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Chris Paul had 27 points and 11 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat Miami 95-89 in overtime Wednesday night, dealing the Heat a second straight extra-time loss.

Underdog Japan won its first World Cup after stunning the U.S. with a 3-1 win in penalties after a 2-2 tie. Japan erased one-goal American leads late in the second half and in extra time.

Cristiano Ronaldo's extra-time header saw Real Madrid edge out fierce rivals Barcelona in the second 'Clasico' in four days to win the Copa del Rey and seal their first piece of silverware under Jose Mourinho.

A goal from Barcelona star Andres Iniesta deep into extra time was enough to give Vincente Del Bosque's Spanish team a one nil win over the Netherlands and secure the Iberian nation's first ever world title.

Now, about creating that soccer dynasty. Spain has won the sport's two toughest tournaments, adding the first World Cup held in Africa to its European Championship of 2008.

After edging the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time, the Spaniards were too exhausted and exhilarated to contemplate anything more than how good that golden prize looked and how much it meant.

They kissed and hugged and held high the golden trophy for all of Soccer City and Africa and the world to see.

The exhaustion was gone now for Spain's players, replaced by the exhilaration of winning the World Cup at long, long last.

A testy and often dirty match was won by Andres Iniesta's goal late in extra time Sunday night.

It was a player with a flair for the dramatic that gave Spain its first World Cup title, writes Grant Wahl, as Andrés Iniesta's extra time goal powered the Spaniards past the Dutch 1-0.

Both Spain and the Netherlands had their chances to take the lead in extra time of the World Cup final, although both failed to make them count Sunday as the teams were still even at 0-0 after 105 minutes.

Spain substitute Cesc Fabregas had the best chance in the 95th, but Netherlands goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg made the one-on-one save.

Germany took third place at the World Cup for the second tournament in a row Saturday with an exciting 3-2 victory over Uruguay.

Uruguay, driven by striker Diego Forlan, almost forced extra time. Forlan's free kick crashed against the crossbar in injury time, the last kick of the match.

The match was heading for extra time at 2-2 when Sami Khedira scored a late header.

For the second straight World Cup, Ghana has eliminated the U.S., this time with a 2-1 win in extra time.

The loss was a huge missed opportunity for the Americans, writes Grant Wahl.