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RIO DE JANEIRO -- American Ibtihaj Muhammad looked like all the other fencers when she stepped on the piste, save for the non-descript black scarf covering her head.With that small gesture, Muhammad made history.Muhammad became the first American athlete Monday to compete in the Olympics with a hijab, which she wears to adhere to the tenets of her Muslim faith.Muhammad, ranked eighth in the world in sabre, beat Ukranian Olena Kravatska 15-13 in her first match before falling to Frances Cecilia Berder 15-12 in the round of 16.Muhammad will compete again on Saturday in the team sabre event.I feel like its a blessing to be able to represent so many people who dont have voices, who dont speak up, Muhammad said. Its just been a really remarkable experience.The gold medal in the weapon went to Russias Yana Egorian, who scored the final two points to stun teammate Sofya Velikaya 15-14.Muhammad, a New Jersey native and three-time NCAA All-American from Duke, became an instant star when she qualified for her first Olympics earlier this year. And she embraced the spotlight, which helped make her an unlikely face of the U.S. team given how little publicity fencing typically receives.It represents who shes been her entire life. Ever since she was a little girl, she never let anything hold her back. She never set limits. Shes always striving to be the very best, said Ibtihajs brother Qareeb, who was overcome with emotion when he saw his sister compete. Despite the adversity shes faced; being a Muslim, being an African-American, being a female, shes still confident in her ability to be successful. Shes my hero.Muhammads siblings, parents and friends came from as far away as Los Angeles and New Jersey to cheer her on, giving Muhammad a standing ovation ahead of her first match.Muhammad got off to a shaky start against Kravatska, but she rallied with a string of points that put her over the top.But Berder, ranked ninth, took control of their round of 16 match midway through and rolled to victory. Muhammad was so frustrated by her performance that she needed over an hour to compose herself before meeting reporters.In a sport like fencing, youre your own biggest opponent. If you can control yourself and your nerves and your emotions and execute the actions that you want to execute in the way that you want to execute, youll always be successful. I failed to do that, Muhammad said.Muhammads history-making moment overshadowed the upset loss by teammates Mariel Zagunis in the round of 16.Zagunis, a two-time Olympic gold medalist ranked third in the world, was beaten by Russias Ekaterina Dyachenko 15-12.Still, Muhammad and Zagunis are two major reasons why the Americans will be a medal favorite on Saturday.There is that silver lining in the sense that you do have that team event. I know that the Americans didnt perform in the way that we wanted, but I love my team, I love my teammates and I believe in them. I believe in myself. I believe in us, and I want us to win a medal more than anything. I want us to do it for our country, Muhammad said. Andres Felipe Roa Colombia Jersey . -- Anaheim Ducks defenceman Luca Sbisa will be out at least six weeks with a torn tendon in his right hand. Radamel Falcao Colombia Jersey . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. 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To compete you have to go to the limit.Asked about players not being prepared to play through pain, Mourinho replied: Its a cultural thing for some. Thats not my culture.Mourinho didnt name the players he was aiming his comments at but he had discussed two ahead of the game in south Wales where Zlatan Ibrahimovics double and Paul Pogbas volley secured the win.Chris Smalling doesnt feel he can play 100 percent with his pain and Luke Shaw this morning told me he was not in condition to play, Mourinho said.United is sixth, three points behind Tottenham, which drew 1-1 at Arsenal.And if Mourinho thinks he has problems, he should look at the plight of Swansea, which is only off the bottom due to Sunderland having an inferior goal difference.Bob Bradley, the first American manager in the Premier League, has quickly discovered just how hard it will be keeping Swansea in the top flight. Swanseas 10-game winless sequence marks their worst run since being promoted to the Premier League in 2011, with Bradley collecting only one point in the four games since he replaced the fired Francesco Guidolin.Swansea is probably the opposition that any stuttering team would choose to play right now.Hit by injury and suspensions, Mourinho made five changes from the side held by Burnley in their previous league game while the manager watched from the stands due to his touchline suspension.Phil Jones and Michael Carrick made their first league starts of the season and captaain Wayne Rooney returned after being out of the starting line-up since Sept.dddddddddddd 18.United was on the front foot from the start and Pogba rewarded that superiority with a fine 15th-minute strike. Pogba chipped a pass into Rooneys path and, although Mike van der Hoorn beat Ibrahimovic to his lay-off, the worlds most expensive player had followed up the play to unleash a 20-yard volley for his second league goal.Marouane Fellaini almost doubled Uniteds lead with another volley but the second goal soon arrived.Rooney fed Ibrahimovic from the left and he shrugged off Ki Sung-yueng to send a low drive past goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.It was the 25,000th goal since the Premier Leagues inception in 2012 and the 400th of Ibrahimovics career -- ending a goal drought in the league which stretched back over 10 hours.Ive been a bit unlucky in recent games but its just working hard and it comes, the 35-year-old Swede said.Ibrahimovic only had to wait until the 33rd minute for his next goal with Rooney again the provider, the Swede powering through Angel Rangels timid tackle to fire high past Fabianski.Weve given up goals where the starting points for those goals are not teams with flowing moves putting 15 passes together and playing right through us and dissecting us, Bradley said. We give up goals where we feel were in decent shape, and then a ball gets put up there and somehow we come out second best and the next thing you know were scrambling to put out a fire.The mood became ugly among Swansea supporters as they turned on board members who sold their shares in July to the American investors -- Steve Kaplan, a minority owner and executive vice chairman of the NBAs Memphis Grizzlies, and Jason Levien, a part-owner of D.C. United.If the fans are angry with us at halftime I understand, Bradley said. In the first half, we didnt do enough to win them.The only bright moment for the hosts came when Van der Hoorn escaped the attentions of Pogba and Jones to head in a consolation in the 69th minute. ' ' '