■ Tennis
Youzhny wants revenge
Mikhail Youzhny hopes to teach Andy Roddick a lesson in clay court tennis when Russia host the US in the Davis Cup semi-final this week in Moscow. Youzhny said he would love to avenge his defeat to the big-serving American in the US Open semi-finals earlier this month. "Hopefully, if we meet again the outcome would be totally different," the Russian said in an interview ahead of the three-day tie on clay at the Olympic Sports Complex. "It would be a totally different match, having little resemblance to our last meeting. It was on his terms as it was played on a hard court in New York, now we're going to meet on clay and in Moscow."
■ Soccer
German referee warns fans
A German referee threatened to end a Bundesliga match because of racist taunts from the crowd. Michael Weiner warned fans over the loudspeaker that he would end Saturday's game between Alemannia Aachen and Borussia Moenchengladbach if the words "asylum seeker" were heard again. It was directed at Moenchengladbach's Brazilian forward, Kahe, during Aachen's 4-2 home win. "The decision from Mr. Weiner was completely right," German referees head Volker Roth said on Sunday. "Racism doesn't belong in a football stadium -- that's why the referees were told again not to tolerate such smears." Germany striker Gerald Asamoah, who is black, was racially taunted last week in a German Cup match. On Friday, the German soccer federation fined Hansa Rostock 20,000 euros (US$25,446) because fans of its development team had taunted the Schalke player.
■ Rugby Union
Waseda defeat Dark Blues
A penalty goal by Ayumu Goromaru with three minutes to go lifted Tokyo's Waseda University to a 22-20 victory over Oxford University in rain in Tokyo on Sunday. The Dark Blues completed their three-match tour of Japan with one win and two defeats. They beat Osaka's Doshisha University 34-28 on Sept. 9 but lost to Kanto Gakuin University 17-7 here last Wednesday. Full back Goromaru scored the winner in the 37th minute of the second half after the home side yielded a try to Oxford in the 27th minute and gave up their 19-15 lead.
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