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Japan has won the Women's World Cup, stunning the United States 3-1 in a penalty shootout Sunday night after coming from behind twice in a 2-2 tie.

Shannon Boxx, Carli Lloyd and Tobin Heath all failed to convert for the Americans, who squandered dozens of chances throughout the game and blew a lead just six minutes from winning their third World Cup title.

Following his headed goal which gave West Ham a deserved 2-1 lead against Everton with just six minutes remaining, Frederic Piquionne raced towards the travelling West Ham supporters to celebrate.

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Dustin Byfuglien scored with less than six minutes left as the Blackhawks overcame a 2-0 deficit and swept the top-seeded Sharks with a 4-2 win.

Next stop: the Stanley Cup finals.

Ethiopia's Tadesse Tola and Atsede Bayisa won the Paris Marathon on Sunday. Tola finished the men's race in two hours six minutes 41 seconds while defending champion Bayisa dominated the women's race in 2:22:04.

That broke the mark of 2:23:05 set in 2002 by Marleen Renders of Belgium.

Haile Gebrselassie clinched the Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon title for the third successive year but it was an unconvincing victory in a slow time of two hours six minutes nine seconds.

John Crews became the first U.S.-born man to win the Philadelphia Marathon since 2000, racing to victory by more than six minutes on Sunday.

Evergreen winger Ryan Giggs bundled home six minutes from time to rescue Manchester United from defeat at Celtic and send the Champions League holders to the brink of a place in the last 16.