BERLIN (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund players, having grown up with the club as they turned around their financial fortunes, are ready to step up against favourites and fellow Germans Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, coach Juergen Klopp said on Wednesday.

“We had a budget of next to nothing when I came in 2008,” Klopp told reporters ahead of the May 25 Wembley stadium final in London.

May 15 (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund’s players, having grown up with the club as they turned around their financial fortunes, are ready to step up against favourites and fellow Germans Bayern Munich in the Champions League final in London, manager Juergen Klopp said on Wednesday.

“We had a budget of next to nothing when I came in 2008,” Klopp told reporters ahead of the May 25 Wembley final. “The boys started playing in the Bundesliga at 19; they are now 24 years old. They are all prepared to do what it takes to make victory in the final possible.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Thursday, a source close to the Olympic movement told Reuters on Tuesday.

The IOC Vice President is set to become the second candidate for one of the top jobs in world sport after German Thomas Bach, also an IOC Vice President, announced his bid last week.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Singapore’s Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Thursday, a source close to the Olympic movement told Reuters on Tuesday.

The IOC Vice President is set to become the second candidate for one of the top jobs in world sport after German Thomas Bach, also an IOC Vice President, announced his bid last week.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Champions Bayern Munich lifted their 22nd Bundesliga trophy on Saturday after a comfortable 3-0 over Augsburg as they prepare for the all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund in two weeks.

In front of German football chiefs, 22 former Bayern greats and Bavarian political royalty, the champions left it late, scoring three goals in the second half through Thomas Mueller, Xherdan Shaqiri and Luiz Gustavo.

BERLIN, May 11 (Reuters) – Champions Bayern Munich lifted their 22nd Bundesliga trophy on Saturday after a comfortable 3-0 over Augsburg as they prepare for the all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund in two weeks.

In front of German football chiefs, 22 former Bayern greats and Bavarian political royalty, the champions left it late, scoring three goals in the second half through Thomas Mueller, Xherdan Shaqiri and Luiz Gustavo.

By Karolos Grohmann

(Reuters) – The Joao Havelange Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro might not be named after the once-powerful former FIFA president by the time of the 2016 Games, IOC presidential candidate Thomas Bach hinted on Thursday.

Rio politicians presented a bill on Wednesday requesting a name change after a FIFA ethics report said long-time IOC member Havelange, 97, had taken bribes.

May 9 (Reuters) – The Joao Havelange Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro might not be named after the once-powerful former FIFA president by the time of the 2016 Games, IOC presidential candidate Thomas Bach hinted on Thursday.

Rio politicians presented a bill on Wednesday requesting a name change after a FIFA ethics report said long-time IOC member Havelange, 97, had taken bribes.

BERLIN (Reuters) – German Thomas Bach became the first official candidate to be the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) new president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the world of sport was his strong asset.

The 1976 Olympic fencing champion, who is an IOC vice president and has been a member of the body since 1991, has long been considered a front-runner in the race even before confirming his plans for a tilt at one of the biggest jobs in sports administration.

BERLIN, May 9 (Reuters) – German Thomas Bach became the first official candidate to be the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) new president on Thursday, saying his long experience in the world of sport was his strong asset.

The 1976 Olympic fencing champion, who is an IOC vice president and has been a member of the body since 1991, has long been considered a front-runner in the race even before confirming his plans for a tilt at one of the biggest jobs in sports administration.