sloppy play in the box, aya miyama took advantage, ties it at one and we go to extra time. another 30 minutes, and another lead for the u.s. morgan connects with abby wambach, her fourth straight match with a goal. stars and stripes up 2-1. japan got the equalizer in the final minutes off the corner. homare sawa with a perfect redirect past hope solo. the resilient japanese force penalty kicks. that's when the u.s. completely felt apart. missed an unheard of three straight shots. the americans were stunned. saki kumagai for the win. got it! a reason to celebrate for a country that has been through so much this year. japan, lifts the world cup trophy and the spirits of a nation for the thrilling come-from-behind win. >>> to golf, darren clarke had a three-stroke lead heading into the final round of the open and phil mickelson made him sweat it out. drilled the long eagle on 7. lefty pulled even but couldn't get over the hump. clarke with room for error on 18. two-putt for the win. at 42 years of age, the irishman finally wins his first major, taking the open by three strokes

too much traffic in front of us goalie hope solo, aya miyama cleans up at the net. 2-1 lead for the american in the 104, morgan with the assist as wambach moved into third place all-time with her 13th world cup goal. six minutes from celebrating a championship, the us found its tied and this time japan executes the perfect corner kick, they go to penalty kicks tied at two when the us returns, shannon boxx soundly blocked by japan goalie haverrori and japan becomes the first asian country in the history to hoist the trophy. having not won three of the major six championships you would have to say that players from northern ireland now represent the center of golf's universe. the latest champion, darren clarke, beginning today's final round with a one-stroke lead in pursuit of his first major. clarke hitting his approach to the par-2 second hole, to set him up nicely for birdie and two-stroke lead. when michelson made eagle on the 7th hole he wassed to a for the lead. mickelson 6 under par through 10 burb he made four boggize, like here at 11:00 mickelson finished with a 68, three strokes back