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Perennial contender Sally Fitzgibbons insists she will need to take risks earn a maiden world surfing title and says she has been motivated by the success of her compatriot Tyler Wright.Fitzgibbons, a three-time world title runner-up, has slipped to eighth on this years tour with one event remaining.She is hosting and backing this weeks WSL qualifying series Sydney International Pro event at Cronulla Beach, but her desire to win a world title hasnt dimmed nor her famous optimism wavered.Watching the younger Wright clinch her first world crown has served to stoke the fire within Fitzgibbons, who has never finished lower than fifth since joining the tour in 2009.I still feel fresh even though at 24 Ive had eight years on tour, Fitzgibbons told AAP.Ive still got some amazing years left in me and I feel amazing at training and what Im doing on the board. That patience and belief is there.I want to replicate one of those years, you saw Tyler have it this year, where that momentum is there,.It almost just came with ease, as she said.I feel like if I can just keep that resilience there, keep picking myself up and not being too proud in saying I can improve, I can get better.Thats what I have to do to take the title next year..I think with the way the sport continually is elevating, everyone is pushing their performances.For me, Im going to have to display more power on the waves and definitely more progression and with both those things comes risk.You have to be confident in yourself, you have to believe that even with some falls youll have through the year, that you can keep attacking.Fitzgibbons is also competing this week and is adamant she wont be distracted, despite being determined to embrace all the other aspects of staging an event.First and foremost is me the competitor and putting that jersey on, so come the weekend thats when Im most excited, when Im out there and doing what I train for, she said.I wanted to make a conscious decision to leave a footprint on the sport, and just leave it a little better than I found it, at the end of my career.Ive got the energy and the inspiration to do this now.Sebastian Rode Jersey . 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It was a heck of a way to finish.The Padres started the decisive rally when Alex Dickerson and Derek Norris singled to open the 10th against Casilla (1-3). Norris stole second before Rosales bounced a single past shortstop Brandon Crawford to tie the game.With Alexei Ramirez at the plate, Casilla appeared to catch a cleat and stutter-stepped during his delivery. A balk was called, bringing in Norris with the winning run.He just stumbled, caught a spike when he put his foot down. Clearly a balk, Green said.It looked like he was a little discombobulated there on the balk, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. He was going home and his cleat caught or something. Its got to be one continuous motion. He did the right thing by throwing the ball, but he stutter-stepped and thats why its a balk.Casilla just got behind, Bochy said. He got behind 2-0 on the first hitter and had to go at him there, and he just wasnt sharp with his command.Rosales said he thought Crawford was going to make a great play, being the great shortstop that he is.I couldnt believe it, Rosales said about the balk. Ive never seen that before. But any way we can do it, though, right? Especially after (Buster) Posey hit that home run.Kevin Quackenbush (6-3) won despite giving up Poseys go-ahead, opposite-field homer leading off the 10th, the Giants fourth home run of the night.Posey hit a 91 mph fastball to right field for his 12th homer this season.ddddddddddddSan Diego twice had three-run leads, both of which evaporated after Giants home runs.Angel Pagan hit a two-run shot off rookie starter Luis Perdomo in the third to pull San Francisco to 3-2.Pinch-hitter Mac Williamson and Ramiro Pena homered off Carlos Villanueva to tie the game at 5 in the sixth. It was Williamsons fourth and Penas first.San Diego had the bases loaded and one out in the seventh but failed to score.The Padres led 5-2 after three innings against Jeff Samardzija, thanks to home runs by rookie Ryan Schimpf and Matt Kemp, and two errors.Samardzija walked his first two batters. Jankowski stole third and Posey threw the ball into left field for an error that brought in a run. Yangervis Solarte singled with one out to make it 2-0.Samardzija allowed five runs, four earned, and five hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked four.Green pulled Perdomo with two outs in the fifth after he allowed Poseys RBI double to pull the Giants to 5-3. Buddy Baumann came on to make his big league debut and retired Crawford on one pitch.TRAINERS ROOMGiants: Bochy said Johnny Cueto, the All-Star Game starter and loser Tuesday at Petco Park, is still feeling a little under the weather but will be OK to pitch Sunday. Cueto said after the All-Star Game that he didnt feel well.Padres: Green said INF Cory Spangenberg likely wont return this season after re-tearing his left quadriceps.UP NEXTGiants: Cueto (13-1, 2.47 ERA) is scheduled to start Sundays series finale. He allowed three runs on two homers in 1 2/3 innings to take the loss in the All-Star Game.Padres: RHP Edwin Jackson, who hasnt started in two years, will be promoted from Triple-A El Paso to start Sunday. His last start was for the Chicago Cubs in 2014. Since then hes made 39 relief appearances for Chicago, Atlanta and Miami. ' ' '