World Sports Today

Borussia Dortmund will be wondering how it happened but they need only ask Bayern Munich. Manchester City might provide a sympathetic ear too. The beaten finalists are just the latest to find themselves sucker-punched by this Real Madrid team. Bayern made it to the 88th minute of the second leg of their Champions League semi-final in the Bernabeu still believing they were bound for Wembley. City had 33 shots in the second leg of their quarter-final but still succumbed on penalties. For Dortmund, the moment came and went during the opening 45 minutes of this Champions League final. Edin Terzic's team had seven of the eight shots from inside the box. "We could not manage to score," said Terzic afterwards. "That is the key." Two opportunities, in particular, will haunt them. Karim Adeyemi tried to go around Thibaut Courtois but that only made the chance more difficult. Niclas Fullkrug did beat the goalkeeper but not his far post. They were three minutes in which hi...

Canelo Alvarez defeated Jaime Munguia by unanimous decision Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In front of a spirited crowd on Cinco de Mayo weekend, Canelo handed Munguia his first loss in the all-Mexican showdown and defended his unified super middleweight title. Canelo scored the only knockdown in the 12-round fight, dropping Munguia in the fourth round. “He’s strong, but he’s a little slow. I can see every punch," Alvarez said. The judges scored it 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112. Alvarez elicited one last eruption during the in-ring interview after the fight that featured a boxer from Tijuana (Munguia) and a boxer from Guadalajara (Alvarez). “(Everyone) is watching us, the Mexicans,’’ he said, as the crowd roared. “And I feel proud about representing Mexico.’’ Canelo landed 234 punches to 170 punches for Munguia, according to punch stats provided on the broadcast. Munguia came on strong in the first three rounds, but Alvarez indicated that was not a concern. “I take ...