Speed Skating Championships in Calgary, set for March 7-8. Todays
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Speed Skating Championships in Calgary, set for March 7-8. Todays
MUNICH, Germany -- Bayern Munich needed a bit of a wake-up call against a surprisingly resilient Manchester United team. . Once it came, there was no stopping the defending champions from reaching a third straight Champions League semifinal. Bayern came back quickly after falling behind in its home stadium, equalizing within two minutes and then scoring two more goals to win 3-1 in the second leg of their quarterfinal Wednesday and go through 4-2 on aggregate. "I think it was very important we scored straight after they did," Bayern winger Arjen Robben said. "It was crucial today. It looked like a wake-up call because the first 10 minutes of the second half were a disaster the way we played. We were so slow, we were not there and you cannot do that in the Champions League - you will be punished. Thats what they did, but it was a wake-up call and we scored three goals. After Patrice Evra put United ahead with a superb volley in the 57th minute, Mario Mandzukic got the quick equalizer, Thomas Mueller made it 2-1 in the 68th and Robben secured the victory in the 76th. "I had no time to tell my players anything or to think what we could do after we conceded that amazing goal," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. "I am very proud of my team and of this club. ... They have a big heart and reacted very well. As title holders, we have a lot of pressure." The loss means United looks set to miss the Champions League next season for the first time since 1995-96. David Moyes team is only seventh in the Premier League, with only the faintest of hopes of finishing in the top four. Its only realistic chance of qualifying for Europes top competition was to win it this season, but now the teams last chance for a trophy is also gone. Bayern dominated the first half but failed to make much out of its possession advantage, and Evra gave United a surprising lead. Antonio Valencias swinging cross sailed over everyone in the area but fell to Evra, who unleashed an unstoppable shot into the upper corner. But two minutes later, Bayern was back in the match. Franck Ribery crossed form the left and Mandzukics diving header beat David de Gea. "We concentrated so fabulously but to give up that goal at that moment was very disappointing," Moyes said. "I thought the players did a great job today. We made it difficult for them for long periods but at the end we just couldnt keep it." In the 62nd, Wayne Rooney fluffed a shot while having only goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to beat and squandered a great opportunity. Rooney had not trained the whole week because of a toe injury and took an injection to play. Bayern punished the miss in the 68th, when Mueller knocked in a low cross from Robben. And in the 76th, Robben cut inside from the right and made it 3-1 with a low shot that clipped the foot of Nemanja Vidic and rolled into the net, with de Gea on the wrong foot. "I knew it would be difficult, it is not easy to play against eight players in the box. We tried to create passes and to go to wings but they defended well against crosses," Guardiola said. Bayern had failed to win its last four matches at home against English opposition but once it stepped up the pressure and the pace there was little doubt about the outcome. United remained winless in the Bavarian capital in five outings. "I think its great how we came back despite this little setback," Mueller said. "If we look at both matches, I think we deserved to come through." . Ireland was the last unbeaten side in the championship after France fell to Wales on Friday, and was favoured to end a three-match losing run to England with a side with more than twice as many caps, rampant momentum, and added incentive to celebrate Brian ODriscolls world record-tying 139th test cap. . Compared to what hes gone through in recent weeks, that seemed like a breeze. Speaking to The Associated Press on Friday at an NBA Cares event, Silver said hes thrilled that the leagues attention can be on the championship series between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs -- and not, as it was for so much of the post-season, on the off-the-court matters involving the banishment of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and now the looming sale of that franchise. . The two teams will play through the completion of the game starting at 5pm ct on Wednesday. The regularly scheduled Wednesday night matchup will follow that and will now be seven innings.HAMAR, Norway -- Denny Morrison reached a milestone with his 40th individual World Cup long-track speedskating medal on Sunday, while fellow Canadian Ivanie Blondin captured her sixth medal of the season. Morrison earned his first trip to the podium this season with a bronze in the mens 1,500 metres, while Blondin took silver in the womens mass start. Blondin, from Ottawa, finished in eight minutes 47.51 seconds and was edged at the finish line by Irene Schouten of the Netherlands by 0.04 seconds. Schoutens teammate Mariska Huisman finished third. Blondin now has five mass start medals this season, including two gold. Earlier Sunday, Blondin was disqualified in the 3,000 metres after she stumbled and kicked a block separating the two lanes. It cost Canada a quota spot in the womens event at the World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Calgary, set for March 7-8. Todays mass start was definitely a struggle after being disqualified in the 3,000m, said Blondin. Im pleased with the silver in the mass start. I wouldnt have been able to do it without the support of my teammate Kali Christ, who is most affected by my disqualification for a quota spot in the World Alllround Championships. . . This has made me realize how strong our team is, and how powerful teamwork can really be. Christ, from Regina, was 13th in the mass start. Morrisons time of 1:46.03 seconds was one hundredth of a second away from his best time of the season. Denis Yuskov of Russia won gold in Sundays race (1:45.07) while Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands took the silver (1:45.80). It was Morrisons first medal of the 2014-15 World Cup season, after a pair of fourth-place finishes at previous events. Ive been feeling pretty good all week and especially after a good 5k Saturday, Morrison said. I had a bit of confidence heading into the 1,500 and I was able to execute my race plan, which allowed me to skate as well here as I did on the faster ice in Calgary (in January). Im looking forward to going even faster in the coming weeks. This World Cup stop was the final qualifying chance for the World Allround Speed Skating Championships. Canada earned two quota spots for the men and one for the women. Morrison and Blondin had already pre-qualified for the championships, and a second mens quota spot was awarded to Ted-Jan Bloemen of Calgary. ' ' '
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