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Sky Sports football expert Thierry Henry says the appointment of Jose Mourinho as Manchester United manager marks the “start of a new era” for the club.Mourinho signed a contract to become United boss on Thursday afternoon and Henry believes the Portuguese will offer a massive boost to United and the Premier League. Mourinho and Man Utd in quotes What Jose Mourinho and Manchester United have said about each other over the years I think its great for the league and great for Manchester United. Its a new era now, he told SSNHQ. We all know what Jose Mourinho can do and it was clear they were always going to go for him. Jose Mourinho will take over at Old Trafford next season Theres no need to talk about how good he can be, we all know he can be amazing. Everyone now at United is dying for success and thats personally what I associate them with.He has a certain way of playing and people might not say its the United way or be concerned about the youngsters.He has to carry on with the young guys that have done well this year - Marcus Rashford, you cant stop that. Henry on the appointment of Jose Mourinho A lot of the time at Real Madrid his teams outscored Barcelona. Its about winning for United at the moment - the fans want instant success and he can give them that.Uniteds failure to qualify for the Champions League had raised fears they may struggle to sign the players they wanted over the summer. Mourinho managed former Man Utd favourite Cristiano Ronaldo when he was at Real Madrid But Henry is convinced the attraction of having Mourinho at the helm, even if he can only offer Europa League football next season, will continue to lure big-name players to Old Trafford.Because they havent made the top four it will have made it more difficult to attract big players but with Mourinho, they can probably now attract the players they want, added Henry. Mourinhos rivalries Mourinhos record against the Premier Leagues heavyweight managers It would be a no-brainer to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic. When he goes on the field, hes an animal but out of it hes a class act and so professional.Hed be a big success for Manchester United. Jose Mourinho has been appointed as the Manchester United manager Former Barcelona player Henry is also intrigued by the renewal of old rivalries between Mourinho and Pep Guardiola - who he played under at the Nou Camp - and who will manage Manchester City next season.City and United is already a massive rivalry but even more now with Jose and Pep involved, said Henry. Thierry Henry believes Pep Guardiola will get the best out of the Manchester City squad Its going to be a nice one and Im looking forward to it. Win a trip to Kansas City, USA! Win a trip to Kansas City, USA to watch Sporting KC take on LA Galaxy.Also See:Mourinho signs United contractJoses first games in chargeFerdinand welcomes MourinhoMourinho and Man Utd timelineCheap White Jordan 1 . It just didnt show when he hit the ice. Berra made 42 saves and Kris Russell scored at 1:32 of overtime, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. Jordan 1 White Outlet . 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Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race.RIO DE JANEIRO -- One destroyed racket -- and one poor set -- later, Serena Williams made it safely into the third round of the Rio Olympics as she bids for a second consecutive singles gold medal.The No. 1-seeded American struggled for quite a while Monday night, before emerging with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Frances Alize Cornet, despite making 36 unforced errors and getting broken four times.I just needed to relax. I was missing shots by, literally, centimeters, and Im not really used to missing those shots, Williams said. I really had to figure out a way to adjust.Williams started well enough, taking the first three games and compiling 17 of the matchs first 21 winners. But then she dropped 5 of 6 games to fall behind 5-4.During that troublesome stretch, Williams reacted to losing two games in a row by mangling the tool of her trade, slamming it against the back of her green-and-white sideline bench before depositing it on the ground. Hardly the first time shes done that sort of thing -- and likely not the last, either.In her previous tournament, Wimbledon, Williams broke a racket after losing the opening set of a second-rounder against American Christina McHale. Williams then flung the racket so far behind her that it landed in the lap of a TV cameraman filming the match.From that point on, Williams didnt drop a set the rest of the way at the All England Club, taking 12 in a row to earn her record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title.She didnt quite generate that sort of spark Monday, 24 hours after she and older sister Venus lost an Olympic doubles match for the first time. They had been 15-0 with three golds, but that run is now over.So, too, is Cornets three-match winning streak against the younger Williams.Thats because Williams cut down on her mistakes in the second set.How?Just tried to add a little bit more spin, she explained. If its going out, maybe Im hitting it a little bit too flat.After three No. 1 seeds exited Sunday -- Serbias Novak Djokovic in mens singles, the Williams sisters in womens doubles, and Frances Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in mens doubles -- Williams avoided that sort of result in singles. But Djokovics Olympics are over, because after he and Nenad Zimonjic lostt 6-4, 6-4 to Brazils Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares, the 12-time major champion said he will not enter mixed doubles in Rio de Janeiro.ddddddddddddilliams singles match was touch-and-go for more than an hour. Cornet held a pair of set points in the opener but failed to convert either. Then Williams served for that set at 6-5, only to get broken at love when she double-faulted for the fifth time. In the tiebreaker, Cornet went ahead 5-4 before Williams claimed the next three points and the set.She raced to a 3-0 edge in the second set, and that was pretty much that.No tennis player ever has won two Olympic singles golds -- let alone two in a row. But Williams is not just any player, of course. Which is why it was rather remarkable that Cornet, who is ranked only 48th and never made it past the fourth round of a major in 42 appearances, entered Monday with a 4-3 record against Williams.She knows how to play me, Williams said. Every time I play her, Im not in my best shape.Joining Williams in the third round: No. 2 Angelique Kerber of Germany, No. 3 Garbine Muguruza of Spain and No. 7 Madison Keys of the U.S.Elsewhere, the man who got stuck in an elevator for 40 minutes and then beat Djokovic in singles on Sunday, Argentinas Juan Martin del Potro, got to the third round with another win in singles but lost to Spains Rafael Nadal in doubles.Del Potro produced a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Portugals Joao Sousa, before heading back out on court with partner Maximo Gonzalez and getting beaten by Marc Lopez and Nadal 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. Add it all up, and del Potro spent nearly 7 hours on court in a span of barely 25 hours.In a tournament that began without half of the ATPs top 10, del Potro looks like someone who might be able to add another medal to his 2012 bronze.Because of injuries, del Potro went 2 1/2 years without participating in a major until Wimbledon, so one big question is what his fitness level is.Im getting better. Im in good shape, he said, but I dont know if Im prepared to play six or more matches.---Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HowardFendrich ' ' '