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Mickelson again wins the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga., April 9 (UPI) -- In another dominant performance, Phil Mickelson won the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta, Ga., for the second time in three years.

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Because of a suspension for darkness in Saturday's third round, Mickelson, who ended 7-under-par 281, had to play 24 holes on Sunday. He finished two shots better than Tim Clark (69).

"It's what you dream about as a kid and what you work for as a pro," Mickelson said. "I ended up playing well and it will be a memory I cherish forever."

The win came one week after Mickelson won the BellSouth Classic by 13 shots.

Four-time Masters winner Tiger Woods (70) was tied for third place with Jose Maria Olazabal (69), Chad Campbell (71), Fred Couples (71) and Retief Goosen (69) at 4-under 284.


Kasey Kahne wins another Nextel race

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FORT WORTH, Texas, April 9 (UPI) -- Kasey Kahne captured Sunday's Samsung/Radio Shack 500 Nextel Cup race at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.

Kahne, who will be 26 on Monday, is the 11th different winner in 11 Nextel Cup races at the speedway, and was the first driver to win the race from the pole position.

"The car got loose at the start (and) it took us a while to get going," Kahne said afterwards. "It was a heck of a run with Tony (Stewart) there."

Kahne's No.9 Evernham Dodge crossed the finish line 5.230 seconds ahead of Matt Kenseth after Kahne took the lead from Stewart with 27 laps remaining.

It was his second win of the season and the third of his Nextel Cup career.

Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick completed the top-five. Jeff Burton, Scott Riggs, Martin Truex Jr., Mark Martin and Bobby Labonte completed the top 10.


U.S. team moves on at Davis Cup

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif., April 9 (UPI) -- The United States Sunday advanced to the 2006 Davis Cup semifinals when Andy Roddick beat Fernando Gonzalez, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2, at Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Roddick, who beat Nicolas Massu in three sets on Friday, avenged James Blake's loss to Gonzalez in the opening match of the quarterfinal against Chile.

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Twins Bob and Mike Bryan gave the United States a 2-1 lead Saturday with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, win over Paul Capdeville and Adrian Garcia in the doubles competition.

The United States was captained this weekend by former Roddick coach Dean Goldfine, as Patrick McEnroe was unavailable because his wife was expected to go into labor.

With its insurmountable 3-1 advantage, the United States moves on to face Russia at Moscow in the semifinals from Sept. 22-24. Russia beat France, 3-2.


Russia completes Davis Cup win over France

PAU, France, April 9 (UPI) -- Russia ended its Davis Cup quarterfinal against France by taking a 4-1 victory Sunday.

It came when Dmitry Tursunov, playing for the injured Nikolay Davydenko, beat Richard Gasquet in a thrilling five-set match, 6-1, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 7-5.

"It would have been more difficult for me if I had not served so well," said Tursunov.

Mikhail Youzhny beat Michael Llodra, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), in a meaningless match after Tursunov's victory sewed up the quarterfinal for Russia.

Russia has won its last three meetings with France in Davis Cup play, capturing the title in Paris in 2002 and winning a quarterfinal tie last year in Moscow.

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Next up for Russia is the United States on Sept. 22-24. The U.S. team beat Chile Sunday in their quarterfinal contest Sunday.


Argentina ends Croatia's Davis Cup repeat bid

ZAGREB, Croatia, April 9 (UPI) -- Juan Ignacio Chela beat Sasa Tuksar in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, ending Croatia's bid to defend its Davis Cup title and sending Argentina to the semifinals.

Croat star Ivan Ljubicic earlier beat David Nalbandian in three sets to even the best-of-five tie at two matches apiece, but the Tuksar could not complete the comeback, falling to Chela, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (7-5). Argentina will meet Australia in the semifinals from Sept, 22-24.

Australia completed a 5-0 sweep of Belarus earlier on Sunday.


Australia sweeps Belarus at Davis Cup

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 9 (UPI) -- With the help of 35-year-old Wayne Arthurs, Australia Sunday completed a 5-0 sweep of Belarus in the Davis Cup quarterfinals at Melbourne.

Arthurs -- who is thinking of retiring later this year and was substituting for Australia's No. 1 player, Lleyton Hewitt -- beat Serguei Tarasevitch, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2, in Sunday's first match. Chris Guccione was an easy 6-1, 6-3, victor against Alexandr Zotov, who was making his Davis Cup debut.

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"That was a very good performance," said Australia captain John Fitzgerald.

Australia, which has 28 Davis Cup titles, already had clinched the battle on Saturday when the doubles team of Arthurs and Paul Hanley beat Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov, 3-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5.

In the semifinals, scheduled to be played from Sept. 22-24, Australia will face Argentina.

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