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*SOCCER: Cristiane scored in the 75th minute to give Brazil a 3-2 win over Australia on Sunday and its second berth in the semifinals of the women’s World Cup in Tianjin, China. … Casagrande, a star striker for Brazil on its 1986 World Cup team, was injured in a car accident Saturday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and was hospitalized in stable condition. … Carlos Tevez and Louis Saha scored as Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2-0 in the English Premier League in Chelsea’s first match after the departure of manager Jose Mourinho.

*GOLF: Steve Flesch shot a 1-over 73 and beat Michael Allen by two shots to win the Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, N.Y, with an 18-under 270 total. It was his second PGA Tour victory in two months. … Mark Wiebe became the 12th player to win his Champions Tour debut, closing with a 5-under 67 for a tournament-record 18-under 198 total in Cary, N.C.

*CYCLING: Russian cyclist Denis Menchov won the Spanish Vuelta for the second time in three years, beating Carlos Sastre of Team CSC by 3 minutes 31 seconds.

*NHL: Lightning defenseman Dan Boyle is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing wrist surgery. Boyle got hurt in a freak accident Saturday after an exhibition loss to the Capitals. Boyle was distracted while hanging up his skate. The skate slipped off the hook and hit Boyle’s left wrist, severing three tendons.

*WRESTLING: American Kristie Marano won her ninth World Wrestling Championships medal on the last day of the event in Baku, Azerbaijan. Marano received a silver after losing to Stank Zlateva of Bulgaria at 158.5 pounds.