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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Australias Olympic team leader is keeping the delegations 700 athletes or staff out of the Athletes Village for at least two days, citing electrical and plumbing problems in the sprawling complex less than two weeks before the start of the games in Rio de Janeiro.Electricity and water is not a good combination, Kitty Chiller told reporters Sunday, when the village was set to be officially opened for athletes.Chiller said this was her fifth Olympics, and she came down hard on village preparations.I have never experienced a village in this state -- or lack of state -- of readiness at this point in time, she said.The 31-building village is expected to house 18,000 athletes and officials at the height of the games. It was not clear how many athletes were housed in the village on Sunday.This is the latest problem for the games, which have been hit by concern about the Zika virus, security threats, water pollution and severe budget cuts.Chiller and Australian team spokesman Mike Tancred described a wide array of plumbing, electrical and cleaning issues at the Village. Tancred said 10 of the 31 buildings were determined to be inhabitable.Were having plumbing problems, weve got leaking pipes, Tancred told AP. Weve got electrical problems. Weve got cleaning problems. Weve got lighting problems in some of the stairwells. We did a stress test on Saturday, turned on the taps and flushed the toilets, and water came flooding down the walls.Chiller listed the same problems, and added more.There was a strong smell of gas in some apartments and there was shorting in the electrical wiring, she said. We have been living in nearby hotels because the village is simply not safe or ready.Chiller said six Australian athletes due to arrive Monday and 50 on Tuesday would temporarily stay in hotels or other accommodation. She said she hopes they can move into the village quickly, and sounded encouraged.I am reasonably confident that we will be able enter the village on Wednesday, she said.She described other amenities in the village as among the best.This is one of the most beautiful villages Ive ever been in, she said. It looks spectacular. There are just teething issues in some of the service inside the building.Several teams are hiring tradesmen to fix the problems, and some may look for compensation from organizers.Italian team leader Carlo Mornati said his national Olympic committee, CONI, had been hiring workmen to carry out repairs for days.Among these unfinished areas are also a few apartments in block 20, the one to be used by Italy, and where manual workers, electricians, plumbers and bricklayers -- hired by CONI officials there as a matter of urgency -- have been working over the past few days so that the athletes accommodation can be brought up to normal conditions as soon as possible, he said in a statement.The U.S. Olympic Committee acknowledged there were small problems.As is the case with every games, were working with the local organizers to address minor issues and make sure the village is ready for Team USA athletes, spokesman Patrick Sandusky told the AP.The International Olympic Committee and local organizers held emergency talks Sunday and said athletes with unfinished rooms would be placed in the best available accommodation in other buildings, estimating that fixing the problems will take another few days.Local reports said about 5 percent of the 3,600 apartments had gas, water and electrical faults, and some were without toilet fixtures.Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes took a shot at the Australians at the opening on Sunday.This is an incredible village, more beautiful and better than Sydney, he said, referring to the 2000 Olympics in Australia. He said he was tempted to put a kangaroo jumping outside to make them happy.The village contains tennis courts, soccer fields, seven swimming pools with mountains and the sea as a backdrop.The apartments are to be sold after the Olympics with some prices reaching $700,000. The development cost about $1.5 billion, built by Brazilian billionaire Carlos Carvalho.New Zealand team leader Rob Waddell said he was disappointed the village wasnt quite ready and it hasnt been easy.Our team has had to get stuck in to get the job done, Waddell said. Its been fair to say there has been more work than we anticipated with the building ... but weve got it to a space now that it will be just fine for athletes when they turn up.New Zealands Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale, who said he was the first athlete from any country to enter the village, added facilities were in need of a few finishing touches.Already taken ownership of the Village being the very first athlete from any country to arrive and get through the gates, Drysdale said on Instagram. All is good.Few finishing touches still to be made but when you arrive at 5am on opening day, you cant expect it to be perfect. Lucas Moura Jersey .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. Marquinhos Jersey .500 on the season. The Jets are now 0-5-1 in the second game of back-to-backs. 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CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs fans have waited 71 years to celebrate a return to the World Series.Overjoyed fans streamed out of Wrigley Field on Saturday night after the Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series to earn their first trip to the World Series since 1945.?A majority of the crowd celebrated the victory peacefully. Many took selfies in front of the stadium and hugged one another.?Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says it was a very safe and enjoyable celebration Saturday night.He says officers made only six misdemeanor arrests in a crowd they estimated at 30,000. Arrestees were cited for unlawful sale of tickets, obstructing traffic, disorderly conduct and other misdemeanors.Some also broke out in song, while others shook up beer bottles and sprayed the crowd. Police officers, including about a dozen cops on horseback, kept a close eye on the crowd. And some officers were seen giving high-fives to fans as they walked by.Dorothy Farrell, a 90-year-old season-ticket holder?was beaming with jubilation in a front-row seat.Fox Sports interviewed Farrell after the Cubs won Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Saturday night in Chicago. She says shes not worried about the Cleveland Indians, who the Cubs will face Tuesday in Game 1.As Farrell put it, I just wished wish my brothers were alive to see this ... They loved the Cubs. And my father did too. But theyre all dead now. This old ladys still living.When asked how she would celebrate the win, she said: Ill probably have a Jagermeister.Cubs fan Brian Dusza, who was at Wrigley for Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, never thought hed see the team win the National League pennant.I never thought Id see it, Dusza, 49, said after attending Saturdays game. I cant even describe what Im feeling.Ed Koenig of Darien, Illinois, was among the few thousand fans who stayed in their seats an hour after the game ended.His eyes welled up as he talked about his father, who died inn May.ddddddddddddHe never got to see this, Koenig said. I havent been to a game this season without him, and when my friend won a lottery for these tickets, I thought how am I going to go without my dad?But his friend convinced him to go. I have his watch on, Koenig said, showing off the watch on his wrist. I thought I was going without my dad, but Im with him.Before the game, Steve Zucker said he would go to his fathers grave and leave him a Cubs hat and T-shirt -- if the Cubs won.My dad died playing cards, listening to the game on a little transistor radio, so I may bring that, too, Zucker said.Pitcher Jon Lester said after the game Saturday that Cubs fans have been unbelievable all season.[The fans] have done nothing but support us from Day 1. ... Words cant really describe where Im at right now, Lester said.Cubs All-Star third baseman Kris Bryant said the chants of M-V-P gave him chills, adding that you never play for those awards, but for these people to chant that, its unbelievable.After the game, Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks said?this win and trip to the World Series was for the fans.I hope they enjoy this. They have been waiting a long time, Hendricks said. Best fans in the baseball, most dedicated fans, and they deserve a lot more of these.Even the fan who watched the game from the infamous Steve Bartman seat -- named for the beleaguered fan who deflected a foul ball in the 2003 NLCS, which spurred a Miami Marlins rally in that series -- understood the historic nature of the evening.Im thrilled. I love the Cubs. I love the city, the fan said. So my wife and I got an 8-month-old baby, so this is pretty special, pretty special time for all of us.The Cubs will face the Cleveland Indians in Game 1 on Tuesday, with the World Series returning to Wrigley Field for Game 3 on Friday.The Associated Press contributed to this report. ' ' '