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US MMA fighter in council , Russia he American profes- Navratilova: Even if Tsional mixed martial arts fighter Jeff Monson, who was granted Russian citizenship this year, has been elected to the local council of a small town near Moscow. guys do it, it’s wrong Elena Prochakovskaya, an official for the ruling United New York, Russia party in the Kras - nogorsk district, confirmed artina Navratilova, an the MMA star’s win to Rus- 18-time Grand Slam It’s difficult to know, sian news agencies Tuesday. Msingles champion, says and debatable, Despite not being a mem- Serena Williams was wrong in ber of the Kremlin-aligned her outburst at the US Open whether Ms. Williams party, local United Russia women’s finals even though she could have gotten members chose him as a agreed there is a double stand- away with calling the candidate through an in- ard. umpire a thief if she ternal election. Writing in an opinion article were a male player “Actually I was invited to for the New York Times, the run by United Russia but 61-year-old Czech-born Amer- I ran as an independent,” ican said a higher standard NAVRATILOVA he wrote on his needed to be observed when account following nation- Williams called chair umpire wide local elections at the Carlos Ramos a “thief” and was weekend. penalized a key game in the sec- The 47-year-old heavy- ond set. weight fighter, who de - “We cannot measure our- scribes himself as an “an- selves by what we think we archo-communist” and has should also be able to get away anti-capitalist tattoos, was with,” Navratilova wrote. “In —- while he was making a call once drawn to the Russian fact, this is the sort of behaviour over which he, at that point, had Communist Party but has that no one should be engaging little discretion.” since distanced himself. in on the court.” Matters escalated and Wil- “Unfortunately I learned Williams, who was thwarted liams called Ramos a “thief,” there are no communists in in her bid for a record-tying 24th Serena Williams of the US argues with chair umpire Carlos Ramos while playing Naomi Osaka of during their 2018 US incurring the crucial game pen- communist party in Russia,” Slam singles crown in losing to Open women’s singles final match alty. wrote Monson, who has Japan’s Naomi Osaka, said she “It’s difficult to know, and de- fought under the nickname was punished for saying some- batable, whether Ms. Williams ‘The Snowman’. thing where men have said far lieve it’s a good idea to apply coach sitting in the stands, Pat- Ramos. could have gotten away with President worse without incurring such a standard of, “If men can get rick Mouratoglou, admitted to “Ramos, effectively, had no calling the umpire a thief if she officially bestowed Russian a penalty. away with it, women should be doing. choice but to dock her a point,” were a male player,” Navratilova nationality on Monson this “Serena Williams has part of able to, too. Williams was unhappy at the Navratilova said. wrote. summer. it right. There is a huge double “Rather, I think the question violation call and complained “It was here that Ms. Williams “But to focus on that, I think, standard for women when it we have to ask ourselves is this: to Ramos she hadn’t taken any really started to lose the plot. is missing the point. If, in fact, comes to how bad behaviour What is the right way to behave signals. She and Mr. Ramos were, in ef- the guys are treated with a dif- is punished -— and not just in to honour our sport and to re- Williams later smashed her fect, talking past each other. ferent measuring stick for the Maradona seeks tennis,” Navratilova said. spect our opponents?” racquet, resulting in a code vi- “She was insisting that she same transgressions, this needs “But in her protests... she also Williams was issued a warn- olation and a point deduction, doesn’t cheat -— completely be- to be thoroughly examined and rebirth in Mexican got part of it wrong. I don’t be- ing for coaching, something her which she argued over with lievable, but besides the point must be fixed.” club Osaka, Japan rgentine legend Diego Mancini defiant as AMaradona described Bradley capture BMW crown his decision to coach sec- ond-division Mexican club Italy crisis deepens Philadelphia, United States Dorados as a rebirth after years battling addictions, merican Keegan Bradley as he officially became the Asnapped a six-year US PGA team’s new manager Mon- winless skid on Monday, par- day. ring the first playoff hole to Maradona, who has pub- defeat new world number one licly struggled with drug Justin Rose for the BMW Cham- addiction, alcoholism and pionship crown. obesity, raised eyebrows Bradley won his fourth career with the decision to accept title, his third in a playoff, to a job in the heart of Mexican deny Rose his third triumph drug cartel country -- the of the season even though the rough-and-tumble state of runner-up effort was enough Sinaloa. to see the Englishman atop the But in his first press con- rankings for the first time in ference for Dorados, he de- his career. scribed the job as a healthy Rose lipped out a 15-foot Keegan Bradley holds the championship trophies after winning the BMW new beginning after a long par putt at the 72nd hole to Italy’s coach Roberto Mancini Championship in a playoff on Monday at Aronimink “sickness,” alluding to the shoot three-under par 67 and excesses of his past. match Bradley, who closed “I want to give Dorados Milan, Italy in 60 years, relegation in the with a 64, on 20-under 260 at game to its peak form. “I birdied 16 and 17. I knew what I lost when I was sick,” Nations League now looks a rain-softened Aronimink in a “I felt so calm today. It was Keegan was ahead of me doing he told the 200 journalists oberto Mancini remains real possibility. final round delayed a day by really kind of strange because the same thing, so I kind of was who packed the hotel con- Rdefiant his strategy will “We must grow,” said Manci- showers. Bradley, the 2011 PGA I don’t normally look at lead- responding to that. Hit a great ference room in Culiacan, reap rewards after a 1-0 de - ni. “If a young player doesn’t Championship winner, had erboards, but I looked all day putt in regulation to (try and) the state capital, where he feat to Portugal in the Nations play at a high level then it’s not won since taking the WGC and I felt so solid,” Bradley said. win it, but then it was a poor was officially presented as League piled pressure on the clear that they’ll struggle in the Bridgestone Invitational. It was “It’s so gratifying to get what playoff putt from me.” the struggling club’s new Italy coach as the country first few games. also his first title since aban- comes with hard work. Some- Billy Horschel and coach. craves a victory to ease the “I didn’t enjoy the defeat, doning the controversial belly times you never even get it. To Xander Schauffele shared third “I was sick for 14 years. pain of their World Cup ab- but I did like the team’s desire putter. be back here and win this tour- on 261 with ’s Now I want to see the sun, sence. to keep trying right until the “A lot has happened to me nament is just incredible.” Rory McIlroy on 262. I want to go to bed at night. An Andre Silva strike just end, even if they were at risk of over these six years,” Bradley Rose, unlike Bradley, will be I never even used to go to after the break ensured Portu- conceding a second goal. said. “The belly putter was among five players who can - Tiger shares sixth - bed. I didn’t even know gal -- even without star striker “This was the right attitude a tougher transition than I capture the US PGA $10 mil- Tiger Woods, a 14-time ma - what a pillow was. That’s Cristiano Ronaldo -- went top to have. We don’t want to be thought, and I kind of fell off lion season playoff crown by jor champion in his comeback why I accepted the offer of their Nations League Group relegated and we still want to the radar there for a little while. winning in two weeks at the season from spinal fusion, from Dorados,” he said. 3 with three points from their finish among the top teams in “It has been tough to go from season-ending Tour Champi- produced a closing 65 to share Mexico was the scene first game in Lisbon. the group. being on Ryder Cup teams, be- onship in Atlanta. sixth place on 263 and ensure of Maradona’s greatest Italy have just one point “Poland and Portugal have ing on Presidents Cup teams, “I’d love to go the Tour himself a spot in the 30-man triumph as a player: lead- from two games after being three matches left and we have to outside the top 100 in the Championship winning be- finale. Jordan Spieth is likely ing Argentina to the 1986 held 1-1 by Poland. two. world. That was difficult.” cause obviously I want to get to be fined $20,000 for failing World Cup title -- almost After the four-time champi- “We’ll wait and see, but our Bradley responded by re - to number one by winning golf to play the minimum 25 tour single-handedly, according ons’ failure to qualify for the objective is to form a squad for grouping with coach Darren tournaments, but today was events after failing to reach the to some. World Cup for the first time Euro 2020.” May and slowly revamping his fun,” Rose said. Tour Championship.