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WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Wolfsburg has appointed former Werder Bremen coach Florian Kohfeldt to take over the team following Mark van Bommel’s dismissal. Wolfsburg says the 39-year-old Kohfeldt is getting a contract through 2023 and will start coaching the team on Thursday. Kohfeldt was Bremen coach from October 2017 until last May. He was fired

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The owners of Kansas City’s professional women’s soccer team plan to build a $70 million stadium for the team. Owners of Kansas City NWSL announced Tuesday the 11,000-seat stadium is expected to open in 2024 at a site along the Missouri River near the downtown. The stadium will be the

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The Associated Press preseason women’s All-America team is out and Paige Bueckers of UConn is a unanimous choice. She was joined by fellow sophomore Caitlin Clark of Iowa; junior Aliyah Boston of South Carolina; and two seniors, NaLyssa Smith of Baylor and Rhyne Howard of Kentucky. Boston and Howard

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Aston Villa defender Matty Cash has received Polish citizenship and is available to play for the national team starting with its World Cup qualifying matches in November. The 24-year-old right back was born in England but is eligible to play for Poland through his grandfather. His mother was born in Poland.

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer league says more than 90% of players, coaches and staff from the 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and second division have received vaccines against the coronavirus. The DFL says its figure is based on voluntary information provided by the clubs and that it

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois quarterback Artur Sitkowski will miss the rest of the season after breaking his left arm against Penn State. Brandon Peters will start the Illini’s home game against Rutgers on Saturday. Coach Bret Bielema announced Sitkowski would have surgery on his arm Wednesday and have another operation in two to four

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A new documentary on the late snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton is more than a glossy retrospective of his life. It’s a raw, unflinching examination of the trials and tribulations Burton went through over a four-decade career in which he shaped both the snowboard and the billion-dollar industry that forever

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — All Blacks captain Sam Cane isn’t expected to make the starting lineup on New Zealand’s end-of-season rugby tour at least until the match against Italy in Rome on Nov. 6. Cane has been out for nearly six months because of a pectoral injury and made his return as a replacement for

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan has won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in a T20 World Cup Group 2 match in Sharjah. New Zealand suffered a huge blow before the game when fast bowler Lockie Ferguson was ruled out of the tournament with a torn calf. Captain Kane Williamson

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South Africa played without opener Quinton de Kock and still beat the West Indies by eight wickets in the T20 World Cup. De Kock made himself unavailable after Cricket South Africa ordered its players to take a knee at the tournament in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been back with his Manchester United players leading a practice session, trying to turn around the team’s fortunes amid scrutiny on his future as manager. A 5-0 rout by Liverpool on Sunday left United with one point from its last four Premier League games. The squad had

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Quinton de Kock has refused to play in a T20 World Cup game against the West Indies in protest after Cricket South Africa ordered its players to take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. CSA issued a statement before

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir are investigating students and staff at two medical colleges under a harsh anti-terror law for celebrating India’s loss to archrival Pakistan in a T20 World Cup cricket game. Police says some students and staff at the government-run colleges cheered and shouted pro-Pakistan slogans during the match Sunday