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ZURICH - FIFA has committed to tackle racism incidents harder at World Cup matches after criticism of its lacklustre efforts in Brazil.Taking advice from its anti-racism task force, FIFA has pledged to help train and appoint anti-discrimination officers to work at qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.The task force met Tuesday, chaired by FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb, who spoke out in Brazil against failures to gather evidence and prosecute disciplinary cases.FIFA will also guide its 209 member federations toward best practice on policy, education, sanctions and co-operation with civil society partners.Both measures send out a concrete message, Webb said in a statement published by FIFA. Now we need the full support from clubs, member associations, NGOs and campaign groups.The full support of FIFA appeared to be lacking in June when it did not sanction reported incidents of discriminatory chants and banners, and fans wearing black-face makeup.Webb, who is black, also pointed then to challenges in tackling longstanding racism problems in Russian football.FIFA President Sepp Blatter said, after watching the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro with Russias President Vladimir Putin, that they would make the issue a priority.FIFAs statement Tuesday acknowledged the importance of using the next World Cup to showcase FIFAs zero-tolerance policy against any form of discrimination.Russias World Cup organizing committee deputy CEO Alexander Djordjadze said it was developing a plan that will encompass all areas concerning the fight against discrimination.Tuesdays meeting was attended by FIFA disciplinary panel chairman, Claudio Sulser who had spoken of isolated cases in Brazil when sharing a tense news conference platform with Webb during the tournament.FIFAs approach contrasted with European football body UEFA, which worked with fans monitoring group Fare to gather evidence and prosecute a series of cases at the 2012 European Championship, including against Russia fans.In other issues Tuesday, FIFAs task force also discussed a recent study, by the Sports Peoples Think Tank group, into why so few coaches from ethnic minority backgrounds are employed by English professional clubs. 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With the final four being arguably the four best – and most complete – teams from the regular season, picking a winner is not as easy as it sounds.New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) - John Wall had 15 points, 12 assists and four steals as the Washington Wizards defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 92-85 on Monday night. Paul Pierce netted 14 points and Andre Miller added 12 off the bench for the Wizards, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Washington concluded its five-game road trip at 2-3. Defense, we got back to our concepts, Wall said. Our main focus is to get to 100, but to keep the other team under 100. Anthony Davis posted 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Tyreke Evans provided 21 points, seven boards and four assists for New Orleans, which has alternated wins and losses over its last 10 contests. We were trying to make the right play, but they did a good job of covering up our options, Davis said. The Pelicans were within 69-67 after Ryan Anderson nailed a 3-pointer early in the fourth, but the Wizards responded with an 8-2 spurt to regain control. Andre Miller netted six points during the swing, including the final four to stake Washington to a 77-69 cushion with 8:20 remaining.dddddddddddd. New Orleans was never closer than four the rest of the way. Davis cut down the lane and finished with an emphatic two-handed dunk off a pass from Evans with 30.5 seconds left to claw the Pelicans within 89-85. Rasual Butler split a pair of foul shots with 29.7 ticks on the clock, but Jrue Holiday was unable to bank in a left wing leaner at the other end and Butler sunk two more foul shots to seal the outcome. Earlier, Holidays layup provided New Orleans its only lead, 8-7, at the 8:33 mark of the first. The Wizards led 27-23 following a quarter of play and 52-44 at halftime. Evans layup in the waning seconds of the third trimmed the New Orleans margin to 69-64 entering the fourth. Game Notes The Wizards have beaten the Pelicans seven straight times ... New Orleans had averaged 110.0 points per game in its last 11 at home coming in ... The Pelicans were seeking a season-high fourth straight home win ... Holiday tallied 13 points and five assists. ' ' '