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Former Tottenham captain Ledley King believes the Premier League title will be decided on which team can best handle the pressure. Leicester extended their lead over Spurs at the top to seven points at the weekend, following their 1-0 win over Southampton on Sunday and Tottenhams 1-1 draw at Liverpool 24 hours earlier.Sky Sports Graeme Souness said on Super Sunday that he feels Spurs have the best run-in of fixtures to see out the season. Former Tottenham captain Ledley King is expecting a close battle for the title They start with a home match against Manchester United this Sunday, shortly after Leicester visit Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.But King, who played over 250 Premier League games for Spurs, insists there are no easy games at this stage of the season, and believes it will come down to more than just who the teams are facing.They are all difficult games. Leicester have Sunderland, which will be a tough test for them, he said. It might look good on paper, but they are fighting for their lives. So Im hoping they or someone else can help the Tottenham fans out. I think its about who handles the pressure from now until the end of the season. Thats who will pick up the Premier League title. Ledley King Spurs are playing against Manchester United, so they are both very tough games. I think its about who handles the pressure from now until the end of the season. Thats who will pick up the Premier League title.King, who played for Tottenham between 1999 and 2012 before retiring through injury, has been delighted with the team spirit shown by his old side this season, and believes their energy and togetherness could be key in getting to the top of the table.You can see its a team enjoying playing together. Its a young group of players, who enjoy being around each other which goes a long way on the pitch.They seem to enjoy playing without fear and pressure, which is great to see, especially at this stage of the season. Theyre trying to win the league, but still playing without fear. The Liverpool performance was a very good one - to be able to bounce back so quickly from the setback of going 1-0 down shows the mental strength of the team. It stands us in good stead for the rest of the season.While former England international King is expecting Spurs to give themselves a real chance, he has been impressed with how title rivals Leicester have been handling the pressure. I dont want to downplay their quality, but for me the thing that stands out is the work ethic and desire to work for each other and to keep clean sheets, added King.For a team thats never been in this position to be able to grind out 1-0 wins like theyve been doing shows incredible strength. 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The Great Britain squads for mens and womens competitions are set to be announced in London on Tuesday.And Phillips, who skippered England during a glittering Sevens career that also saw him named 2009 world Sevens player of the year, is relishing a six-day tournament which starts at Deodoro on August 6.Its brilliant that rugby is part of the greatest sporting spectacle on the planet, and that both our men and women get a chance to be a part of that, he told Press Association Sport. To win a gold medal, for most sportspeople, is the biggest accolade you can have.I think the Olympics will get a cracking spectacle. There is nothing, really, that exists within the Olympics whereby the action comes very thick and fast, and there is always something going on. Sevens is short, sharp, with loads of points and a carnival atmosphere.GBs men and women have built for Rio by taking part in a series of preparation tournaments -- the men triumphed on successive weekends in Exeter and Gdynia, Poland earlier this month -- with final 12-player groups now ready for unveiling.The men have been drawn alongside New Zealand, Kenya and Japan in Rio, with the women facing Canada, Brazil and Japan during pool stages that will see the top two teams from each of three groups -- plus two best third-placed sides - securing quarterfinal places.Phillips ex-England Sevens colleague Simon Amor is head coach of the mens squad, and while injuries have ruled out two initial training squad members -- Wasps scrum-half Joe Simpson and Welshman Luke Morgan -- it is expected that Amor will be able to parade a powerful final contingent.What I like about Simons [training squad] selection is that most of the players have been playing Sevens all year for England, Scotland or Wales, so their fitnesss levels will be right up there, Phillips added.dddddddddddd. In Sevens, there is an expectation for players to be supremely fit.A lot of it in Sevens is just about the core skills that lots of people take for granted -- your handling, passing, tackling and how accurate you are at the breakdown.Sevens puts a huge magnifying glass over the core components of anyones game. There is no hiding. If you miss a tackle in 15-a-side, sometimes that can be recovered. In Sevens, more often than not, it cant be.Fifteen-a-side world stars like Bryan Habana and Quade Cooper failed in their attempts to secure respective Rio selection for South Africa and Australia, and while New Zealands Sonny Bill Williams made the final cut, Phillips has underlined how big the switch to rugbys abbreviated version can be.If you look at someone like Sonny Bill Williams, he came into the Sevens environment and it took him a good three tournaments to get used to the game in terms of what he was doing, how to play and what decisions to make, Phillips said. Players have almost become specialist Sevens players. There is a lot more focus on some players doing nothing but being out and out Sevens now, and that has seen the game grow.It is a challenge going from 15s into Sevens. You cover a lot more yardage, there is a lot more running. It is more about agility and speed. Also, the recognition of space. In 15s, there is less space and it is crowded with players, and on a Sevens field, it is all about appreciation of space, knowing when to take the gap between you and the defence or when to hold on and push out wide.The HSBC World Sevens Series has grown from six tournaments to 10, and the actual game of Sevens is really exploding. I think the Olympics will contribute massively to that. ' ' '