WORCESTER, Mass. Blank Arsenal Jersey . -- Serena Williams said her sister Venus has been training every day and will be ready for the Fed Cup matches against Belarus -- her first competitive tennis since she pulled out of the U.S. Open because of an autoimmune disease. "Shes coming along awesome. Shes doing really well," said Serena Williams, who played her older sister in an exhibition in Colombia in November. "Shes not wanting to take it too fast, come back too soon. But shes been training every day since before Colombia, so I know shes going to be ready." The Williams sisters will be teammates on the U.S. team that will face Belarus and new world No. 1 Victoria Azarenkain, the Australian Open champion. Venus Williams has not played in a sanctioned competition since withdrawing from the U.S. Open in August and revealing she had Sjogrens Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can cause fatigue and joint pain. She did not participate in Tuesdays news conference because she was scheduled to arrive in Worcester later. Serena Williams, who has not played Fed Cup since 2007, said on Tuesday she enjoys playing as part of a team, especially one with her sister on it. "We played on the same team a few times. We always have a blast. We always make the best of everything," she said. "We really enjoy every moment together because we dont sometimes get to spend a lot of time together. Its something that we really enjoy." Serena Williams lost in the fourth round at the Australian Open, two weeks after withdrawing from a warmup tournament in Brisbane with a left ankle injury. She took a few days off, but resumed training in order to be ready for the Fed Cup. "Ive actually been doing pretty well. I hit some balls. I trained a little bit," she said. "Every day its feeling better. Its not 100 per cent. But its better than it was last week and two weeks ago. It just needs time to heal." The U.S. team also includes Christina McHale, who reached the third round of the 2011 U.S. Open, and Liezel Huber, the worlds No. 1 doubles player. Sloane Stephens, the daughter of the late New England Patriots running back John Stephens, is the fifth member of the team. Azarenka is the star of the Belarus team for the first-round match that comes just a week after she beat Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final -- her first appearance in a grand slam final. Also expected to play for Belarus are Anastasia Yakimova, Olga Govortsova and Darya Kustova, the Nos. 63, 114 and 650 singles players in the world. Serena Williams said Azarenkas new status wont matter on the court. And she should know. "Ive played a lot of No. 1s," said Serena Williams, who was No. 1 herself for a total of 123 weeks, including 57 in a row from 2002-03. "It doesnt change anything." Wojciech Szczesny Arsenal Jersey . 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CFL Players Association president Scott Flory didnt return a telephone message Friday while a league spokesman said commissioner Mark Cohon wasnt available for comment. The Eskimos and Stampeders will include their rookies in the vote because Alberta law requires all players to participate. Traditionally, first-year players dont vote because theyre not recognized as certified union members, but the players association is allowing them to do so to counter any potential legal challenge from the league. Some other teams in the league will also hold second votes Saturday to include their rookies. The two sides have been negotiating on a new collective bargaining agreement since February but reached an impasse on Monday when the league rejected the players latest offer. The league and unionn last met face to face May 29. Tomas Rosicky Jersey. . Despite turning down the players offer Monday, the CFL extended the ratification bonus deadline to midnight ET on Friday. If the players accepted the leagues final offer in that timeframe, veterans would receive a $5,000 bonus while rookies would get $1,500. However, a league spokesman said the bonus clause would be taken off the table after the deadline. There has only been one strike since the CFLPA was formed in 1965. Three weeks of training camp were lost in 1974 before a new agreement was reached. No regular-season games were affected. The 2014 regular season is scheduled to kick off June 26. The two sides dont appear to be far apart on financial issues. The CFLPA has requested a $5.2-million salary cap and $4.8-million minimum. The CFL has countered with a $5-million cap. The two sides have agreed on boosting the minimum salary $5,000 to $50,000. After demanding specific revenue-sharing percentages, the CFLPA offer called for a fixed cap for at least two years. After the second, if league revenues increased by more than $18 million -- excluding the Grey Cup -- the two sides would renegotiate the cap or the entire agreement. The CFL offer called for the cap to be renegotiated if its revenues increased by $27 million or more in the third year. Non-monetary issues, such as player safety, practice roster size, eliminating the option year on CFL contracts and practice times, are also sticking points. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '