Soccer Match Is a Reminder of Tragedy
Liverpool scored with a pair of early volleys to beat Juventus of Italy, 2-1, in a Champions League quarterfinal soccer match that commemorated the Heysel Stadium tragedy nearly 20 years ago.
Sami Hyypia scored the first goal from the left side in the 10th minute, and Luis Garcia scored the second with a hard shot from outside the area in the 25th. Defender Fabio Cannavaro replied for Juventus, scoring his first Champions League goal with a powerful header in the 63rd.
In Liverpool, former standouts Michel Platini and Ian Rush joined with thousands of fans in an emotional ceremony to remember the 39 people who were killed at Heysel Stadium in Brussels before the start of the 1985 European Cup final. It was one of the worst soccer tragedies.
Platini and Rush, who later joined Juventus, played on opposite sides in that game, which Juventus won, 1-0. Tuesday’s match was the first competitive meeting between the European powerhouses since that day.
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Chivas USA’s Francisco Gomez will be out for four to six weeks after an MRI scan taken of the midfielder’s left leg showed sprains of his ankle and knee. Gomez was injured Saturday during Chivas’ 2-0 season-opening loss to D.C. United at the Home Depot Center.
Chivas USA’s reserve team will play its first game in the new MLS Reserve League on Saturday against San Jose’s reserve squad after the main clubs’ 1 p.m. game at San Jose.
Tennis
Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport won their second-round matches at the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Fla., and appeared headed for a showdown in the quarterfinals.
Williams beat Martina Sucha, 6-0, 6-1, and Davenport stopped Kristina Brandi, 6-4, 6-3.
Golf
Michelle Wie, 15, will try to earn a spot in the men’s U.S. Open.
She must first compete in an 18-hole local qualifier May 13 at Turtle Bay in Hawaii, the same course where she tied for second in an LPGA Tour event in February from the women’s tees. Wie probably will have to finish first or second at Turtle Bay to advance to a 36-hole sectional qualifier in June.
Jurisprudence
Former Arizona State running back Loren Wade was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of former Sun Devil Brandon Falkner.
Witnesses told police they saw Wade approach Falkner’s car outside a nightclub and exchange words with him before a single gunshot was fired.
Wade, from Los Angeles, started the first three games for Arizona State as a sophomore last season.
Cablevision Systems Corp. sued to block a transit agency’s sale to the New York Jets of development rights for a Manhattan site where the team plans to build a $1.9-billion stadium.
The New York Giants are seeking to block a $1.3-billion makeover of the Meadowlands sports complex in East Rutherford, N.J., home to their state-owned stadium.
Skiing
Two-time Olympian Erik Schlopy won his seventh national ski title, producing the fastest time on each run at Mammoth Lakes to win the men’s giant slalom at the U.S. Alpine Championships.
Pro Football
David Terrell has signed with the New England Patriots, reuniting the receiver with his former teammate at Michigan, quarterback Tom Brady.
Terrell, who started 15 of 16 games for Chicago last season and led the team with 699 receiving yards, was released in February after the Bears signed all-pro receiver Muhsin Muhammad.
Hockey
Katie King and Kelly Stephens each had two goals and one assist at Linkoping, Sweden, leading the United States past Germany, 7-0, and into the semifinals of the women’s world hockey championships. The unbeaten Americans finish round-robin play today against Finland.
