TORONTO -- Toronto wont face major disruptions during the 2015 Pan Am Games, even though most of the events will take place in the city, politicians and Games organizers said Friday. Organizers are scaling down the geographic scope of the Games with more sports in fewer venues to stay within its $1.4-billion budget. But they couldnt say how much theyre saving by reducing the footprint. The revised venue plan, which still requires final approval, involves 11 municipalities and three universities hosting 36 sports. The original 2009 Toronto 2015 bid book involved 16 municipalities hosting 36 sports at more than 40 venues. The plan combines new construction and existing facilities -- such as the Toronto Pan Am complex on the Exhibition grounds -- which will either be renovated or revert back to their original shape after the Games are over, said TO2015 CEO Ian Troop. "Clustering" the events in fewer sites will create an "affordable, accessible" Games and facilities that will benefit their local communities long after the athletes go home, he said. Seven core venues -- or clusters -- that will host two or more sports will be in the Toronto area. That could create headaches for Torontos 2.5 million residents who will have to share space with about a million visitors that organizers are expecting to descend on the city during the Games. But commuters anxious about gridlock and getting around the city during the massive event dont need to worry, Troop said. "Thats an important thing, and in any Games youve got to be able to move athletes and officials efficiently and youve got to move spectators to different venues," Troop said. "One of the great advantages of clustering is it simplifies our footprint tremendously, which I think will aid in how we move people." Charles Sousa, the Ontario minister responsible for the Games, said the province has a plan to keep people moving. There will be dedicated GO Transit lines going from Toronto to Hamilton -- which is hosting soccer instead of volleyball -- and there are high-occupancy vehicle lanes on the 400-series highways that will help people get around, he said. The athletes village, situated in the citys core, wont be far from some of the venues and should be accessible by bike or on foot, Sousa said. "Vast improvements" will be needed in the north part of the city, but theres a lot of co-operation from residents, he said. "People recognize that we want to make certain those athletes got to where they had to go in an appropriate time," Sousa said. "I think Torontonians, Ontarians will be tolerant in those couple of weeks." Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who campaigned to stop the "war on cars," was equally optimistic. "Of course people know theyre going to be inconvenienced, but I think thats the price of hosting the Games and I think people will understand that," Ford said. "Were all working off the same page and well put the city on the map once and for all. I know its going to be a huge benefit to all the taxpayers in the city." Toronto Pan Am Park on the Exhibition grounds will host more than a dozen sports, such as road cycling, triathlon, squash and rugby. The University of Torontos downtown complex will host field hockey, roller sports and handball. Basketball will also be concentrated in the city, while sailing will take place on Toronto Island. To the east in Scarborough, the University of Torontos campus will host aquatic and field sports such as swimming, diving and pentathlon. In the citys west end, Etobicoke will host archery, BMX cycling and bowling, while Mississauga will be the centre for combat sports. In the north end, York Universitys complex will host track and field and tennis, while Markham will host water polo, badminton and table tennis, among other events. Events will also be spread throughout southern Ontario, including equestrian sports in Caledon and Orangeville, canoe and kayak in Welland and Minden Hills, mountain biking in Oro-Medonte, rowing in St. Catharines and boxing in Oshawa. Negotiations are underway with Milton for a velodrome for track cycling. Organizers say theyre also reviewing proposals for an eighth cluster to host baseball and softball and are in discussions for a site for shooting sports. Golf Canada will also seek proposals from course operators in the region to host golf during the Games. But theres still a long way to go before the facilities are up and running, Troop said. "But weve got the important 25 per cent across all of our venues that were building, which will set the stage coming up in 12 to be ready for 14," he said. Final plans for the cost structure of tickets -- which could include multiple-entry passes and family packages -- wont be final until the end of 2013, Troop said. Tickets wont go on sale until 2014. Of its overall budget, $674 million will go towards capital costs such as new venues and renovating existing facilities. Another $767 million is budgeted for the operations of staging the Games. The fiscal plan also sets aside $82 million as a contingency fund. The federal and Ontario governments are contributing $500 million each, with Ontario providing an additional $22 million to renovate Ivor Wynne Stadium. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said the government is investing in the Games because they will have a "long-lasting, positive economic impact" on the country. "Hosting the Games in 2015 will have enduring economic benefits for the GTA, the region and our nation as a whole," he said at the news conference. "That is why the Games were mentioned specifically in the (federal) budget this year." The Games will help create construction jobs in the short-term and boost tourism in the long-term, Flaherty said. Municipalities, universities and venue owners will be kicking in $228 million for the infrastructure built in their communities. The committee also plans to raise $153 million from sponsors, tickets and other sources of revenue. The budget doesnt include the cost of building the athletes village -- which falls to the province -- or the Markham Fieldhouse, which is being picked up by the municipality. cheap jerseys nfl . 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Azarenka, who had a first-round bye, was tied at 3-3 in the first set when her second-round match against Austrias Tamira Paszek was suspended by Thursday nights rain. "I hope it is a short-term thing but I dont know," Azarenka said. "I have to kind of stop and just take a little bit of time off because I absolutely had no rest for a long period of time, and just to settle it down and to go from there. But hopefully there is nothing serious." The 23-year-old Belarusian, who is ranked No. 1 in the world, won two Olympic medals in London, taking gold in mixed doubles and bronze in singles. "The last week took so much energy out of me that I absolutely had no time to recover and my body is feeling it," Azarenka said. "It was a little bit too much of a transition for me to come and start the training so I just felt my knee was not in good shape." She said the knee did not bother her during the Olympic tournament, which was staged on the hallowed grass courts of Wimbledon. 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Two other third-round matches were postponed until Saturday, when Li Na of China faces Italys Sara Errani, and second-seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays South Africas Chanelle Scheepers. Fifth-seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic made short work of Frances Marion Bartoli in Fridays first match, dispatching the ninth seed 6-1, 6-1. "Her performance today was extraordinary," Bartoli said. "When she plays like that she makes it very hard for her opponent to compete. I had break opportunities, and every time she served an ace." Kvitova advanced to the quarter-finals where she will face the winner of the third-round match between Paszek and Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain. Lucie Safarova, the No. 16 seed, upset fourth-seeded Aussie Samantha Stosur, 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5), to join her fellow Czech in the final eight. Despite that result and the withdrawals of Azarenka and Sharapova, Kvitova refused to consider herself the favourite. "A lot of great players are still playing so well see in the end," Kvitova said. Safarova will face the winner of the third-round match between Italys Roberta Vinci and sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany, who beat Russias Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3. Wozniacki, the 2010 champion, won her second-round match against qualifier Kiki Bertens from the Netherlands 7-5, 6-1. ' ' '