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Leverkusen bags Champions spot

SoccerMay 11, 2014

Leverkusen’s Son Heung-min celebrates with fans after the team’s match on Saturday. ( AFP-Yonhap)BERLIN (AP) ― Nuremberg and Eintracht Braunschweig were relegated on the final day of the Bundesliga season Saturday, while Bayer Leverkusen clinched the last Champions League qualification place.Leverkusen came from behind to beat Werder Bremen 2-1 and secure fourth place immediately above Wolfsburg, which beat sixth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-1. “We knew we had to win,” Leverkusen striker E
Spieth, Kaymer tied for lead

GolfMay 11, 2014

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Jordan Spieth couldn’t see any of the 240 yards to the green on the toughest hole at the TPC Sawgrass. He was in the rough so far right of the 14th fairway that he was closer to a water hazard on No. 12 that he didn’t know even existed. His ball was on the back side of a mound. One wrong move could have led to a big number.“Probably the best shot I’ve hit here this week,’’ Spieth said Saturday.The contact was perfect. The ball landed about pin-high in a bunker,
Dodgers score six unanswered, rally past Giants

BaseballMay 11, 2014

Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp celebrates his homer in the eighth inning. (AFP-Yonhap)LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Once they got Matt Cain out of the game, Yasiel Puig and the Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up the San Francisco Giants’ stellar bullpen.Dee Gordon and Puig broke open a tie game with consecutive RBI doubles in the seventh, Matt Kemp homered in the eighth and the Dodgers beat the NL West-leading Giants 6-2 on Saturday.“Cain pitched a good game and pounded the zone,” Kemp said. “He threw strikes, m
Korea enters race to host Women’s WC

SoccerMay 11, 2014

South Korea has entered the race to win the rights to host the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup along with four other countries, the global football governing body’s website showed Saturday.FIFA’s home page said England, France, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as South Korea, submitted their letters of intent to host the event that is held every four years.FIFA said with the exception of South Africa, the other four countries have expressed a desire to host the U20 Women’s World Cup set for 201
S. Korea enters race to host 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

SoccerMay 10, 2014

South Korea has entered the race to win the rights to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup along with four other countries, the global football governing body's website showed Saturday (Korea time).FIFA's home page said England, France, New Zealand and South Africa, as well as South Korea, submitted their letters of intent to host the games that are held every four years.FIFA said with the exception of South Africa, the other four countries have expressed a desire to host the U-20 Women's World
Kaymer ties course record with 63

GolfMay 9, 2014

Bae Sang-moon plays a shot on the fifth green on Thursday. ( EPA-Yonhap)PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― Martin Kaymer stopped thinking, started swinging and played his way into the record book Thursday in The Players Championship.Kaymer missed only two fairways. He putted for birdie on all but one hole. And the former PGA champion finished with four straight birdies to become only the fourth player to shoot 9-under 63 on the Stadium Course at the TPC Sawgrass, giving him a two-shot lead over R
Young, talented Korea could be competitive at World Cup

SoccerMay 9, 2014

Korea’s Son Heung-min will be looked upon to provide offensive spark. (AFP-Yonhap)When announcing South Korea’s 23-man squad on Thursday for this year’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil, head coach Hong Myung-bo said his players may be young, but they don’t necessarily lack experience.And local analysts mostly agreed with Hong’s view, saying the players have enough talent to be competitive in Brazil, where South Korea will face Algeria, Belgium and Russia in Group H.Hong’s players are on average about 2
Rangers shut out Rockies

BaseballMay 9, 2014

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ― Prince Fielder homered, Matt Harrison earned his first win since 2012 and the Texas Rangers beat Colorado 5-0 on Thursday night after being overwhelmed by the Rockies the previous three games.Harrison (1-0) and four relievers combined on a five-hitter, the Rangers’ major league-best seventh shutout. Joakim Soria worked a perfect ninth with two strikeouts for his eighth save in as many chances.Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado extended his hitting streak to 28 games with
Germany blends youth, experience for World Cup

SoccerMay 9, 2014

BERLIN (AP) ― Mario Gomez was left off Germany’s World Cup roster by coach Joachim Loew, who selected six players with no previous national team experience for his 30-man preliminary roster.The roster announced Thursday, which averages 24.8 years, includes among the newcomers Sampdoria defender Shkodran Mustafi (22), Borussia Dortmund defender Erik Durm (22 on Monday), Augsburg attacking midfielder Andre Hahn (23), Hoffenheim forward Kevin Volland (21), and Schalke midfielders Max Meyer (18) and
Brazil, here we come

SoccerMay 8, 2014

Korea unveils youthful WC squad with few surprises
Strasburg lifts Nats over L.A.

BaseballMay 8, 2014

Rangers’ DH Choo Shin-soo bats in the first inning on Wednesday. The Korean went 0 for 4. (AFP-Yonhap)WASHINGTON (AP) ― By the time Stephen Strasburg reached back and threw a 96 mph fastball for a strikeout to end the top of the seventh with his 106th pitch, his usual first-inning struggles seemed long ago ― and his day seemed over.When the next inning rolled around Wednesday, though, Nationals manager Matt Williams sent Strasburg to the mound to face the top of the Dodgers’ order in what would
Man City handles Villa 4-0, in sight of EPL title

SoccerMay 8, 2014

MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― After trailing for most of the season, Manchester City is set to be in first place when it matters most.City scored four goals in the final 26 minutes to rout Aston Villa 4-0 Wednesday night, moving into position to win its second Premier League title in three years with only a draw this weekend.Edin Dzeko scored from close range in the 64th and 72nd minutes, Stevan Jovetic added a goal in the 89th and Yaya Toure capped the victory by scoring on a solo run in the third
Players from K League ‘honored’ to make squad

SoccerMay 8, 2014

South Korea’s 23-man roster for this year’s FIFA World Cup, announced on Thursday, included only six players from the domestic K League Classic, with 17 others joining from leagues in Europe, China and Japan.At the previous World Cup four years ago, there were 13 players from the K League Classic, and 10 were based in foreign leagues. The reversal in trend this year is a testament to South Korean players’ development, with more and more players signing with top-flight clubs overseas.The half-doz
Korea unveils youthful World Cup squad with few surprises

SoccerMay 8, 2014

South Korea announced a youthful squad for this year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil on Thursday, with few surprises among the 23 players who will take part in football's grandest extravaganza.Head coach Hong Myung-bo unveiled the roster at the National Football Center (NFC) here in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, north of Seoul. Hong had repeatedly said he would not make surprises for the big tournament, and mostly lived up to his words, with the majority of the players having seen plenty of action under H
Health-conscious

SoccerMay 7, 2014

Injuries pile up for Korea ahead of World Cup