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Claudio Ranieri admits it will be very difficult for Leicester to retain their title in a much-changed Premier League, but he is still hoping for more silverware. The Foxes won their first top-flight title last season and have had a good summer so far, having retained star players such as Jamie Vardy and NGolo Kante.But Ranieri accepts the chances of repeating the feat will be slim after managerial changes at Manchester City and Chelsea and an influx of new players at Manchester United. Id like to restart from the beginning, he said. Forty points. Then, after that, we want to be in the top 10.Then we want to go forward in the Champions League. The other dream is to lift another cup. Why not? Try to be positive. Leicester have signed Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow To repeat (winning the title) will be very difficult. But we are fighters. I hope to repeat the dream with Leicester.All of the world is curious about what will happen now with Leicester. It will be an interesting Premier League this season because the big teams have brought in new managers and new players.Ranieri celebrated a year in charge of Leicester on Wednesday, transforming the club from relegation strugglers to Premier League champions in 12 months.Leicester are at a pre-season training camp in Austria, where their new signings have been getting to know their team-mates as they prepare to defend their crown.Ahmed Musa became the clubs record signing and will provide competition up front after joining from CSKA Moscow for a fee in the region of £16.6m and Ranieri is hopeful he will immediately settle into the squad. Ranieri says record-signing Musa needs time to learn the clubs philosophy It is important he immediately understands our philosophy of how we play, move and link with each other, the Italian told Sky Sports News HQ.We are a very good group and for me it is important he comes here with the right mentality. He is a good guy and I think he can help us this season.I think the league in Russia is not the same tempo. In England there are very tough matches, where you must battle until the end.He is a fast player and he can play in the wide position, he can play behind Vardy and he can play [up front] with Vardy.It is important to have a choice because there will be a lot of matches and we must be ready for all of them.Everybody is working so hard but they are smiling, which is my philosophy. Also See: Ranieris golden year Leicester offer Kante new deal What do Leicester need? Mendy agrees Leicester move Custom Chicago Cubs Jerseys . Founding members of the Genie Army, a group of Eugenie Bouchard supporters who cheered for the rising tennis star during the Australian Open in January, will be in the city for the Rogers Cup, beginning this weekend. Albert Almora Jr Cubs Jersey . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. http://www.thecubsteamshop.com/Cubs-Andr...ids-Jersey/.com) - The Ottawa Senators will try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive when they face the Chicago Blackhawks who are trying to secure their place in the post-season. Jason Heyward Cubs Jersey .com) - The Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors are back in the great white north for a brief moment and will host the Dallas Mavericks Friday night from Air Canada Centre. Billy Williams Jersey .C. -- Colin Kaepernick raced into the end zone, then pretended to rip open his shirt with both hands imitating Cam Newtons Superman touchdown celebration.JEREZ, Spain - Nico Rosberg is studying how he breathes as he looks to overhaul Formula One world champion and Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.Rosberg missed out on the title in dramatic fashion last year and wants to find improvements.The German driver has tried perfecting new breathing techniques in order to find the one or two per cent that could make all the difference this season.Rosberg did better than Hamilton in qualifying last year, securing 11 pole positions compared to seven, but Hamilton dominated him — 11 wins to five — on race day.That has been bugging Rosberg, who is determined to find the small margins that will work in his favour.I learned some things in the winter. For example, my breathing was something I could work on, my breathing in the race car, Rosberg explained. Because when we go through fast corners we hold the breath, because we have so much g-force. Of course I want to give you some insights, but not compromise my secrets.Hes also stepped up his training regime.To be that little bit more fit at the end of races, a little bit more on it, the 29-year-old Rosberg said. That one or two per cent that makes the difference in the end.Hamilton beat Rosberg by 67 points — but the margin was exaggerated by the double points on offer in the last race. Rosberg could have clinched the title, for example, if he had won and Hamilton placed third. But Hamilton won and Rosberg, blighted by technical probblems, ended up 14th and out of the points.dddddddddddde insists it did not take him long to get over it.Life went back to normal for me very quickly, one or two days, he said. Im always motivated, but (this time) I have an extra little bit. To have this memory from last year. I know how awesome it feels to win races and how great it feels when I beat Lewis.Feelings were heightened last year due to the tension between the drivers. It led to several feuds, with Hamilton accusing his teammate of deliberately crashing into him at the Belgian GP in August.Tensions were eased after Rosberg warmly congratulated Hamilton — his friend since their teenage years racking karts against each other — but Mercedes Head of Motorsport Toto Wolff does not rule out a repeat scenario.I have no illusions that 2015 will be an easier year, Wolff said. At this stage in their lives, they are teammates and competitors. This is how it is. It makes no sense to hope for harmony when no harmony can be expected.Mercedes could have defused the situation after the Spa incident by imposing team orders, but, despite the animosity it generated, let them continue racing against each other providing they did not create further controversy.That is when a team is getting pushed forward. The downside — the intense competition — we will live with, Wolff said. We have learned from last season. We have matured as a team, including the drivers. ' ' '
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