Bayern out: Holders Bayern Munich were knocked out of the German Cup after going down 4-2 to Alemannia Aachen last night. Aachen raced into a 3-0 lead in the first half of the third-round tie thanks to two goals from Romanian striker Laurentiu Reghecampf and one by Marius Ebbers. They then had to withstand a storming second-half fightback from Bayern, 13 times Cup winners including the last two seasons. It was a case of history repeating itself for Aachen, the last side to beat Bayern in a German Cup tie with a 2-1 triumph in the 2003-04 quarter-finals.
Match-fixing probe: Israeli police have broadened their investigation into allegations of match-fixing in the southern city of Beer Sheva and have brought in 23 people for questioning, a police spokesman said yesterday. Six players from second division side Hapoel Beer Sheva and 17 others are suspected of being involved in an attempt to fix the result of a match to win a bumper pools payout last weekend.
McLaren goes: Striker Andy McLaren left Dundee by mutual consent yesterday after receiving three red cards and a subsequent eight-match ban following their 2-1 weekend defeat in a second division match at Clyde. "The manager Alex Rae and myself spoke to Andy and we came to the decision together that the best thing was for Andy to leave the club," chief executive Davie Mackinnon told Reuters. "He was just signed until the summer (as a player-coach) but he will be a big loss to the club."
Bury out of FA Cup: Former FA Cup winners Bury were expelled from the competition yesterday after fielding an ineligible player in their 3-1 win over Chester City in a second round replay last week. Chester have been reinstated in the world's oldest cup competition, subject to an appeal by Bury, and will play Ipswich Town in the third round next month. Bury won the FA Cup in 1900 when they beat Southampton 4-0 in the final and again in 1903 when they beat Derby County 6-0 - still the record winning score in any final since the competition began in 1871-72.
Doll stays: Hamburg executives have decided to stick with coach Thomas Doll despite just one win from 17 league matches that has left the club second-bottom of the Bundesliga. Hamburg are battling against being relegated for the first time since the Bundesliga began in the 1963-64 season.
Bus crash deaths: Recreativo Huelva's Primera Liga match at Real Madrid went ahead late last night despite a crash that left four of the Huelva club's fans dead when a supporters' bus ploughed into a lorry in southern Spain. The Spanish FA said in a statement the match would proceed as planned despite the appeals of Recreativo officials who had asked for it to be postponed. Huelva stunned Real with a 3-0 win.
In France: League Cup QFs - Sochaux vs Le Mans 1-2; Rennes vs Stade de Reims 0-1; Lyon vs Nancy 3-1.