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South African Oscar Pistorius will get another chance to race at the London 2012 Olympic Games. London Fletcher Pink Jersey . His 4x400m relay team has been advanced to the final, after an appeal was accepted by the IAAF, arguing that Kenyan runner Vincent Mumo Kiilu cut across Ofentse Mogawane, causing him to fall and end South Africas race. In a release following the race, they announced the Kenyan team was disqualified. Kenya finished seventh in their heat, and would not have advanced to the final anyway. "He spiked me. I was in front and he spiked me from behind. When you are in front you cant see behind. I was coming across, but he was aware," Kiilu said after the race. "It was like someone hitting me from behind." The Kenyan team came to see the video of the race and agreed their athlete was at fault. Pistorius announced the following from his Twitter account Thursday: "ITS ON!! We in the FINAL. Team management Protested as Ofentse was taken out and we have been given Lane 9!! [LJ van Zyl] to take his place!!!" South Africa will run in lane 9 in Fridays final. "Will be up on the 3rd leg tomorrow for the Final! Really cant wait!" Pistorius added via Twitter.  In the opening heat of qualifying for the mens 4x400m relay, Magawane, the second runner for South Africa, got tangled with Kiilu and crashed to the ground. He suffered a shoulder injury and stayed down until the race was over. He later confirmed that he had a separated shoulder. "It was just an accident. Everyone wants to make a move, we were all bunched up. I wanted to get on the other side. We were too close and bumping into each other," Mogawane said."I was falling and tumbling and I dislocated my shoulder. I am going to the doctor now to do some scans. It is very painful. "I cannot really remember what happened. My heart is broken into a thousand pieces." Pistorius, who was to run the third leg of that race, stood in disbelief. The double amputee, who made history as the first man to ever compete in an able-bodied Games, missed a chance to run in his second and final event at London 2012. South Africa set a national record en route to winning a silver medal at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.  They were one of the nations considered to be a medal contender. Darrell Green Womens Jersey . Posey drove in five runs with three hits, Barry Zito combined with two relievers on a five-hitter and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Tuesday night. Ryan Kerrigan Red Jersey . The World Cup winner leads a European 1-2-3 from Germany and Portugal, which climbs one place. Canada moved up 12 spots to No. 61, two spots ahead of one-time African powerhouse Nigeria. Argentina rises three places to No. http://www.fansredskinsroom.com/robert-griffin-iii-jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Kirk Cousins Authentic Jersey . 6. The surge in points for European teams pushed Brazil down six place to No.11 and its worst position since the rankings began in 1993. The 2014 World Cup host is hurt by not playing any competitive matches recently. London Fletcher White Jersey . -- Ryan Williams stood and watched as his Arizona Cardinals teammates practiced in the spitting rain on Tuesday.ATLANTA -- Tim Hudson knew it would be difficult to pitch in record temperatures. Falling behind by four runs in the first inning hardly helped. "I was going to pitch as long as I could," he said. "It wasnt exactly a great first inning." Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in four runs, and Gio Gonzalez scuffled for his sixth straight road victory to help the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4 Sunday in 105-degree heat. The temperature rose four degrees from the first pitch to 105 by the middle of the eighth inning. The National Weather Service reported that Atlanta broke an all-time record high at 106 on Saturday. Gonzalez (11-3) capped his second All-Star selection despite allowing five hits, four runs and four walks in five-plus innings. He struck out four and threw 64 of his 114 pitches for strikes. Washington, which has won four of five, took a 4-0 lead in the first off Hudson (6-4). The NL-leading Nationals are 10-2-1 in their last 13 series matchups against the Braves. Atlanta has lost three of four overall and has dropped 17 of its last 28 games against Washington at Turner Field. "Theyre in first place for a reason," Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said. "We have the ability, as a team, to play brilliantly. We also have the ability, at times, to bring out our inner Bad News Bears." Tyler Clippard retired Michael Bourn, Martin Prado and Jason Heyward on groundouts to end the game. Since taking over the closers role on May 22, Clippard has worked 15 1-3 scoreless innings. Zimmerman made it 2-0 by hitting a two-run double to centre over Bourn and later scored on Adam LaRoches sacrifice fly. Ian Desmond followed with a walk and scored from first when Bourn allowed Rick Ankiels single to bounce past him for an error. Washington went ahead 5-1 in the fifth when Zimmerman hit his sixth homer into the second level of left-field seats. After adding a run-scoring single in the ninth, Zimmerman had his first four-RBI game since Aug. 19, 2011, against Philadelphia. The Nationals led 6-1 in the sixth after Desmond doubled, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Jhonatan Solanos RBI single. "Day in, day out, theyre a tough team," Braves second baseman Dan Uggla said after going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and dropping his batting average three points to .232. "I thhink we match up against them well. Santana Moss Jersey. We got back in it late, but it wasnt enough." Freddie Freemans 10th homer, a three-run shot to deep centre, cut the lead to 6-4 and chased Gonzalez with no outs in the sixth. One day after watching his ace Stephen Strasburg leave the game after three innings because of the heat, Washington manager Davey Johnson replaced Gonzalez with Craig Stammen, who retired six of the seven batters he faced. Hudson allowed eight hits and five earned runs in six innings, dropping to 0-2 with an 8.53 ERA in two starts against the Nationals this season. He began the game with a 14-4 record and a 2.35 ERA in 24 career starts against Washington. "Ever since hes been over here, hes dominated us," Zimmerman said of Hudson. "I know hes dominated me, so for me to get a couple of hits off him and for us to score some runs early and give Gio kind of a cushion out there, is really big for us." Gonzalez overcame a 14-pitch at-bat by Andrelton Simmons that resulted in a second-inning walk with two out. Ross followed with a hard single, and Hudson walked before Gonzalez escaped the bases-loaded threat when Bourn lined out. Jones RBI single cut the lead to 4-1 in the third, but Gonzalez settled down and needed just nine pitches to make it through the fourth. Gonzalez, who pitched for Oakland last season, improved to 11-1 with a 2.85 ERA in his last 13 road starts. The heat played a considerable role in his problems, but Hudson never felt comfortable on the mound. "Just not very good stuff from location standpoint and pitch standpoint," Hudson said. "Ive got to make some better pitches with two strikes. I wasnt great all day." NOTES: The Braves reported a crowd of 18,796. Most of the seats in the lower level sections were sparsely filled as fans spent most of the game sitting in shaded areas. ... Atlanta signed RHP Ben Sheets to a minor league contract before the game. Sheets, 33, hasnt pitched since 2010. He will start Wednesday for Double-A Mississippi. ... Bourn went 0 for 4 and struck out in his first three at-bats. ... Gonzalez allowed just one homer in his first 14 starts, but has given up three in his last two. ... Hudson allowed just one homer in first eight starts, but has given up three in his last four. ... Zimmerman is hitting .378 with three homers and 13 RBIs in his last eight games. ' ' '