?) and center field. These fellows will not get MVP votes, but what a crew. -- Eric Karabell

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4. Houston Astros

2019 record: 49-30
Week 11 ranking: 2

A seven-game losing streak seemed unthinkable for Houston, but that's just what the Astros endured, finally winning Sunday against the Yankees. During the slide, Houston averaged 2.7 runs, down significantly from their season average of 5.12. Part of the problem: Leadoff hitters (primarily Alex Bregman) were 4-for-28 (.143) with three runs scored. But help is on the way as regular leadoff man George Springer is on track to be activated Tuesday after missing a month because of a hamstring injury. -- Steve Richards

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5. Atlanta Braves

2019 record: 46-32
Week 11 ranking: 6

After taking two of three from the Mets and Nationals, the Braves have won five straight series, going 13-3 in that span. Josh Donaldson found his power groove in those 16 games, hitting .313/.371/.703 with seven home runs and four doubles. Keep an eye on Mike Soroka, who left Sunday's game in the third inning after being hit in the arm by a pitch. That game ended in a 10-inning victory, however, with Johan Camargo's pinch-hit homer in the 10th. -- Schoenfield

ICYMI: Turns out the NL East didn't have four good teams

6. Tampa Bay Rays

2019 record: 45-33
Week 11 ranking: 4

We'll be watching to see how Blake Snell bounces back when he faces the Twins on Tuesday. He recorded only one out against the Yankees in his last start, giving up six runs, two hits and four walks, and in four starts this month, he has a 10.29 ERA and has gotten through the fifth inning only once. The Rays -- and their bullpen -- need more than that from Snell. -- Richards

ICYMI: Rays explore splitting games with Montreal

7. Boston Red Sox

2019 record: 42-37
Week 11 ranking: 8

After taking two of three at Minnesota and posting an exciting comeback win over the Blue Jays on Friday for their eighth win in nine games, it seemed the Red Sox had turned the corner for good on their up-and-down season. But two disheartening losses to Toronto this weekend set the Sox back on their heels again, repeating what has been a pattern for the defending champs. -- Richards

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8. Chicago Cubs

2019 record: 42-35
Week 11 ranking: 7

Cole Hamels has had a career renaissance as a Cub. Since last summer's trade from the Rangers, the veteran lefty has a 2.67 ERA in 28 starts (including 18 quality starts), with the Cubs winning 18 of those games. He has posted a remarkable 23.9% strikeout rate and .285 wOBA allowed during his time as a Cub. Even as a 36-year-old free agent over the winter, he'll be in demand. -- Christina Kahrl

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9. Colorado Rockies

2019 record: 40-37
Week 11 ranking: 13

The loss of star shortstop Trevor Story to a sprained right thumb for the next few weeks, coupled with three walk-off losses to the Dodgers, cast a shadow on the Rockies' week, right at a time when they had been shooting up the standings. The team can only hope that Brendan Rodgers, who batted .246/.300/.277 during his first stint with the big club but .350/.413/.622 in 37 games for Triple-A Albuquerque this season, provides even a fraction of Story's production in the veteran's absence. -- Tristan H. Cockcroft

10. St. Louis Cardinals

2019 record: 40-37
Week 11 ranking: 14

The Cardinals' bullpen has the majors' 10th-best ERA (4.08), but might have some tough calls to make about who pitches the late frames. Usual closer Jordan Hicks enters the week questionable because of triceps tendinitis, and Carlos Martinez, the most logical immediate fill-in, has been surrounded by chatter that he could be a second-half starter for the team. Lost in all that is that John Gant is the team's pitching leader in WAR (1.4), carrying this pen behind seven relief wins, 10 holds and a 2.40 ERA. -- Cockcroft

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11. Cleveland Indians

2019 record: 42-35
Week 11 ranking: 15

To keep their postseason hopes alive, the Indians are putting their faith in the kids, moving Oscar Mercado into center field (and ditching Leonys Martin after long since cutting Carlos Gonzalez and Hanley Ramirez), and calling up top prospect Bobby Bradley to man first base and let Carlos Santana take over at DH. Bradley ripped a double in his debut, but even if he rakes, the Indians will still need a fresh bat for either outfield corner. -- Kahrl

ICYMI: Contenders on the edge weigh big choices

12. Milwaukee Brewers

2019 record: 42-36
Week 11 ranking: 9

Playing .500 baseball in June might temper expectations for Milwaukee, but the Cubs haven't been any better, reigniting a division-wide race for the NL Central. With the lineup struggling to get offense from four different positions, pressure is mounting to do something about Travis Shaw, still struggling to get back on track since returning from the IL with a .283 wOBA in June. -- Kahrl

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13. Oakland Athletics

2019 record: 41-38
Week 11 ranking: 16

Losing both top starter Frankie Montas (to an 80-game PED suspension) and closer Blake Treinen (to a strained shoulder) in the same week was grim news for an A's team still hanging around in the AL wild-card race, with little in the way of equivalent quality to call upon to shore up the staff. Facing a trio of contenders in the Cardinals, Angels and Twins next on the schedule, the A's status as buyers or sellers at the deadline might be determined by the Fourth of July. -- Kahrl

14. Washington Nationals

2019 record: 37-40
Week 11 ranking: 17

The Nationals had a nice sweep of the Phillies that included Max Scherzer throwing seven scoreless innings with 10 K's while sporting an ugly looking black eye after his bunting practice mishap. Speaking of ugly, the Nationals led the Braves 8-4 on Saturday through six innings and ended up losing 13-9 as the bullpen -- again -- imploded. The pen then picked up another loss in Sunday's 10-inning defeat. The current bullpen ERA of 6.29 would be the worst since the 1950 St. Louis Browns (the Orioles are hot on their heels though). -- Schoenfield

15. Cincinnati Reds

2019 record: 36-40
Week 11 ranking: 19

Don't count out the Reds just yet. A six-game win streak during the past week included a key sweep of the Astros, and the team took two games at Milwaukee's Miller Park over the weekend. Yasiel Puig has been instrumental in the offense's sudden rebirth, with five home runs during the past nine games. -- Cockcroft

ICYMI: Gennett begins rehab assignment

16. Philadelphia Phillies

2019 record: 39-38
Week 11 ranking: 10

Leadoff hitter wanted. The loss of Andrew McCutchen to a season-ending knee injury has crippled Philly's already underachieving lineup, with middle infielders Cesar Hernandez and Jean Segura struggling in the role, and even Bryce Harper getting a chance. McCutchen scored 45 runs in 59 games, setting the table for others. Who is next? Scott Kingery and Roman Quinn are fast but not exactly disciplined at the plate. The search continues. -- Karabell

ICYMI: Harper batting leadoff can't spark reeling Phillies

17. Texas Rangers

2019 record: 42-36
Week 11 ranking: 12

Since being swept in a four-game series at Houston May 9-12, the Rangers have lost only one series, going 25-14 in that stretch, which is the best record in the AL West. Entering the week, they are six games over .500, their high-water mark for the season, but they've hit that mark three previous times only to lose their next game. We'll see if that pattern continues Tuesday at Detroit. -- Richards

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18. Arizona Diamondbacks

2019 record: 39-40
Week 11 ranking: 11

Arizona's yo-yo of a season continues. The D-backs have lost seven of their past nine, which comes on the heels of winning seven of eight. For the season, they've had three losing streaks of at least five games to largely neutralize four winning streaks of at least four games. With all the ups and downs, it's no surprise the Snakes check in at 39-40 overall. -- Richards

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19. Los Angeles Angels

2019 record: 39-40
Week 11 ranking: 20

Lefty Andrew Heaney remains winless after five starts, and one must wonder if the elbow problems that delayed the start to his season remain an issue. Heaney walked four Blue Jays in his most recent outing, giving up five runs and his ERA spiked to 5.68. Not all signs are bad; Heaney has 32 strikeouts in 25⅓ innings and his average fastball velocity is up from 2018, when he returned from Tommy John surgery with 180 solid innings. The Angels really need Heaney to get back on track. -- Karabell

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20. San Diego Padres

2019 record: 38-40
Week 11 ranking: 21

The Padres continue to get quality outings from their spot starters as they aim to build in extra rest for their other young hurlers. Rookie Logan Allen was the latest standout, tossing seven scoreless innings in a victory this past Tuesday against the Brewers, with John Cena in attendance cheering him on (and paying up on a $1 bet between the two). Allen will attempt to duplicate the effort as the Padres begin an interleague series in Baltimore on Tuesday. -- Cockcroft

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21. New York Mets

2019 record: 37-41
Week 11 ranking: 18

Left-hander Steven Matz stands to face division rivals Philadelphia and Atlanta this week, and while his 4.28 ERA might not impress, how about some context? Remove the nightmare April outing when Matz retired nary a Phillie while permitting six earned runs, and his ERA drops to a more palatable 3.54. He is not an ace but after years of injuries, Matz is on pace for 30 starts. Ultimately, the Mets are disappointing but there are far bigger problems here than Matz. -- Karabell

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22. Pittsburgh Pirates

2019 record: 36-40
Week 11 ranking: 23

Pete Alonso, Chris Paddack and Mike Soroka might be getting the most headlines in the NL Rookie of the Year race, but has anyone else noticed the Pirates' Bryan Reynolds (2.4 WAR)? One of the pieces the team got back in the Andrew McCutchen trade, Reynolds has 13 multihit games in his past 27, batting .404/.459/.586 during that time span to nail down a near-everyday role across all three outfield spots. -- Cockcroft

23. Chicago White Sox

2019 record: 36-39
Week 11 ranking: 22

Since he ripped 22 home runs in the first four months of 2017 for the A's, Yonder Alonso has tempted teams trying to tap into that, with the Mariners and White Sox both trading for him, and the Indians giving him a two-year, $16 million deal that represents more than half his career earnings. The payoff? A .307 wOBA across almost 1,000 plate appearances (and down to .255 with the White Sox this season) and an option for 2020 the Sox will be sure not to let vest. Just something to note when the market seems frosty for 30-something first basemen next winter. -- Kahrl

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24. San Francisco Giants

2019 record: 33-43
Week 11 ranking: 24

Any thought Jeff Samardzija might help his trade value for the Giants has been pretty well sunk after he notched only one legit quality start (using runs allowed instead of earned runs) in his past 12 turns, giving up 5.8 runs per nine and 13 home runs in 62 innings. Even if the Giants were willing to pay much of the $19.8 million he has owed in 2020, there might not be any takers. -- Kahrl

25. Seattle Mariners

2019 record: 35-47
Week 11 ranking: 27

Is there anybody left for Jerry Dipoto to trade? Mike Leake has pitched at least five innings in all 16 of his starts but has given up 22 home runs in 101 innings with a 4.54 ERA. He could fill in as a back-end starter, but there won't be high demand for him. Dee Gordon doesn't have any trade value with his sub-.300 OBP and lack of power. Kyle Seager's contract makes him unmovable. Tommy Milone has been a pleasant surprise with a 3.35 ERA and 38/8 SO/BB ratio. Roenis Elias has been OK and just about every team is looking for bullpen help, so maybe he gets moved. -- Schoenfield

26. Miami Marlins

2019 record: 30-46
Week 11 ranking: 26

It would have been unreasonable to expect Jordan Yamamoto to top his debut (seven shutout innings against the Cardinals), but he matched it with seven more against St. Louis in his second start. Finally facing a new opponent Sunday in his third turn, the Phillies snapped the scoreless streak with which he started his MLB career in the first inning, but Yamamoto came away with his third win in three starts. -- Kahrl

27. Toronto Blue Jays

2019 record: 29-49
Week 11 ranking: 25

We're not sure if Rowdy Tellez is a fan of "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (or "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey), but he sure likes facing the Red Sox. In seven games against Boston this season, he's slashing .434/.531/1.174 with five homers, nine RBIs and nine runs scored. Against the rest of the league, his numbers are .201/.252/.377 with nine homers, 26 RBIs and 19 runs scored in 59 games. -- Richards

28. Kansas City Royals

2019 record: 27-51
Week 11 ranking: 29

A groin injury has shelved exciting shortstop Adalberto Mondesi, who easily leads the league in stolen bases. Over the past two seasons, he's hitting .273 with 20 home runs, 81 RBIs, 59 stolen bases, 11 triples and 87 runs. Pretty exciting. Mondesi also has 162 strikeouts compared to 27 walks, which makes it tough to bat as high as .273, but he gets away with it. Better plate discipline would be nice, but this version of Mondesi is fun to watch. -- Karabell

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29. Detroit Tigers

2019 record: 26-47
Week 11 ranking: 28

Since taking over as the Tigers' regular shortstop on May 29, super utilityman Niko Goodrum has been on a tear at the plate, hitting for a .320/.370/.533 line (and a .379 wOBA) while making 19 starts at short. He's also the only Tigers shortstop with playable defense as reflected in both defensive runs saved and UZR. Already 27, he might not be a long-term solution, but he's a solid placeholder for a lineup lacking many of those. -- Kahrl

30. Baltimore Orioles

2019 record: 22-56
Week 11 ranking: 30

After the Orioles suffered through a 10-game losing streak they snapped Saturday, one might think a return home would be welcome for the Birds. Think again. Baltimore enters this week's homestand 9-28 at Camden Yards, a .243 winning percentage. Over a full season, that would be the second-worst home winning percentage in the live ball era (since 1920), better than only the 1939 St. Louis Browns (18-59, .234). -- Richards

British number five Katie Swan has hit back after having her "integrity" questioned by her opponent following her first-round exit at Eastbourne.

China's Zhang Shuai beat Swan 7-6 (9-7) 4-6 6-4 but was unhappy after a line judge called a baseline shot out when it appeared to hit the line.

The world number 52 suggested Swan knew the shot was out but stayed quiet and referred to the Briton's "integrity".

"I don't think it's fair to blame me," Swan, 20, replied on Twitter.

"It was the line judge's call and in the moment I didn't see it, I was just playing tennis.

"There were many bad calls for both players. This has nothing to do with my integrity."

Former Australian Open quarter-finalist Zhang replied again: "Girl, I was asking you right after they call and you 100% sure said the same."

Swan's coach Diego Veronelli also weighed in on the argument, saying it was "poor" from 30-year-old Zhang.

"I didn't see that integrity your [sic] standing for when the mistakes were in your favor," he said.

"I didn't see those great values when you've been around long enough to know you don't get the other player involved. You won the match, and yet treat your opponent as a cheater. Poor from you."

In his regular BBC Sport column, Andy Murray discusses if he will return to playing singles, winning the Queen's doubles with Feliciano Lopez, continuing his comeback at Eastbourne this week with Brazilian Marcelo Melo and hugs from former Chelsea and Manchester United football manager Jose Mourinho.

By winning the doubles at Queen's, it is quite easy to get carried away in these moments and excited with what has happened.

I still haven't given much thought to when exactly I could come back in the singles.

I know how my body has felt after the matches over the past few days and, although I've had no pain in my hip, I've still been sore and a bit stiff.

That's because my body needs to adapt to the new hip and the new movements, the stresses and strains I'm putting on it.

So I know I need to respect that process.

I'm not going to rush this and I've no interest in doing that.

I'm perfectly happy doing what I have done in the past week at Queen's.

If my body continues to feel good and keeps progressing then I would like to try to and play singles.

But if it doesn't - and I get to a point where I'm playing and practising singles, and think I'm not quick enough or able to compete at a level I'm happy with - then continuing playing doubles is maybe something I'd consider.

I've said since my operation I ultimately would like to return to playing singles, but honestly I don't mind either way.

If a return to singles happens in September, or next year, I genuinely don't mind.

After Wimbledon I think I will have a couple of options.

I could start practising for singles through the US Open swing, while I continue playing doubles and then try to maybe play singles after that.

Or maybe I will take a month or six weeks off after Wimbledon to get myself ready for singles. Then I might be able to play singles close to the US Open.

But getting to the US Open this year and being competitive isn't the target.

'You have to be less selfish as a doubles player!'

So after winning Queen's, I'm going down to Eastbourne to play in the doubles alongside Marcelo Melo.

I think he'd heard I might play in Eastbourne and he wasn't going to play that week with his regular partner Lukasz Kubot.

They played the first two weeks on the grass and then he was thinking, maybe, of going back to Brazil.

But he decided he wanted to play in Eastbourne and asked me if I would like to play.

I said 'yes, of course'. He's a good partner, having been the doubles world number one and won Grand Slam titles, and he is someone I get on with. So that was it.

With certain people you know you're going to have some chemistry.

I've spent time with Feli for the last 14 years on the tour and we've got on well with each other, so it was a natural fit.

It's difficult to be part of a team when you're so used to playing singles and that is a challenge for me - to be part of a team, to be part of something.

Because of how much tennis Feli had been playing this week, with him also winning the singles title at Queen's, you feel like you have to gee him up and keep trying to give him as much energy and help as you can.

Also, with Feli and because of how well he serves, when I'm serving he might think 'Oh Andy, come on serve better!'

And when I'm returning it'd be easy if he missed a return to think 'Oh you should have made that'.

But no tennis player, or doubles partner, has everything and it's about being able to complement each other and work together around your strengths.

You need to come up with a winning strategy and winning tennis - thankfully Feli and I did that at Queen's.

But it is a challenge mentally and very different to singles.

Basically you have to be less selfish as a doubles player!

That's a good thing for me and something you have to continually learn, which I hope to do with Marcelo this week.

A big hug and no words - 'man management' from Mourinho

On Saturday I met up again with Jose Mourinho on the practice courts at Queen's.

He's a big tennis fan; I've met him a few times and he's come to Queen's a few times as well.

One of the times I met him - and for me this was very interesting - was after I lost to Roger Federer at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in 2014.

I lost 6-0 6-1 and I was 5-0 down in the second - I got absolutely killed by him.

When I was walking back to my locker room from the court I saw Jose, and he just came up to me and hugged me.

A big hug, no words. That was it.

It was nice because often in those situations people try to find words and nothing really works.

He didn't have to speak because I got the feeling he felt for me that night and he wanted to show that.

So it was great to see him again at Queen's and I always enjoy chatting to him, especially about football.

Big picture

As the World Cup staggers into its closing 20 days, it can be possible to lose perspective on the past four years. England, thanks to their defeat by Sri Lanka and injury to Jason Roy, are in crisis, lambasted by the press and now weighed down by the expectation that come global tournaments, they invariably stuff it up. That's the conventional view of this week, anyway. At the same time, Australia are growing in strength, getting the wins they need without quite looking like they have put it all together - something, presumably, that will only happen when it matters most.

But away from the easy assumptions of the week is a bigger, more complicated story. England, having been more or less laughed out of the 2015 World Cup due to their retrograde approach and early elimination, retooled and rebranded with such success that they have been viewed as tournament favourites for at least the past two years. Australia, meanwhile, were the team in crisis for most of the past 12 months, due to the Newlands scandal and bans to Steven Smith and David Warner. Certainly Australia's coach Justin Langer had no reason to think his men might be in danger of getting complacent given their experiences leading into this competition.

Nevertheless, the major question is whether or not Australia now have a team that will match-up effectively against an England team who, for all their former success, need to keep it together in the here and now. A warm-up game in Southampton, won by Australia, provided some information of use. "We'll take a few match-ups [from the warm-up game]," Langer said. "The beauty of the World Cup is we get to watch every game and we've got lots of eyes on them, lots of cricket expertise and experience in our group. We get good ideas as they'll be doing against us, so yeah whether it's in the practice games or the games we've been watching or the last four years' footage and data we've got on England, it all adds up."

A notable strength of Australia under Langer has been their ability to play a brand of cricket suited to most opponents, with adjustments made for each. This all comes back to Langer's very pugilistic understanding of cricket "combat". At Lord's, both England and Australia will get a strong indicator of how well their fighting feet are moving around the ring with the world title bout entering its final, definitive rounds. "This tournament is going to be about who can hold their nerve in the big moments," Langer said . "We have got to concentrate on how we hold our nerve in the big moments. There are going to be plenty of them in the next three games and hopefully the semi-final. I have said for 6-8 months, when it comes to a World Cup there is a lot of talk about statistics, but it comes down to match play and we have to play England on Tuesday better than they play us."

Form guide

England: LWWWL (Last five completed matches, most recent first)

Australia: WWWLW

in the spotlight

No country, not even England, got a better look at Jofra Archer prior to his international debut than Australia. It was via the Big Bash League and a wildly successful run for Hobart Hurricanes that Archer made himself a high profile likelihood for England in the first place. As coach of the Perth Scorchers, Justin Langer has already had to plan for Archer, and his Hurricanes twice confounded the Scorchers on a run to the BBL final in 2017-18. "Great athlete isn't he?" Langer said. "We've seen him a lot in the Big Bash, Adam Griffith was his coach at the Hurricanes, so we know a fair bit about Jofra, he's a brilliant athlete, he bowls fast, moves well, so we'll be on our toes for him as well. It's nice to know the opposition and study them well, but at the start we've just got to be really clear what we want to do."

In an Australian side not always the most balanced, Marcus Stoinis is a key link man. As a batsman his top order tendencies can at times obscure his powerful hitting, with early strike rotation key to allowing him and his partners to score effectively at the back end of an innings. But it is with the ball that Stoinis has arguably become most important, using seam up and a combination of many slower ball variations to prove harder to hit out of the attack than it would always appear. Against Bangladesh it was Stoinis, not Starc or Cummins, who took the key wicket of Shakib Al Hasan, miscuing one of those very change-ups.

Team news

Jason Roy's return to the side has seemingly been made more urgent by the defeat to Sri Lanka, while Liam Plunkett and Mark Wood continue to duel for the last pace bowling berth.

England (possible) 1 Jonny Bairstow, 2 James Vince/Jason Roy, 3 Joe Root, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Chris Woakes, 9 Adil Rashid, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 Liam Plunkett/Mark Wood

Based on the way they performed against England in the warm-up fixture at Southampton, both Nathan Lyon and Jason Berendorff can expect to be strongly considered in place of Adam Zampa and Nathan Coulter-Nile.

Australia (possible) 1 Aaron Finch (capt), 2 David Warner, 3 Usman Khawaja, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Glenn Maxwell, 6 Marcus Stoinis, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Nathan Coulter-Nile/Jason Behrendorff, 9 Pat Cummins, 10 Mitchell Starc, 11 Adam Zampa/Nathan Lyon

Pitch and conditions

Lord's entered World Cup equations for the first time this week with Pakistan's victory over South Africa on a surface that, as is typical, offered a little bit of something for all - plus the vagaries of the Lord's slope. London's forecast is for warm temperatures and scattered showers across the day.

Strategy punt

• Nathan Lyon is yet to play a match at this World Cup, and Jason Behrendorff has played only once. But on a match-ups basis they may well be the best options for Australia against England, demonstrated not only in the warm-up match at Southampton a month ago but also by the wider numbers. Lyon has been successful in tying down Joss Buttler in their previous meetings, while left-arm pace has been a consistent thorn in English sides recently. Their defeats to Pakistan and Sri Lanka were characterised by difficulties against the sorts of angles created by left armers plus those of Lasith Malinga - who's inimitable style asks very similar questions.

• England have, in Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Liam Plunkett, three pacemen with the speed to threaten an Australian top order that has, against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, functioned like the best oiled part of Aaron Finch's machine. An echo of the West Indies short-pitched assault could have a significant risk/reward element, not least because the boundaries at Lord's are not exactly distant. But Eoin Morgan will remember how Wood surprised Warner at the MCG in January 2018 - well directed bouncers have the capacity to startle, as Justin Langer well remembers from day one of the immortal 2005 Ashes campaign.

Stats and trivia

• Australia have won eight and England five of their ODI meetings at Lord's since 1972, with a tied game in 2005. Australia won the most recent encounter in 2015, a game remembered mostly for the Ben Stokes/Mitchell Starc obstructing the field dismissal.

• Adil Rashid (35 wickets) needs three victims to surpass Mitchell Johnson (37) and enter the top five wicket-takers in all ODIs between England and Australia.

Quotes

"Jos Buttler is an unbelievable player. I love watching him bat. I hope he gets a duck in this game obviously, but I saw him at Somerset and he is an unbelievable athlete and an incredible finisher. He is the new Dhoni of world cricket. We know we will have to be on our game. But they have a number of players. Stokes, Morgan, even Woakes at the end smacks them over point all the time and pulls well. They have a very strong batting unit and we will have to be right on it."
Justin Langer on England

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