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Rui Costa Wins 19th Stage of Tour de France

Portuguese rider Rui Costa won the mountainous 19th stage of the Tour de France with a solo breakaway on the final climb, while race leader Chris Froome was still descending to the finish.

Costa secured his second stage win of the race after catching Frenchman Pierre Roland about a quarter of the way up Friday's fourth and final major ascent of Col de la Croix Fry.

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FIFA Sets 2014 World Cup Ticket Prices in Brazil

Fans will pay a standard $90 for tickets to see World Cup matches in Brazil next year, $10 more than in 2010 in South Africa.

Announcing ticket rates Friday, FIFA said $15 seats will be available to Brazilian students, people over 60 and members of social programs. In 2010, South African residents could pay $20.

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Zambrotta Joins Swiss 2nd-Tier Club Chiasso

Italian World Cup-winning defender Gianluca Zambrotta has joined Chiasso in the Swiss League second division.

Chiasso announced in a statement that the 36-year-old Zambrotta has signed a one-year contract and will also work as an assistant coach.

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Finally, France Tastes Victory at its 100th Tour

After five grueling hours of riding, as he strained and sweated to victory in an eye-popping Tour de France stage with crowds that turned cycling's most famous climb into a huge and raucous high-mountain party, Christophe Riblon didn't want it to stop.

Winning a Tour stage is always special.

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Man City Loses Both Games on SAfrican Tour

AmaZulu beat Manchester City 2-1 with an 89th-minute penalty on Thursday and left last season's Premier League runner-up with two losses from two games on its pre-season tour of South Africa.

Carlington Nyadombo hit the winner from the spot after the South African top-flight team led in the 20th minute through striker Bongani Ndulula. James Milner equalized at Durban's Moses Mabhida World Cup stadium with a crisp volley six minutes later, City's first goal on tour.

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John Buchanan Quits as NZ's Director of Cricket

Former Australia coach John Buchanan has resigned as New Zealand's director of cricket, continuing a major shakeup in the sport's management and administration.

While local media blamed the breakdown of his relationship with national coach Mike Hesson, Buchanan said on Friday he is leaving the position after two years for family reasons.

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Starlets in 'Teen Beach Movie' Crush on '60s Style

The young stars of Disney Channel's new "Teen Beach Movie" enjoyed putting on the '60s two-piece bikinis a la Annette Funicello so much they wanted to keep them. They also swooned over cheerful prints and crushed on high-waist shorts.

The movie debuts Friday, just in time for the important back-to-school season.

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Rocker Bolan's Son Fights for Money from his Music

Singer Marc Bolan's son is suing a music publisher for more than $2 million, alleging the company didn't renew its contract to use the British glam rocker's hits, including "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" and "Jeepster."

Roland Seymour Feld filed the suit against Westminster Music Limited in Los Angeles court last week, alleging copyright violations.

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SKorea Clears Google after 2-Year Android Probe

South Korea's fair trade commission said Thursday a two-year investigation found that Google making its search service the default in Android-powered smartphones did not limit competition in the online search market.

Kwon Chul-hyun, a director at the commission, said the regulator found no evidence that Google Inc. unfairly used its power as the Android operating system maker to limit Korean search rivals.

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Carrefour Sees Slight Drop in Sales

Global retailer Carrefour SA says rising sales in Latin America and Asia helped offset shrinking revenue in Europe in the second quarter.

The French-based company reported quarterly sales of 20.46 billion euros, down 0.6 percent at current exchange rates from 21.7 billion euros in the same period a year ago.

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