Rooney makes MlS debut for DC United
washington: Even though Wayne Rooney wasn't in from the start, the English national team's all-time leading scorer was instrumental in finishing things off in DC United's first true home game of the season. Rooney made his Major league Soccer debut Saturday as a second-half substitute and assisted on the third goal in DC United's 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in the first game played at Audi Field. "Once Wayne came on I thought things really changed for the better," DC United coach Ben Olsen said. Rooney, who entered the game in the 58th minute with DC United leading 1-0, provided the assist on Paul Arriola's second goal of the game in the 80th minute with a simple square pass 30 yards from the goal. Earlier Rooney was involved in the buildup to United's second goal in the 69th minute, also from Arriola. "It's a big night - my debut in MlS, my debut for DC United and a win so I'm delighted," Rooney said. The 32-year-old Rooney, who is also Manchester United's all-time leading scorer, last played a competitive game on April 28 for Everton.
Torres set for Sagan Tosu debut
tokyo: Saying it's time for a new challenge, former Spain striker Fernando Torres was introduced as the newest member of Japanese club Sagan Tosu on Sunday. The former liverpool, Chelsea, and Atletico Madrid forward follows former Spain teammate Andres Iniesta to Japan. Iniesta signed with Vissel Kobe in May. "I had achieved everything that I had to achieve," the 34-year-old Torres said at a press conference in Tokyo. "I needed a new challenge and that's when Japan came onto the stage and Sagan Tosu offered me something beautiful in every sense of the word." Sagan Tosu is currently second last in the 18-team J-league standings with a record of three wins, four draws and eight losses. Torres played in Sagan during a preseason trip with Atletico in July and August 2015. The Spanish side played a friendly against Sagan, beating them 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Pacquiao wins 60th career fight
KUAlA lUMPUR: Manny Pacquiao won by knockout for the first time in nine years to claim the World Boxing Association welterweight title, and made a proclamation. "This is it. I am back in boxing," the 39-year-old Pacquiao said after his seventh-round knockout of lucas Matthysse on Sunday. "I am not done. I'm still there." It was Pacquiao's first bout since a contentious loss last year to Jeff Horn in Australia, and since parting ways with longtime trainer Freddie Roach to work with Buboy Fernandez. "It's just a matter of time. You have to rest and get it back and that's what I did." Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KOs) knocked Matthysse down onto one knee in the third and fifth rounds. He knocked the Argentine down again in the seventh, and Matthysse spat out his mouthpiece, causing a frenzy among Pacquiao fans in the stadium. "I am not boasting but ... I think he's hurting from my punches," said Pacquiao, who hadn't won by knockout since 2009. "Every punch that I throw, he's hurt. I think he's scared of my punches." Matthysse, who won 36 out of 39 matches by knockout, said Pacquiao was a "great fighter, a great legend.”