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Ryan Callahan scored for the fifth time in four days and defenseman Ryan McDonagh snapped a second-period tie to lift the New York Rangers to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Kobe Bryant hit a baseline jump shot with 4.2 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up a six-game road trip by holding on to beat the Raptors 94-92 on Sunday, their eighth victory in nine meetings with Toronto
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The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Tessa Worley of France fought off gusting winds to win a second consecutive World Cup giant slalom Sunday in the Andorran Pyrenees. Overall leader Lindsey Vonn was more than a second behind and finished eighth.
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Getty Images fileDURBAN, South Africa - The June 11 opening game and July 11 final of the 2010 World Cup will be in Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium.
FIFA said Saturday the semifinals will be July 6 in Cape Town and July 7 in Durban, site of Sunday's qualifying draw. Cape Town will be the site of the final draw in late 2009.
Quarterfinals will be July 2 in Johannesburg's Soccer Stadium and Port Elizabeth, and July 3 at Johannesburg's Ellis Park Stadium and Cape Town.
FIFA also said starting times for the 64 games will be 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., meaning games will start at 7 a.m., 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. EDT.
A ticket fund will be set up for 120,000 complimentary seats in the lowest ticket category. Most of the complimentary tickets will be for first-round games.
FIFA said ticket prices for the 2010 tournament will be about the same as for the 2006 event in Germany, with the average at $139, up from $136, taking into account the rise of the euro against the dollar. The lowest-priced ticket is $20 in the first round and the highest $900 for the final.
Also, FIFA ordered the qualifier between New Zealand and Fiji that was originally scheduled for Oct. 13 be played at a neutral site. The game was called off by FIFA after New Zealand's government refused to grant a visa to Fiji goalkeeper Simione Taimanisau, citing sanctions imposed after Fiji's military coup last December. The father of Taimanisau's fiance is a military police officer.
Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
Alex Morgan's 2 goals, including the winner in stoppage time, lift the U.S. past New Zealand 2-1.
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Zambia has won the African Cup of Nations, beating pre-tournament favorite Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in a dramatic final at Stade de l'Amitie.
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